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Transparency keeps money from controlling the church, said Robert Hay, Senior Ministry Relations Officer with the Presbyterian Foundation. Hay’s presentation, “Understanding Budgets and Reports,” was part of the Foundation’s Day of Learning Nov. 8. Here are a few highlights to...

Most people pass by First Presbyterian Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, noting its beautiful historic sanctuary. It sat on a one-way street, and the 1950s addition to the much larger sanctuary barely merited a backwards glance. But when the city of...

Dr. Keisha E. McKenzie told the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty during his Leading Theologically broadcast last month she’s drawn to biblical characters with vision, including the prophet Jeremiah and John of Patmos, especially the latter with his “vision of a...

Globally, cybercrime costs its victims more than $1.5 trillion annually- and churches are among the institutions being targeted. Robert Hawkey, director of IT Strategy and Transformation for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church, presented on cybersecurity considerations for...

The view from the 15th-floor hotel conference room of Savannah’s Historic Landmark District was impressive. Tall church steeples reaching to the sky testified to the generosity of congregations over the centuries. But in a contemporary church world where dedication to...

Reflecting the ecumenical spirit of Stewardship Kaleidoscope, Mark Stauffer, past Council president and treasurer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and Rev. Joseph Moore, Ministry Relations Officer of the Presbyterian Foundation, co-presented a workshop called “Stewardship After the Gift.”...

Every faith has traditions of generosity, says James W. Murphy, and those traditions can serve as a framework for impactful fundraising. Murphy is Managing Program Director at the Episcopal Church Foundation and author of Faithful Giving: The Heart of Planned...

Pastors preaching about money tackle both the good news of the Gospel and the brass tacks of money management. There are ways to approach the oft-dreaded stewardship sermon with a little C.I.A. help. No, not that CIA. In “The Gospel...

“Tell the story of Center Church honestly: the good, the bad and the ugly.” This guiding principle framed Rev. Tom Moore’s workshop at Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2022. Rev. Moore told participants the story of Center Presbyterian Church, showing the importance of...

Stewardship isn't an act. It's an attitude. This is how Carson Brown, Director of Christian Education at Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church in Fort Myers, Fla., started his workshop at Stewardship Kaleidoscope, an annual conference focused on stewardship, generosity and finances for...