Whats another term for "Stewardship Campaign"

[kerwin kanago]

We need a new term...

We've had Stewardship Campaigns every year for decades. We've also had two, three-year Building Fund Campaigns.

This year we are combining them we're going to ask people to make a single commitment for the next year that will cover a "combined budget" to pay all the regular general fund stuff as loan payments for the building.

Our concern is that calling it a "Stewardship Campaign" is going to sound like "another general fund" thing, no matter how we explain it. Also, in the middle of a long, drawn-out, presidential campaign year the word "Campaign". "Drive" has been used a LOT lately around here as well.

What do you call these? What other phrase can you suggest?


FYI, The theme of this year's "not-campaign" has to do with "Growth" (I can't put the exact phrase up, as we got it from a consultant that was helping us with other stuff) so maybe its our "Stewardship Season" or something.

Thanks in advance!

[[Admin] danroth]

Pledge-a-thon?

[kbob]

freedom fund

[Don C.]

our grateful response
the gift
abundant giving
radical generosity

[[Admin] skstarkiller]

Capture the Vision!: A Capital Campaign

[jflash]

Originally Posted by skstarkiller

Capture the Vision!: A Capital Campaign

We've used Casting the Vision. If nothing else it makes comng up with ideas for graphics easy!

[Mike Moore]

Ours was "For His Glory", a capitol Campaign

[JLR]

The words Campaign and Drive both have some pretty nasty implications in our society now a days it seems...

Ours has been the Independence day offering the last 3 years and is taken up the Sunday closest to July 4th, money given to this offering is used to pay off the mortgage early, thus far in doing this we have trimmed 9 years off the regular payment schedule of the loan.

A couple ideas that comes to mind for the idea of growth would be something in the lines of
Field tenders offering
Harvest seekers offering
Kingdom growers offering

I guess, I'm more inclined to the word offering than campaign or drive as it really does indicate that it is something above and beyond, a sacrifice, an act of worship...

JLR

[[Admin] osborn4]

Help burn the mortgage, while still allowing our pastor's kids to eat.

[kerwin kanago]

Ok, some helpfull stuff so far, thanks.

Just to be clear, this really is another "yearly pledge drive"; for us "offerings" implies passing around the plate, or actually collecting the money, vs a pledging activity.

The mortgage won't be burned for another 10 years or so.

So I'm trying to avoid "offering", "drive" or "campaign" since those will mean something a little different to most of the congregation.

[[Admin] osborn4]

How about, "Show us your W2s, we'll fill in your pledge card." :evilgrin:

I guess that has pledge in it. Sorry.

Gift Promising
Budget Reinforcement
Planning God's Cut

[[Admin] danroth]

Managing God's Money