[Magdalen] Stewardship

[Grace Cangialosi]

One church where I was the assistant agreed that they would tithe from the money they raised for their capital campaign and use it for outreach. I’ve heard of other places doing the same thing.

The thing about not pledging is that I can’t understand how you can do a budget if you don’t know how much is coming in. But they said they can estimate it.

> On Oct 7, 2020, at 4:35 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Our church recently had a quick "vestry retreat" led by the leader of
> a local Baptist church who is also an industry leader in presenting
> workshops for management teams. (I am the register but not a member of
> the vestry.) Of course, his recommendations are more at the church
> level than at the individual level.
> 
> He recommends, and his church leadership group has stepped up to the
> promise, that the church devote the same funding for church facility
> improvements as for outreach.
> 
> Since our church has been working on a full round of repair and
> rehabilitation of all of our buildings over the past few years, still
> ongoing (sanctuary & new organ, parish hall, church office house, and
> rectory house), the idea was quite a jolt for our vestry. Discussion
> of the idea is ongoing.
> 
> Our rector just announced his retirement at the end of the year.
> Another jolt for the vestry. What an interesting year.
> 
> Cady