[edow] Church House News -- Stewardship Conference 2008

[Church House News]

STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCE 2008
The M Factors: Marketing and Money
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 at St. Paul's, Rock Creek 
$25 includes lunch

REGISTER TODAY! www.edow.org/events
or e-mail jsamilio at edow.org  Scholarships available.

Keynote speaker: 
Jim Naughton, the diocese's canon for communications and advancement

Stewards of Opportunity
God presents most  parishes with opportunities to grow. Our challenge is
to identify and respond to those opportunities through well-planned
initiatives grounded in a realistic appraisal of our parish's strengths
and our community's needs. Naughton will help participants understand
how to put their parish's best foot forward.

MORNING
Marketing Workshop: Hitting the Target, with Jim Naughton
Working with specific examples, Naughton will guide participants through
a series of exercises aimed at helping parishes choose and appeal to a
'target market' in their community.

Money Matters in Christian Formation, with Dontie Fuller
Using Nathan Dungan's ShareSaveSpend "Financial Sanity" seminar, Fuller
will facilitate conversations on developing healthy financial practices
that reflect our faith values.

Annual Appeal and the Narrative Budget, with David Lewis

AFTERNOON
Successful Fundraising Projects
Cheryl Meyer and David Lewis will discuss how to maximize fundraising
efforts within the bounds of a year-round stewardship calendar. New
ideas and ways to increase income for special projects.

Other stewardship events:

ANNUAL APPEAL WORKSHOP with David Lewis
* Thursday July 10, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Church House
* Saturday July 12, 9 a.m. to noon at Church House

REGISTER TODAY! www.edow.org/events