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Self-Directed Campaign
This campaign, "With the Same Measure", based on Luke 6:38, is an effective fund-raising plan for small to medium churches whose minister or key leader can enlist people in the congregation to lead the campaign without costly on-site consultant services. The plan is a simple organized series of events including enlisting the leadership team, how to conduct training sessions, plans for a special prayer vigil, a leadership dinner, a church-wide celebration banquet, and a First Fruits Sunday.

Each of these events is presented in a detailed week-by-week and step-by-step campaign manual. We explain what is to be done, who is responsible to do it, and when it is to be done. Also, we furnish videotaped sample training sessions, instructional CD's for the minister and the key leader, bulletin inserts, commitment cards with privacy envelopes, leadership job descriptions, enlistment helps, training sheets, and campaign calendars. Then as you conduct your campaign, we walk by your side via toll-free telephone consultation, e-mail, web site, and any other means necessary to respond to your questions or concerns.

A "With the Same Measure" Stewardship Campaign will have a profound spiritual impact on your members. It is a spiritual journey that yields financial results, but the spiritual results are far more important than the financial results. The members of your congregation will collectively and individually take a spiritual journey exploring and applying the concepts of Lifestyle Stewardship. Lifestyle Stewardship is a phrase that describes a type of living that involves a change in your lifestyle. Most Americans have become accustomed to a standard of living that is generally unaffected by their giving to God. But Lifestyle Stewardship challenges us to move to a higher level in our stewardship. A level that is simple, but not necessarily easy. It is the recognition that God owns all that we possess. We are simply the managers of the time, talents and things that He has provided for our lives. He provides for His work and His church through us. As managers we are accountable for ALL that He has placed in our care, not just a portion. And further, our giving is an act of love and worship.

Our Self-Directed Campaign is based on proven fund-raising principles and uses the gifts and abilities of your members.

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