Nebraska Synod ELCA
There are always new resources emerging related to stewardship. Deacon Timothy Siburg alongside the Nebraska Synod Stewardship Table works hard to curate and create as needs dictate, and manages the stewardship resource list for the Nebraska Synod.
The purpose of the Nebraska Synod Stewardship Table is to equip ministry leaders to grow stewardship in their respective contexts. Secondarily, it aims to grow individuals in their personal stewardship practices.
Among the Stewardship Table’s activities are providing access to stewardship resources, offering a speakers bureau to congregations, providing stewardship coaching, and piloting stewardship training and experiments.
Where you can find all of the wealth of stewardship resources available from the larger ELCA in one click. https://www.elca.org/Resources/Stewardship
A starting place of ideas of stewardship ministry best practices to consider or remember, no matter where you are in your congregation’s stewardship work and ministry. Download the pdf here.
One tool for telling the story of ministry is a narrative budget which connects the numbers on a page with the ministry that they represent and make possible. This resource is a step-by-step look at how you might create a narrative budget for your congregation. Download the pdf here
A brief overview of some of the more common digital and online giving tools that Nebraska Synod congregations utilize. Download the pdf here.
A one-page starting place overview for basic stewardship principles, Biblical grounding, and theological perspectives about stewardship, giving, and our response to God. Download the pdf here.
Deacon Timothy Siburg blogs often on his blog site, which usually includes a weekly post for preaching ideas about stewardship and discipleship. https://timothysiburg.com
The full powerpoint from Deacon Timothy’s ‘Stewardship Nuts & Bolts’ he offered through EMMAUS is available for download here.
Financial wellness resources from the ELCA. https://resourcefulservants.org
A brief video conversation of gratitude from Deacon Timothy Siburg and Nebraska Synod Director for Administration and Finance, Stephanie Liusenski. https://youtu.be/FKakG9MiVyg
A brief overview of some of the ways you can contribute to the ministry of the Nebraska Synod financially. Download the pdf here.
One way that we are church together is by lifting voices from across the whole synod to tell the story of God’s work and on-going work- in, for, through, and with God’s people today. Here are messages and sermons from synod staff and other synod voices, including some particularly grounded in stewardship themes which can be used or reflected on in your congregation’s practices, worship, or faith formation experiences. https://vimeo.com/showcase/8466118
In 2017 and 2018, stewardship experts and authors Rev. Chick Lane and Grace Duddy Pomroy were on the ground with us in the Nebraska Synod sharing their wisdom. From their visits, these resources were created and shared. Browse resources.
An overview presentation about stewardship for congregation’s looking to grow deeper in the Transformational Ministry process. Download the pdf here.
During the heart of the COVID pandemic, a number of questions began to emerge that continue to emerge about stewardship. This was but one overview resource that was created with stewardship and this challenging time in mind. Perhaps there may be some questions or ideas useful for your congregation now in this as you imagine life on the emerging other side of this pandemic. Download the pdf here.
The Nebraska Synod Stewardship Table offers the following individuals to speak, potentially preach, and work with your congregation on stewardship education:
Director for Mission, Innovation and Stewardship