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Call Agreement - Ohio Conference Sample Agreement PDF Word
Christian Education resources (from www.ucc.org)
2011 Clergy Compensation Guidelines PDF
The Cornerstone Fund - United Church of Christ financial ministry
Disaster Response
Faith Practices - Worship, Learning and Serving for Vital Congregations. A new online resource for your entire congregation. Faith Practices is a new project of the United Church of Christ which will provide resources for worship, learning, and serving, on 24 faith practices. Resources on four practices of faith will become available each year for six years. The resources will be available for use by local churches beginning in September 2010. More
Financial Ministries Services offered by the Ohio Conference
Stewardship and Church Finance Resources from the UCC , including Annual Stewardship Theme Materials; information about capital campaigns, financial wellness, electronic giving, planned giving, narrative budgets, Our Church's Wider Mission and more. Don't miss this wealth of resources for your congregation.
Financial Wellness Resource - 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy For stewardship leaders, growing generous givers begins with financial wellness. The comprehensive website, 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy, is recommended by the UCC Pension Boards and gives the tools needed to help people out of a financial crisis, assist them in teaching their children about money or guide them with their retirement plans. This biblical reflection can be used to introduce the subject of financial wellness.
Inclusive Language Guidelines
Insurance Rates for 2010 - Health/Dental/Vision Rates and letter from The Pension Boards (PDF)
Insurance Board Webinar Series for Lay Leaders & Church Employees
Online Parallel Bible
The Parish Paper - Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations (PDF) (monthly newsletter) FREE Resources Opportunity Download the following FREE resources at the www.TheParishPaper.com Web site: 34 Volumes of Church Effectiveness Nuggets – Each volume provides principles and how-to-do-it procedures that strengthen effectiveness with a particular ministry. Planning Process – How to Accomplish Effective Congregational Planning Core Values – The Powerful, Invisible Influence of Core Values: Why Every Congregation Needs to Identify Them Prayer Development – The Secret to Abundant Living: Learning How to Ask Financial Stewardship – Planning and Leading a Miracle Sunday Campaign www.TheParishPaper.com
Resources for Interim Ministers and Congregations
Rezash Fund Applications and Remittance Form
Seminarian Support Brochure Nurturing Tomorrow's Ministers - Support for seminarians through the Ohio Conference. Information about the Wolff Program, CUE Seminaries and That Seeds May Grow. Click here for PDF copy or email us for printed copies. This PDF file is a brochure formatted to print on legal size paper and fold in thirds, 4 1/2" x 8 1/2". To print properly, download the PDF file and set your printer for legal size paper and landscape orientation.
United Church Funds — Investment management for UCC endowments
United Church News - Archives - Ohio Conference edition online
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Stewardship and Church Finance Resources
from the United Church of Christ

Find all these links at: http://www.ucc.org/ocwm/

Annual Stewardship Theme Materials including worship resources, posters, bulletin covers, theme related bulletin inserts, stationary including letterhead, envelopes and note cards, pledge cards for a single commitment, double commitment, faith-promise pledge, and a time and talent pledge card.

Capital Campaigns are much more fun with a team of experts. Priscilla Bizer and Susan Mitchell, UCC Capital Campaign consultants, can be reached by email or by calling 866.822.8224 Ext. 3834

Changing Lives testimonials and the Plain Talk video about Our Church’s Wider Mission are on the UCC YouTube channel.

Electronic Giving makes it easy to receive offerings consistently, even when church members vacation or spend winters away.

Financial Wellness resources for your church members:

Financial Literacy as recommended by the UCC Pension Boards offers helpful guidance through articles, tools and frequently asked questions for all financial stages of life.
Financial Fitness through America Saves, a nationwide campaign with a broad coalition of nonprofit, corporate, and government groups helps individuals and families save and build wealth. Another program congregations are using to help low-income seniors is a Benefits Check-Up offered by the National Council on Aging which directs you to over 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Making Sound Strategic Choices in Anxious Times
Alban Institute consultants Susan Beaumont and Alice Mann offer UCC pastors some suggestions for guiding the budget making process during tough financial times.

Narrative Budgets including examples from nine UCC congregations.

Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM) tools are available on the web.

Planned Giving resources are outlined online and can be mailed to you so please email or call 800 846-6822. Here are some examples of what other UCC churches are doing (online) in the area of financial development through donor education and estate planning.

Pledge drives can be organized in many ways but here is one of four campaigns offered in Inspiring Generosity.

Stewardship Messages offer 52 inspiring, biblically based reflections for use in your newsletter, on your bulletin board, website, as an insert in your giving statement or Sunday Bulletin.

Special Mission Offerings links you to online resources and ideas for the promotion of all four Special Mission Offerings including Strengthen the Church, One Great Hour of Sharing, Neighbors in Need and The Christmas Fund.