From My Desk to Yours

Are you ready for the 2030s? This edition of the Stewardship Journal is focused on future planning around building a stewardship base for your church that will sustain you into and through the 2030s, should Jesus tarry! Let’s break down our posts, all by Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach.

Visioneering the 2030s is Mark’s lead post this week. He shares a planning meeting with a pastor and his executive director on how they are approaching planning for the 2030s. The article is a great insight into how Mark helps pastors think through their personal and professional lives, leading them toward successfully handing the baton to the next generation of leaders.

Planning for the Future is our second post by Mark Brooks. In this post, Mark shares an overview of a few of the major things churches must be aware of, and planning for, as we enter the next decade. The time to prepare is now, and Mark shares what we must look for. This post will make you think and plan about the future you desire for your church.

Being Prepared for Future Surprises is our final post. Mark shares four key principles that can help us prepare for the future, which, almost certainly, will be filled with surprises. Did you have Covid on your 2020 Bing card? No one did. Yet historically, we have always been walking from one surprise to another. This post will help you be prepared for future surprises.

Last week, Mark announced that he will be retiring his newsletters. However, he has decided to keep open the Journal site where all articles can be found at https://stewardshipjournal.com. The Journal’s goal remains the same, to help church leaders reverse the decline in giving to advance the Kingdom.

In Jesus’ name!

Dr. Shawn Parker