The National Conference on Christian Stewardship is the annual opportunity for stewardship leaders and local church leaders to meet and explore the best in stewardship training, motivation, and inspiration.

Who Should Attend?

• Conference and District Stewardship Leaders
• Pastors
• Local Church Finance Leaders
• District Superintendents
• Trustees
• Conference Treasurers

Conference Focus

1. To provide participants with an opportunity to network with others working in the area or stewardship on a local, district, and conference level.
2. To provide participants with a learning opportunity to grow in their stewardship ministry. This year, that focus is on stewardship in the urban church. Urban churches are faced with a changing community, changing financial resources, and changing ways of funding ministry.

Special Feature

A special feature of this year's conference will take place Friday (April 16) afternoon. Using local transportation (bus, taxi, subway), participants will travel on their own to experience one of two choices:

1. Visit and experience urban ministry in several New York congregations.
2. Visit 475 Riverside Drive for several presentations on urban ministry, including a presentation by Dr. Dieter Hessel from Princeton.

Leaders for the Event

Bishop Peter Weaver, Resident Bishop, Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
• Dr. Tom Tewell, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
• The Rev. Janet Wolf, Hobson Memorial United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tennessee
• Brian Berris, Brown Brothers Harriman
• The Rev. Mike Mather, South Bend, Indiana
• John Carrington
• Lori Anderson

Topics Addressed

• Endowing the Urban Church
• Economy, Wealth, and Giving: The Perspective from Wall Street
• Stewardship in Extraordinary Situations
• Stewardship, the Environment, and the Urban Setting
• Ministry and Stewardship in the Urban Church
• Foundations and Grants for Urban Ministry

Costs

Advance Registration (before March 1, 1999) is $199
Regular Registration (received by April 1, 1999) is $225
Housing and meals are extra.

Questions?

Contact Herb Mather
Phone (615) 340-7075
E-Mail: hmather@gbod.org

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