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Tithe Your Rebate!
by Bob Sheldon
Director of Funds Development

bob.sheldon@presbynet.org

You are about to receive a gift.
As you know, the Federal Government is preparing to send tax rebate checks to most Americans—including our members.  This is a golden opportunity to offer our members a chance to share a portion of this rebate with our church's ministry.

You can share part of this gift with the church.
Attached is a sample letter developed by one of our elders for his church to send to its members.  Take a look and see if this is something you would like to do with your congregation.

You get to choose!
Some people will respond; others will not.  One thing is sure:  they won't if we don't ask!  So give it a try and let us know how it goes!

We're all in this together!

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Here’s the sample letter:

Dear Friend of our Church,

Most of you will soon be receiving a rebate check from the Federal Government.

Last week the Session voted to ask you to consider sharing a portion of your rebate with the church. The Session also decided that any such extra giving that is received will be used for Mission.

The Mission Committee has identified the following mission projects we would like to undertake if the funding is available:

  • (List here the particular projects you would fund.  If you’d like to apply these gifts to your General Fund, simply change the wording above and list a few ministries your church provides.)

A tithe of your rebate check would fund all of these projects. Any amount will still move mission forward in our church.

We, the Session, earnestly thank you for considering this extra-giving opportunity.

Grace and Peace to you,

Perry Pastor
Pastor

Danielle Dollars
Stewardship Chair

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RESOURCES FOR STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
Annual Campaigns

2007 National Stewardship Presentation

Annual Campaigns that Work: An Overview

Garrard Stewardship 2007

Ideas from Maggie Hendrix

Narrative Budget Brochure

Non-Fundraising Letter

Stewardship Letters from Arvada P.C.

Thank you, Youth Thank-a-thon by Waltermire

What Do We Do After We Have Their Money?

Worship and Witness Through Giving


Funds Development

A Ministry for People with Money

How the PC(USA) Spends Our Money

How to Talk to People with Money

Seven Faces of Philanthropy

Ten Big Rules of Small Talk

Why Funds Development

Why Pledge


Planned Giving

Eight Possible Instruments

Estate Gifts Brochure

One-Liners by Marty Jacobsen


Stewardship

A Ministry for People With Money

Annotated Resource Bibliography

Bible Verses on Money, Greed and Wealth

Brueggemann on Abundance

Donor Bill of Rights

Enjoying Stewardship in the Medium to
Large Church

Hall on Cleaning up a Dirty Word

Helping the Church Fund the Church 1

Helping the Church Fund the Church 2

Helping the Church Fund the Church 3

Helping the Church Fund the Church 4

Illustration of Mom Prying Money Out of Hand

Income by Religious Groups

Schaller Discussion Guide

Stewards of the Mysteries of God - by Jinkins

The Bible Speaks on Money

The Spirituality of Giving

What Jesus Had to Say About Money

What Jesus Says About Money

Special Campaigns

Introduction to Leaders

Leadership Gift Brochure


Letter to Invite Leadership Gift Visits

Letter to Invite Members to Give

Response Card with Endowment

Things to Share on Leadership Gift Visits

Tax Rebate Encouragement Letter


Newsletter Articles

All People Deserve Special Attention

An Extra Scoop

At Least Buy a Ticket!

Give Before You Go!

Going Home

Helping the Virginias of our Church

It's About Values

Let's Talk About Money

Love/Fear Relationship

Love/Fear Relationship with Money

Million Dollars Worth of Dreams

We Always Need More Money

Where Do People Learn About Money

Why Do We Have a Synod

Go to Fort Worth!

Give Them Choices!


Sermons

Creating a Culture of Giving

I Like Money!

Last Of The Big-Time Spenders by Barnes

Living at Peace With Our Money by Henry

Love Sweet Love by Richard Hill

Providence by Dick Craft

Rich Young Man and Giving

Sermon on the Missional Church by Barnes

Stewardship by David Henry

Three Things We Know Don't Work Anymore

Tithing More Than #10 by Barnes

Zaccheus and Giving


Year End Giving

It Was A Very Good Year

Sample Letter on Stock Market

Sample Letter on Values

Sample Response Card

Sample Thank You Letter

Saying Thank You

Thank You, Contributions Receipt for IRS

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