Narrative Spending Plan Step-by-Step
“You can do it!”-Pr. Tim Brown
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Tim.brown@elca.org
HUSBAND AND DAD
ACCIDENTAL FUNDRAISER
DIRECTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL STEWARDSHIP FOR THE ELCA
COFFEE DRINKER
CURIOUS ABOUT GENEROSITY
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Step 1
“Narrative spending plans are a ministry snapshot for a world in need of pictures of impact and hope.”
Be Clear On Why You’re Doing a Narrative Spending Plan
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Step 2
“What do you do?” –Anyone at a Cocktail Party
Decide your areas of impact.
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Step 3
“Show your work.”-Ms. Keller, My 4th Grade Teacher
Have Your Line-Item Spending Plans Ready, and Be Ready to Split It Up With Your Areas of Impact In Mind
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Comparison
St. Jude by the Butterfly Preserve
Line Items
Youth & Family Ministry
Worship
Ministry Category
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Step 4
“And just what were you doing?!”-My mother to. my high-school self
For Staff (Including Pastor) Do A Time Audit
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Ex: Staff ministry area breakdown
Line Item | Partner Ministries | Faith Formation | Worship | Care and Outreach | Ministries Support |
% that serves one Ministry Area: | 59.3% | 9.0% | 29.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
Pastor Sally | 25% | 15% | 20% | 5% | 35% |
Pastor Joe | 15% | 25% | 20% | 25% | 15% |
Parish Life Dir. | 32% | 25% | 3% | 22% | 18% |
Admin. Assist. | 9% | 15% | 15% | 20% | 41% |
Custodian | 35% | 28% | 22% | 2% | 13% |
Building Use | 32% | 25.9% | 19.9% | 2.2% | 20% |
% of Total | 37.9% | 19.2% | 17.9% | 7.0% | 18.0% |
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Step 5
“You made a difference”-my math teacher during a unit on subtraction
Total Up Your Impact Costs
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How This Might Look…
It is OK to be Approximate!
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How This Might Look…
It is OK to be Approximate!
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Step 6
“Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”-Judges (not the book in the Bible)
Tell the Whole Story
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How Does Our Mission Plan Change Lives?
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How Does Our Mission Plan Change Lives?
Take a Look-See
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Missional Budget: 2014�
Growing a Christ-Centered Community through Life-Changing Service by:�
*Embracing all of God’s Children.�On Sunday mornings we gather together around God’s Word and the Eucharist to give back to God, take a moment to refocus us for the journey ahead, and be impacted by the Word through sermons, scripture readings, and spiritual songs. Our choirs range welcome everyone who wants to praise God. Our worship leadership involve the aged, the young, and everyone of any ability. We send Each year over 120 regular worship services happen at LMC, with over 240 people gathering each week (on average over the whole year). Our music program involves children, adults, and a variety of instruments and bells. Our worship is sustained by over 100 volunteers each year. And our special liturgies: baptisms, funerals, marriages connect people’s life passages with the God who sees them through. The sermons are relevant and connect with the life. The music is a mix of historic and modern. In all these ways we strive to connect people back to God each week.�Budget Cost: $152,213.
�(included here are portions of salaries, building expenses, and administrative costs)�
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Missional Budget: 2014�
Growing a Christ-Centered Community through Life-Changing Service by:�
*Providing a community space and a place for all of the community.
We are blessed to be on the corner of Wilson and Campbell. We want to be the heart of this community and welcome others into the space with radical hospitality. Our One Stop Wednesday meals have taken off, with an average of 60 coming each week to eat together and share with one another. The Wellness Initiative continues to grow and make our space a place of healing for body and soul. Our Adult Education offerings have not only expanded, but have grown! Our Sunday School and Youth Group are double what they were two years ago, encouraging us to solidify ministry positions, both paid and volunteer. We have more plans for more retreats, more opportunities for intense spiritual growth, and more opportunities to show one another and the city of Chicago the gracious hospitality of God.
Budget Cost: $155,000.
(included here are portions of salaries, building expenses, utilities, and administrative costs)
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Missional Budget: 2014�
Growing a Christ-Centered Community through Life-Changing Service by:�
*Serving God’s people with generosity and grace.
Each year LMC plans to give at least 8% of the budget away…and it increases yearly. In actuality we end up giving around 12% of our budget away through planned gifts, Lutheran World Relief, and tithes off of generous bequests and gifts. We partner with the Lincoln Square Friendship Center, Refugee One, The Wellness Initiative, The Night Ministry, Lutheran Disaster Response, Urban Acacia, and a number of other organizations to help them fulfill God’s mission in the world. WE provide staff to help with advocacy and mission. We visit those who cannot be with us on Sunday mornings, keeping them as connected to the community as possible. Our pastor meets with civic leaders and those in crisis to help bring the peace of God to tense situations. Our building houses groups and organizations for free as they seek to live out God’s mission.
Budget Cost: $92,230.
(included here are portions of salaries, benevolence to the ELCA, Night Ministry, and LSFC, utility expenses, and administrative costs)
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Pro-Tip
“Smiley, happy people holding hands…”
Show the Story in Images
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Step 7
“What’s new?” –My pops when he calls
Highlight What You’re Going to Do!
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How Does Our Mission Plan Change Lives?
Take a Look-See
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Step 8
“Is it here?” –My kids looking for Amazon packages
Make It Available
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Thank You
Pr. Tim Brown
Director for Congregational Stewardship Support
Tim.brown@elca.org
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