The following pages will provide a variety of resources to assist you in developing generous givers. Some of the content will change from time to time while some pages will remain available for downloading.
Our Mission To Colorado Baptists
Our mission is to assist in developing Biblical Stewards within the local congregation and to help churches accomplish their own stewardship goals for the work of the Kingdom.
We can assist through consultations, resources, and conferences. This web site will provide you with helpful information, resources, and links which will facilitate your research.
We also can assist you in understanding how CP Missions enables your church to channel monies through our denominational network of mission enterprises. Assisting you in elevating mission giving through CP Missions as an energetic arm of your Acts 1:8 vision is also a part of our purpose.
We are ready and eager to help!
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Meet Your State Stewardship Consultant
Duane Trimble serves as pastor of Derby Hill Baptist Church, Loveland, CO. For the past two years he has served on the CBGC Church Health Team in the capacity of Stewardship Consultant.
Dr. Trimble has been in Loveland for four years. Previously, he pastored churches in Missouri for 35 years and served as a Stewardship Consultant with the Director of Stewardship, Missouri Baptist Convention. He has nearly 18 years of experience in leading associational stewardship conferences, assisting churches, and leading in capital fund raising campaigns.
He is a member of the Southern Baptist Stewardship Development Association and attends the annual Cooperative Program meeting at Nashville each winter.
Contact Information:
Duane Trimble, Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19th St., Loveland, CO 80538
Office Phone: 970-669-0236 Cell Phone: 970-980-4290
We value the tremendous role that ADOM's play in Colorado. With a full plate of responsibilities it is difficult to cover all the basis of strengthening churches and planting new ones.
We are here to provide assistance to churches and associations in the areas of Cooperative Program promotion and Stewardship development.
Browse through the resources offered below and see what "fits" your particular setting.
For details contact Duane Trimble, 970-669-0236.
THE DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS
STEWARDSHIP DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCE CATALOG
Director of Missions: Your leadership tasks are formidable. A multitude of needs, requests and opportunities fill your day. A portion of your responsibility is to decide what is important, even essential to grow strong healthy churches. An often overlooked aspect of strengthening churches is that of developing Biblical Stewards for Kingdom purposes. This catalog of stewardship training resources is offered to provide you a variety of tools to draw from as you lead churches to multiply faithful stewards. Budget constraints limit the number of conferences we can offer in any given year. However, we do want to provide as many as possible. It will be beneficial to you and helpful to me if advance scheduling is sought. To aid you in this process, contact me so we can discuss the approach that will work best in your ministry setting. In His Service, Duane Trimble Stewardship Development Consultant Colorado Baptist General Convention Contact Information: Duane Trimble, Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19th St., Loveland, CO 80537, 970-669-0236. E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: ABC’s of Church Budgeting, Promotion, & Education
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastors, Stewardship Team, Treasurer
PURPOSE: To provide stewardship leaders with a basic overview of three key elements good church stewardship practices.
DESCRIPTION: A conference designed to present the basics. The "why and how to’s" of budgeting, promotion, and education will be presented. The role of the Pastor in teaching and preaching will be highlighted as well as the need for a person or team to be a leader in planning & over seeing stewardship matters.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour and fifteen minutes plus fellowship time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
New Challenge Colorado
New Challenge Colorado is a lay-led capital fund-raising campaign to use for building projects, debt retirement, and other capital needs. More than a fund-raising campaign, New Challenge Colorado is a vehicle for renewed commitment to Christ. The 8-week program is available through the CBGC Stewardship Department. A Plan for Success
The program relies on nine biblically sound and proven fund raising principles: Preparation. Planned spiritual enrichment activities will be conducted, and the church will be led to pray. Inspiration. The pastor will preach messages focusing on Christian giving and sacrifice. Education. Adults, youth, and older children will study what the Bible teaches about giving. Information. Three newspapers will be published and mailed to each church member and an informational brochure will be mailed to each home. Motivation. Members will present testimonies during worship focusing on the spiritual and sacrificial nature of giving. Declaration. Every member will have an opportunity to confidentially declare their sacrificial giving toward the capital campaign for the next three years through the use of a personal commitment card. Celebration. A Celebration Banquet for adults and youth and a Celebration Party for children will emphasize church fellowship, inspiration, and commitment. Small Groups. Every family will be invited to a home prayer meeting and will be challenged with the vision for the project and encouraged to pray throughout the New Challenge emphasis. Participation. Every member will be encouraged to give more sacrificially than they ever have. The campaign builds ownership by involving many members in the campaign organization. The New Challenge Leadership Team
Key to the success of New Challenge Colorado in your church is the Leadership Team that leads your members through the program. The local Campaign Director gives guidance to your church's New Challenge team and to the total campaign effort. The Director also keeps the campaign on time and helps train all committees, hostesses, and visitors. The NCC Consultant provides guidance to the Campaign Director and his/her team. A trained NCC Consultant from the CBGC will be available to work with the Leadership Team. He will provide guidance in all aspects of the emphasis, train all leaders and workers and will attend all Leadership Team meetings. He will make at least six to eight on site visits. The NCC consultant makes a three year commitment to the church. He will be available to the church for follow-up consultations at the first and second year anniversaries of the campaign with no additional fee except for travel expenses. NCC Is An Affordable Program Using New Challenge Colorado is a cost-effective program. While some private fund raising firms have a minimum fee of $5,000, New Challenge offers the following: For a consultant led program, a fee structure is offered based on the most recent Annual Letter report of undesignated giving. For churches reporting undesignated offerings up to $100,000 a minimum fee of $1,500 is charged. Churches reporting offerings exceeding $100,000 will be charged $1,500 plus 1% of undesignated receipts over $100,000. [Example: A church with receipts of $165,000 would pay $1,500 plus $650 for a total of $2,150.00.] In addition to the basic fee are reimbursable expenses for the consultant’s travel, meals, and lodging. The maximum any church would be charged regardless of size is $5,000.III. Additional expenses your church will be responsible for include the costs of printing promotional materials, mailings, church banquet, and children's party. Typically, churches with annual budgets of between $50,000 and $100,000 will have local expenses of between $1,000 and $3,000 dollars--about 1-1.5 percent of the amount pledged. NCC Piloted by Orchards Baptist Church, Loveland
At the beginning of 2004 Orchards Baptist Church entered into the New Challenge Colorado capital fund raising plan as a pilot project for Colorado Baptist. Orchards needed to raise funds for the construction of a new multi-purpose building. With a budget of $160,00 and attendance of a strong 100, they committed $193,000 over the next three years. Duane Trimble, Loveland, CO served as their consultant.
Pastor Barry Kitchens writes: "New Challenge, a capital fund raising plan for Colorado Baptist Churches was a God send for me and Orchards Baptist Church. It took the pressure off of me as pastor, at the same time, it influenced over 1/3 of our church body to be directly involved with the fund raising activity. Because of the involvement and Biblically-centered approach, we were able to raise a wonderful amount for our new building. I thank God for the New Challenge Plan." Note: Campaigns need to be scheduled from five to eight months in advance for best success. New Challenge Colorado is modeled after proven capital fund raising principles and methods. The goal is more than financial success, it is a spiritual success. Churches can typically expect:Pledges from one to two times their annual budget income. They can also expect growth in spiritual health and unity. Is New Challenge Colorado Right For Your Church? Dr. Duane Trimble, Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19th St, Loveland, Colorado 80537 Office: 970-669-0236; Home:970-622-0069; detrimble@netzero.net
For Assistance with Accounting, Reporting, Tax Issues, Insurance, Annuity, & Staff Compensation, please contact: Doug Lohrey, Director, Finance & Operations Division
Colorado Baptist General Convention
303-771-2480 or 1-888-771-2480
dlohrey@cbgc.org
TITLE: Associational Great Challenge Event
TARGET AUDIENCE: Associational Leadership, Budget Committee, and Executive Board Members.
PURPOSE: To provide a means for interactive vision setting and budget development.
DESCRIPTION: Similar to the Charting Our Course church event except it is geared toward the associational level. This is not a training conference but an event which is centered around a banquet/meal and group participation. Associational leaders are provided an avenue to have input into the direction and ministries of the association. This process supplements and does not replace the work of the budget committee. It can be highly motivational and effective in leading churches to increase their contributions to the association.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: Two to Two and One Half Hours including the meal (or refreshments).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: CP Missions Emphasis
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastors, Stewardship Team, Treasurers, Deacon Chairperson, Women’s Ministry Leadership, Associational leaders, Church leaders.
PURPOSE: To challenge churches to refocus on the purpose and potential of the Cooperative Program in the 21st Century. To convey how CP missions works and what CP missions accomplishes. To present the CP missions materials for use by churches.
DESCRIPTION: A conference designed to motivate and equip church leaders to refocus on the impact that the Cooperative Program can have on taking the Gospel to those who have not heard the "Good News". This conference can be designed to meet the needs of the association or church.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour plus fellowship time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the
consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: Charting Your Course
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastors, Stewardship Team, Treasurer
PURPOSE: To train pastors how to lead this interactive budget development tool.
DESCRIPTION: This conference equips pastors to use an exciting, interactive, and results producing budget development tool. During the event, which centers around a banquet/meal, members will help decide the direction of church ministries and indicate their level of financial support. A positive challenge to Christian giving is presented. This is a remake of the very effective Great Challenge Program of 1975. This event supplements and does not replace the work of the church budget committee.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: The training conference will take one and one half hours plus fellowship time or meal.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the
consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: Materials Awareness Conference
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastors, Stewardship Team, Treasurer
PURPOSE: To raise the awareness level of leaders as to the availability, types, and usages of a variety of stewardship resources.
DESCRIPTION: A presentation of stewardship resource materials which are available through LifeWay, the Southern Baptist Stewardship Director’s Association, and other sources. A variety of samples will receive a quick overview. Resources on all aspects of stewardship development will be presented including budget development and promotion, stewardship education, giving emphases, capital fund raising, and church financial matters.
Some free samples may be provided depending on size of group and availability of materials.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour plus fellowship time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, as required by the
consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: Miracle of Expansion
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastors, Stewardship Team, Treasurer
PURPOSE: The purpose of Miracle of Expansion is to "raise miraculous amounts of dollars in one great offering in one great Sunday. This day is created to fund church ministries, evangelistic outreach, and some capital improvements."
DESCRIPTION: The conference will focus on the truth that God is the God of miracles. It will feature a sermon/bible study and an overview of the three Sunday emphasis. Guidance will be provided in how to prepare for the Miracle of Expansion emphasis.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour and fifteen minutes plus fellowship or meal time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the
consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: Money In Marriage
TARGET AUDIENCE: Couples either in a church, retreat, or associational setting.
PURPOSE: To strengthen marriages in the areas of communication and personal finance.
DESCRIPTION: This is training module produced by Larry Burkett. It is based on six sessions or modified for less. It is suitable for use in a couple’s retreat. The module is available for check out through the Church Health Division office. Workbooks will need to be purchased by participants.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: Depends on how the church decides to use the material.
LEADERS: The module can be presented by a pastor or lay leader.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide the basic video module for free check out.
Association/Church
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the
consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: New Challenge Colorado
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastor’s & churches considering new construction, remodeling, or debt retirement.
PURPOSE: This is not an associational conference, rather a reminder of this resource.. DOM’s are in a advantageous position to inform pastors and churches of the availability of New Challenge Colorado. NCC is our own (GBGC) capital fund raising program. Once the Pastor contacts the Stewardship Consultant, a presentation can be planned for the church and/or leadership body. New Challenge Colorado can also be adapted for an associational capital fund raising campaign.
DESCRIPTION: A presentation can be made to a church by a trained consultant that outlines the components of the New Challenge Capital fund raising program and seeks to answer questions about its use, cost, and effectiveness.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour fifteen minutes.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Association
Refer prospective churches to consultant
Church
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: The Giving Life
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastors, Stewardship Team, Treasurer
PURPOSE: To lead church members to examine their personal lifestyles and to focus on giving to the church as an outgrowth of first giving ourselves to God.
DESCRIPTION: This conference overviews the theme and content of The Giving Life. It will include a message or bible study, display of all materials, instructions on how to conduct the emphasis, and dialogue on how the emphasis can be used to grow biblical stewards.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour and fifteen minutes plus fellowship or meal time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
TITLE: Training the Stewardship Team
TARGET AUDIENCE: Pastor’s, current or potential Stewardship Team Members, Treasurer, Financial Secretary
PURPOSE: To lead churches to equip those who provide leadership in the area of finances and stewardship so that they can more effectively work together as a team.
DESCRIPTION: Job descriptions will be used to identify the responsibilities of the various positions that make up the Stewardship Team. The importance of working together, proper communication, and accountability will be stressed. Adapting the team concept to smaller and larger churches will be covered.
TIME REQUIREMENTS: One hour plus fellowship time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship Department
Provide leadership
Provide sample materials when possible
Help with promotion
Association
Arrange meeting
Promote meeting
Provide refreshments or meal
Provide tables, lectern, projection screen, etc. as required by the consultant.
NOTE: To inquire about or schedule a conference please contact Dr. Duane Trimble, CBGC Stewardship consultant at Derby Hill Baptist Church, 207 SE 19TH ST. Loveland, CO 80537; 970-669-0236, E-mail: detrimble@netzero.net
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A Simple Yearly Plan To Help You Grow Generous Givers Weekly: Highlight giving as an act of joyful obedience and worship. Properly handle & count all contributions. Monthly: Highlight CP missions during offertory time at least once. Plan for a giving testimony at least once a month. Provide the church with financial reports.
Quarterly: Provide for small group studies concerning money management, personal stewardship, or what the Bible teaches about wealth. Provide New Members with an overview of CP missions and how your church participates. Every Six Months: Send an update to every member with their contribution records to date along with a thank you letter. Preach a Biblically based message on stewardship as an aspect of spiritual formations/maturity. Once a Year: Develop, promote, and approve a church budget. Conduct a church wide stewardship development emphasis lasting from two to three weeks. Provide an end of the year report to the congregation. Observe CP Sunday in April and/or educate the church family on the power of doing missions together the CP way. Provide offering envelopes and enlist Sunday School Teachers to train their members of all ages to give systematically and proportionately
Growing A Generous Church Family
Need: Multiple and ongoing teaching, encouragement, inspiration, modeling and opportunities to make growth commitments toward becoming a Biblical Steward.
Action: Conduct The Giving Life stewardship education emphasis. The Giving Life is an intentional effort to magnify giving as a way of life and to challenge Christians to commit to the giving way of living. The three week emphasis includes sermons, testimonies, a Sunday School lesson, dramatic skits, and an opportunity to commit to a giving lifestyle.
Resource: Request your free ( packet from your CBGC Stewardship Specialist.<
Action: Conduct a Life Realities stewardship education emphasis. This emphasis has been designed with the postmodern believer in mind. It helps the Christian to consider the stewardship of life as well as finances. A packet with everything you need to plan and conduct this emphasis will be available mid-May, 2005. Developed by the Stewardship Development Association, SBC.
Resource: Request your free ( packet from your CBGC Stewardship Specialist.
Action: Conduct a Tithing Counts stewardship development emphasis. This simple plan helps the pastor lead the congregation to understand Biblical teachings on tithing and to try tithing for one Sunday, as well as, to commit to tithe. Preaching helps are provided as are promotional and planning ideas.
Resource: Request your free ( packet from your CBGC Stewardship Specialist.
Growing Generous Individual & Families
Needs:
A biblical view of God as Creator/Owner of everything.
A biblical view of the disciple as a steward/manager of God’s possessions.
A Christian world view of the true value of material things.
The joy of storing up true treasure.
Actions:
1. Preach/Teach relevant biblical passages.
2. Conduct a Money Management event.
3. Conduct a small group study.
4. Encourage personal reading relating personal finances to Biblical Stewardship.
Resources:
1. Money in Marriage by Larry Burkett, module is available for check out. Contact Church Health Team office at CBGC.
2. How to Manage Your Money conference. Contact CBGC Stewardship Specialist.
3. Jesus On Money by Larry Burkett with Kay Moore. Three separate individual or group studies. LifeWay.
4. How Much Is Enough by Larry Burkett with Kay Moore. Free planning packet: Contact CBGC Stewardship Specialist. Study materials from LifeWay.
Need: Overcoming the fear of giving. Action: Read/Study Andy Stanley’s book Fields of Gold available through LifeWay Book Store or Generous Giving. Need: Experiencing the joy of laying up treasures in Heaven. Action: Conduct the Treasure Principle Workshop. Kit is available for check out, plus copies of The Treasure Principle book by Randy Alcorn are available at a discounted bulk price. Contact CBGC Stewardship Specialist.
The Spiritual Formation of Generous Givers
by
Dr. Duane E. Trimble, CBGC Stewardship Specialist
Why? Why give thought, or even the time of day, to "The Spiritual Formation of Generous Givers? Isn’t this something that just happens? If you have been a church leader for more than a couple of nanoseconds, you are well aware that "disciples are made, not born!"
The promise of Romans 8:29 provides us hope, "For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son..." (HCSB) This hope is confirmed in 1 John 3:2, "Dear friends, we are God’’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is." (HCSB)
Our destiny as disciples is to be like Jesus Christ. To put it differently, Christ will be fully formed in us when we are made complete. Jesus said it like this: "A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher." (HCSB)
We are not to wait around for the end of days while anticipating having Christ fully formed in us; rather, we are to "train yourself in godliness, for, the training of the body has a limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come" (1 Tim 4:7-8 HCSB)
As church leaders we are called to assist in the process of spiritual formation. Admittedly, spiritual maturity covers many bases. One that is frequently slighted is that of being a generous giver. Every believer needs to be trained to see all of life through the eyes of Jesus and Jesus had a great deal to say about giving generously!
I like what Donald Whitney writes in his book, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, "So how we use money for ourselves, for others, and especially for the sake of God’s Kingdom is from first to last a spiritual issue....the reason use of money and the things it buys is one of the best indicators of spiritual maturity and Godliness is that we exchange such a great part of our lives for it....how we use it expresses who we are, what our priorities are, and what’s in our hearts. As we use our money and resources Christianly, we prove our growth in Christlikeness."
In a day of overwhelming materialism coupled with America’s comparative wealth, it falls upon our shoulders to assist our members as they become Biblical Stewards with a heart for giving and with a spirit of divine generosity.
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