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A Black Hole Or Meaningful Mission?

A Black Hole Or Meaningful Mission?. How the Presbyterian Church Spends our Money. Where does it go?. PCUSA Mission Money Can feel like a black hole Not sure where it goes Modern issue: lack of trust in institutions Feel unsure Shift giving away. Office of General Assembly

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A Black Hole Or Meaningful Mission?

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  1. A Black Hole OrMeaningful Mission? How the Presbyterian Church Spends our Money

  2. Where does it go? • PCUSA Mission Money • Can feel like a black hole • Not sure where it goes • Modern issue: lack of trust in institutions • Feel unsure • Shift giving away

  3. Office of General Assembly Ecclesiastical Per Capita $26.37 per person General Assembly Council Mission Mission Support Voluntary Determined by Session The Big Picture

  4. How We Divide the Money • Determined by Presbytery • General Assembly 25% • Synod 4% • Presbytery 71% • Congregation may designate differently

  5. Mission Budget: $126,938,897

  6. Executive Director 2% • Oversees total mission and support service of GAC • Affirmative Action/EEOC • Middle Governing Body Relations • Mission Initiative • Mission Support Services • Strategic Planning

  7. Deputy Executive Director 10% • Communications • Human Resources • Information Services • Research Services • Mission Funding, Development and Stewardship • Social Witness Policy

  8. Congregational Ministries 17% • Equips and empowers congregations with resources and inspiration • Christian Education and Leader Development • Theology, Worship and Discipleship • Publishing • Theological Education

  9. National Ministries 22% • Priorities, programs and strategies on national concern for ministry • Churchwide Personnel Services • Evangelism and Church Development • Women’s Ministries • Collegiate Ministries • Racial Ethnic Ministries • Social Justice

  10. Worldwide Ministries 36% • Share transforming power of gospel with all people • Carry out mission by being committed to whole church • Global Service and Witness • Ecumenical Partnerships • People in Mutual Mission

  11. Mission Support Services 4% • Corporate governance, finance and administrative services • Accounting • Hubbard Press (bulletins, envelopes, etc.) • Presbyterian Distribution Service • Property and Treasury

  12. Shared Expenses 4% • Non-programmatic expenses • Insurance • Building Operations • Audit Costs • Replacement Reserves

  13. Related Mission Funding 4% • Close relationship between compensation, benefits, pensions, financial assistance, stewardship, and mission funding • Board of Pensions • Presbyterian Foundation

  14. Synod Mission Budget $756,920

  15. Work of the Presbyteries 54% • Support to encourage presbytery ministry and mission • 6 of 8 presbyteries receive aid

  16. Work of the Synod 5% • Communications • Project Grants • Evangelism • Leadership Development • Officer Training

  17. Synod Mission 2% • WNLT • Wee Kirk • Midwest Ministry Development • Colorado Council of Churches

  18. Higher Education 19% • Colleges and Schools • Ecumenical Campus Ministries

  19. Funds Development 20% • Help church talk about money • Creative ways to give with integrity • Annual Campaigns • Campaign Gifts • Special Gifts • Deferred Giving • Development Director

  20. Presbytery Budget $207,300

  21. Congregational Service and Development 22% • Support Congregations • Educational Needs • Leadership Development • Mission Opportunities • New Church Development • Church Revitalization

  22. COM/CPM/CLP 2% • COM: Care for ministers and congregations • Conflict prevention and management • CPM: Future ministers • CLP: Lay leadership

  23. Highlands Camp 36% • Programs for Youth • Retreat Center for Adults • Long-term Planning and Development

  24. Justice and Representation 6% • Rule of God through Gospel • Stewardship of life and creation • Participation and Inclusion • Program Grants • Minority Ministry Grants

  25. Council/Trustees 1% • Coordinate mission • Oversee ministries • Long-term planning • Property Issues

  26. Executive Presbyter 32% • Pastor to Pastors • Mission Enabler/Encourager • Resources all ministries

  27. Funding Mission Takes Teamwork • We can do more together than separately • Helps to know where it goes • New/old idea: give and trust • We’re all in this together • Let’s do some mission!

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