A Black Hole Or Meaningful Mission

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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
The Big Picture

• Office of General Assembly
• Ecclesiastical
• Per Capita
• 26.37 per person

• General Assembly Council
• Mission
• Mission Support
• Voluntary
• Determined by Session

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
• Womens 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
• Were all in this together
• Lets do some mission!