When your church participates in Everence Stewardship Partners, you'll find key information and resources to help you take full advantage of the program here.
What you need
Three key tools
Advocates: use these tools to advance your stewardship ministry.
Quarterly Newsletter: Stewardship and You
Review and choose resources in newsletter: When you participate in Partners, Everence sends you an quarterly newsletter, "Stewardship and You."
What you get: A quarterly newsletter from Everence with resources for your church. Watch for the emails on Jan. 2, Apr. 1, July 1 and Oct. 1
What you need to do: Plan how you will engage with the resources and share them with your church, as applicable.
Your quarterly report
Tell us how to support your church: the quarterly report is a chance to connect with your Stewardship Consultant and express the needs you see in your church.
What you need to do: Fill out the quarterly report by the end of the quarter – Apr. 1 (spring), July 1 (summer), Oct. 1 (fall) and Jan. 2 (winter). The report opens one month before the due date; the report's opening and due dates are firm.
What you get: An opportunity to share your church's experience with the stewardship resources we provided and eligibility for Sharing Fund grants the following year.
How to submit: Fill out the form that is emailed to you. You will need your Everence congregational ID to complete the report.
The Q3 report is now open.
Stewardship ministry assessment tool
Plan your future with our assessment: Everence offers a Stewardship Ministry Assessment Tool to help your church reflect on its stewardship ministry now and make plans for improvements ahead.
What you need to do: Work with your congregation's stewardship team to plan for the year ahead in the comprehensive PDF version. Then, officially submit your assessment answers to Everence via the abridged online form.
How to submit: Send your completed online version to Everence by Sept. 1 annually. You will need your Everence congregational ID to complete the report. All answers are required to all questions unless they are marked optional.
What you get: Goals and ideas from Everence to help you grow your stewardship ministry; Eligibility for Sharing Fund grants the following year.
Everence workshops for church attenders and leaders.
Cultivating Generous Congregations
How do you inspire generosity? Cultivating Generous Congregations helps develop best practices for faithful stewardship and deepens the spirit of generosity in your congregation.
Waitlist for 2027 open now.
Financial Stress Busters with Financial Choice (LSS) 2 p.m.
Learn methods to regain a healthy sense of control
Access resources for your congregation curated by Everence stewardship professionals.
For attenders
Share these helpful resources with your attenders. These resources are updated quarterly.
For leaders
Share these helpful resources with your stewardship team. These resources are updated quarterly.
Catch up on stewardship resources
Past webinars
Our most recent webinars have been recorded and are available for your congregation.
Protecting the tithe: Few things generate greater mistrust in a congregation than the misuse of finances. Join Everence Stewardship Consultant Lyle Miller for a Q-and-A with Robert Shreiner, a CPA with 37 years of public accounting experience working with nonprofit organizations. Explore ways your congregation can greatly lessen the likelihood of financial fraud and what to do if it happens. Ideal for Pastors, treasurers, finance teams, stewardship leadership and other congregational leaders.
Money talk for relationships: We all need to learn to talk about money, whether it’s with ourselves, our partner/spouse, and/or our friends and family. Transparency about money can lead to stronger relationships and a higher level of financial health.
55 and Counting – Six questions to ask as you prepare for retirement: When is the right time? Will I have enough? Will I be OK? These are the types of questions we ask as we prepare for retirement.
Stop making a resolution:Turn your financial goals into reality: Changing behaviors around money is never easy but to reach your goals it's necessary. In this workshop you will learn strategies to organize your finances, set goals, and improve financial habits.
Credit scores: Credit scores affect the terms of loans you receive, employment, housing and insurance rates. Learn why a high credit score is important – and can save you money in the long run.
Budgeting for the unexpected: You never know when a financial emergency will happen – don’t let surprises derail your financial plans. Discover practical strategies to safeguard your finances against unforeseen expenses.
Scam-proof you finances: Learn how to outsmart the scammers and protect your finances. In this webinar, you’ll discover how to recognize the most common forms of scams and fraud, how to reduce your risks, and how to respond if fraud occurs.
Everence has a wealth of webinar resources for church leaders and attenders. We're here to help you learn more about faith and finance.
What you might need
Other helpful resources for advocates
Orientation guide
Build and grow the financial stewardship ministry in your church with Everence Stewardship Partners. This document gives the highlights of how Everence can help your congregation thrive.
The basics
Learn how to form your stewardship team and the unique role of the Stewardship Advocate.
Stewardship education
Find resources to inspire your church and help it live out faith values in financial decisions. We recommend books, curriculum, webinars/seminars and more for pastors, church leaders, adults and youth – many free.
Church services
Everence Stewardship Partners is just the beginning of the services Everence can offer to your church. We offer faith-based financial services and can provide banking, planning, employee benefits and more to your congregation.
Sharing Fund
Through sharing fund grants, Everence supports your faith community to help people with financial needs.
Other services and resources for your congregation
Everence offers many stewardship resources to your congregation.
College Scholarships: Learn more about eligibility requirements and available funds here.
Toolkit: Published seasonally four times a year, this newsletter can help your attenders to use their God-given gifts. Find the current issue and schedule here.
Who we are
Learn more about Everence
Find key information about Everence and our commitment to faith communities and their values. Also find ways to share about Everence with your congregation.
