The Generosity Project (Facebook page) of the ELCA - Linda Staat's work connects generations and equips households as centers for the faith practice of generosity. Resources include an outline for an Introductory 3.5 hour workshop, five sessions plus worship with a detailed planning guide, live it out take-home activities, foundation and fundamentals that offer an overview, for the project, and an extensive curated resource list. And the Grand Canyon Synod has a wonderfully expansive website.
The Wrong Shoes: A Book About Money and Self-EsteemWhen Marco learns he has the wrong shoes, he embarks on a journey to learn about money and self-esteem.
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How about pledge cards for kids? Here. Thanks BuildingFaith!
Sharon Ely Pearson, an Episcopalian with an MA in Christian Education offers thoughtful and simple steps to invite children and youth into their baptismal promises and 15 pages about Developing Generous Children in a Materialistic World.
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Simple way to invite children to share in the offering. Preprinted "offering cards" that say "This is my offering to God."
Child Mind Institute encourages working with children and money at a young age; emphasizing special needs with ADHD.
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From A Sanctified Art "Our Money Story: A Practical Guide to Stewardship" -This is a three-part resource specifically for clergy, stewardship committees, staff, and volunteers who lead the stewardship and fundraising efforts in your community. Part educational and part spiritual formation, this toolkit will help you discern and write your personal and communal money stories then take action to best live out your mission and values. A Practical Guide to Stewardship (a 17-pg PDF). This is a comprehensive guide written by fundraising experts, Mieke Vandersall and Erin Weber-Johnson.
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Raising Helpful Humans - Sparkhouse offers suggestions for chores children and youth can do. Teaching your kids to do chores is a good idea, not just because it helps you but also because it helps them!
Moonjar has tips about talking about money with kids as well as a "Spend, Share, Save" box for sale.
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womengive18: Transmitting Generosity to Daughter and Sons - How do parents transmit generosity to their children and does this differ for daughters and sons? The Women Give studies provide strong empirical evidence that gender matters in philanthropy.
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Stewardship as money and talent...
So, What can kids do in worship to share their talent? Well what can you dream? Pastor Heather Roth Johnson led the children in making prayer paraments for Lent to go on the altar AND kids saying the words of institution with me for first communion. How do you think this will effect their life-long faith formation??? |
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Includes wisdom and tips from Pastor Janelle Hooper.
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Debit Cards for Kids:
Preparing kids for the financial jungle! Bill Dwight created Famzoo, "the easiest way to get money to your kids without spoiling them."
Here are 21 tips for raising Money Savvy kids at every educational age. Greenlight® is the debit card for kids that parents manage from their phones with flexible parental controls.
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