Stewardship & Finance Resources from the Nebraska District

• Lutheran Church Extension Fund
• Planned Giving in the District / LCMS Foundation
• Lutheran Ministry Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity of the Nebraska District
• Business & Finance office of the Nebraska District (find compensation and benefits for workers, congregational remittances, etc.)
• District Treasurer Elijah Luebbe is available to help with ministry resources, congregational finance questions, worker benefit plans, and to make presentations. Email Elijah Luebbe (treasurer): elijahl@ndlcms.org   Call Elijah Luebbe: 1-402-643-2961, extension 1005

Stewardship Resources from Lutheran Church Extension Fund

LCEF offers a program called StewardPath, intended to reconnect your members to your congregation’s ministries while encouraging them to live as faithful stewards of the Lord’s gifts every day. They also help congregations access various steward-focused Bible studies from around the Synod. These vary in focus, length and accessibility.

LCEF’s Consecrated Stewards program offers a full-congregation approach to stewardship education.  Designed to energize your members in their ongoing giving, the program is not tied to the church budget but rather to your members’ desire to give.

For more information on these two programs, visit the LCEF Stewardship page here or contact Nate Meier. Click here for more information about Lutheran Church Extension Fund and to contact Nate Meier, LCEF District Vice President.

LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Resources

The LCMS Foundation/Nebraska District Gift Planningserves all congregations, ministries, and members of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, providing creative alternatives for you to give to the Lord’s work through direct gifts, beneficiary designations, retirement accounts, life insurance, wills, life income and trust agreements.

Click here to find an archive of articles and short segments about gift planning that you can use in your congregation’s newsletters and bulletins.

For more information, or to receive these directly by email each month, contact Joyce Bruha: joyceb@ndlcms.org

Stewardship Resources from Synod

• The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod offers resources to help congregations grow in their understanding and implementation of a life of stewardship.
• Free ebook Stewardship Under the Cross: Stewardship for the Confessional Lutheran Parish
• Bulletin sentences and newsletter articles on stewardship topics

Stewardship Resources from LWML

Visit the LWML website for their stewardship content.

LWML Giving Resources

Stewardship Bible Studies for Congregations

All content below can be printed and shared in your congregation. Videos may also be downloaded for use without internet.