Welcome to this presentation of our stewardship ministry.  Our goal is to serve you by providing resources that encourage the practice of stewardship, evangelization and discipleship, especially among the people and within the parishes of the Diocese of Davenport.  If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at Ebener@davenportdiocese.org.

God bless,

Dan Ebener, Director of Stewardship and Parish Planning

Diocese of Davenport Stewardship Statement

The document “Fostering Stewardship as a Way of Life” includes a vision for stewardship in our diocese, components of parish stewardship and short and long-term strategies to make stewardship a way of life for our diocese.

Fostering Stewardship as a Way of Life

Sharing Faith First

Sharing our faith is an ideal way to begin any meeting. Family members are also encouraged to share their faith in preparation for the weekend liturgy. The following aid is here for you to share your faith at meetings, with friends and family.

2013
March
March 31 Easter

April

April 7 2nd Sunday of Easter

April 14 3rd Sunday of Easter

April 21 4th Sunday of Easter

April 28 5th Sunday of Easter

May

May 5 6th Sunday of Easter

May 12 Ascension

May 19 Pentecost

May 26 Most Holy Trinity

June

June 2 Most Holy Body and Blood

June 9 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 16 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 23 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 30- 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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St. Ambrose Stewardship Institute - A joint project of St. Ambrose University, the Diocese of Davenport and the Diocese of Des Moines.

The Diocese of Davenport Stewardship Commission provides an educational tool for those interested in stewardship. Participants in the past have found this to be a transformational experience for them.

Stewardship Institute Syllabus

Stewardship in Our Parishes - Items submitted from parishes

• from Our Lady of Victory, Davenport

  • General Information Booklet -

      This is a twenty page 5" by 8" booklet from Our Lady of Victory Parish, Davenport. This gives information  useful for all groups and all parishioners, not just stewardship. Contact Judy Johnson at Our Lady of Victory for more information.

  • Stewardship Want-Ads -

      This is a one-page flyer requesting information from groups. Contact Judy Johnson at Our Lady of Victory for further information. 

  • Brochure - You Can Make a Difference -

      This is a tri-fold brochure on stewardship from Our Lady of Victory Parish, Davenport. Contact Judy Johnson at Our Lady of Victory for further information.

• Parish quarterly newsletters

  • St. Mary Parish, Iowa City, go to www.icstmary.org, click on News/Information and click on parish newsletter.  Contact Bob Squires at St. Mary’s for further information.

  • St. Patrick Parish, Iowa City - February 2010

Stewardship Resources

• Bishop's Pastoral on Stewardship -

  In 1992 the United States Bishops issued a pastoral letter entitled “Stewardship A Disciple’s Response.” This letter is the basis for our work in stewardship. Every parish committee needs to study this pastoral regularly.

  www.usccb.org/stewardship/disciplesresponse.pdf

• “Stewardship and Young Adults” is a small pamphlet published by the U.S. bishops. To order multiple copies, go to www.usccbpublishing.org or to read the text go to www.usccb.org/bishops/stewardship.shtml

• “Stewardship and Teenagers” is a small pamphlet published by the U.S. bishops. To order multiple copies, go to www.usccbpublishing.org or to read the text go to www.usccb.org/bishops/StewardshipTeens.pdf 

• Stewardship Newsletter ICSC -

The International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC) publishes a monthly newsletter on stewardship. Parishes can “cut and paste” any parts of this newsletter to use in the weekly bulletin or for a parish newsletter. This newsletter includes bulletin quotes on stewardship related to the Sunday Scripture readings.

www.catholicstewardship.org

• Parish Self-Assessment -  

The Diocesan Stewardship Commission members have developed a parish assessment tool for the parish to look at its own work in stewardship. This tool is useful when it is completed by many people or several groups such as parish and finance councils and parish committees. The summarized results are useful for your stewardship committee to see areas for growth and to do more planning. Is Your Parish a Stewardship Parish? - An Assessment Tool


• Christian Hospitality:
  This booklet has been prepared by the Diocesan Stewardship Commission and made available at the Annual Corporation meetings in August 2011. It contains many good suggestions and resources for parish hospitality. These slides are from the Hospitality PowerPoint that was presented to the attendees at this meeting. If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at Ebener@davenportdiocese.org. 

• Servant Leadership and the Transformation of Society

• Servant Leadership and a Culture of Stewardship: A PowerPoint presentation given at the International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC) Conference on October 24, 2011 in Orlando.

• Becoming a Servant Leader: A PowerPoint presentation given at the International Leadership Association Conference on October 28, 2011 in London.  Workshop Description: Building on the focus on transformational leadership in academic settings, this presentation will share successful examples of how servant leadership can be practiced by faculty members and students to enhance the learning environment of the classroom and have a transformative effect on the local community and society itself.

   

  Priests Convocation, Diocese of St. Augustine, May 2012 (powerpoint) [45MB]

   

• Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island -              www.Providencediocese.org/leadershipmanuals.htm This site has several good “how to” manuals plus other stewardship materials.

• Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY  - www.StewardshipLI.org This site has lots of good stewardship material especially for children.

• Archdiocese of St. Louis  - www.archstl.org/stewardship This site has a wide variety of stewardship materials especially the Sunday bulletin quotes based on the readings of the day. These can easily be a “cut and paste” for parishes.   Also on this site are education materials, prayers, and articles for the bulletin.

• Diocese of Wichita  - www.cdowk.org/offices/stewardship/services.htm This site has the four pillars of stewardship – hospitality, prayer, formation and service which is often used. This site also includes some video reflections and other stewardship materials.

• Annotated Bibliography - This bibliography lists good resources used by Stewardship Commission members.

• Dan Ebener has written an article for the fall issue of CHURCH Magazine, a quarterly publication of the National Pastoral Life Center. It is entitled, Parish Life and Servant Leadership and it covers both the parish life study conducted in the Diocese of Davenport in 2005-06 and his work on servant leadership. To read the article, go to:

  www.churchmagazine.org/issue/0809/par_parish_life.php

   

Servant Leadership Models for Your Parish
   Servant Leadership Models for Your Parish Wins a CPA Book Award


• Dan Ebener's series of articles printed in The Catholic Messenger on stewardship.
  

• Dan Ebener's book Servant Leadership Models for Your Parish is now available to order.

Letter from Bishop Amos to the Diocese of Davenport regarding Dan Ebener's new book.

Book Order Form

Servant Leadership Green Bay 3-27-11 (PDF)

Servant Leadership Green Bay 3-27-11 (PPT)

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Blessings for Leaders:

Leadership Wisdom from the Beatitudes

This is Dan’s next book which was released in October 2012. For a synopsis of the book and/or to pre-order click here.

Paperback: Price: $9.95 Sale Price $7.96
eBook: Price: $7.99 Sale Price $6.39
Offer good till March 31, 2013.
Publisher's Blessings Book page

Endorsements of Blessings for Leaders:

"This is exactly the type of book that I highly recommend. It provides insights into the gospel, inspiring stories, practical advice and specific examples of how to apply the Beatitudes to leadership.”
Bishop Martin Amos, Bishop of Davenport

“Blessings for Leaders offers profound spiritual inspiration for every aspect of leadership. With thoughtful and encouraging examples of how the teachings of Jesus can be applied in any workplace, Dr. Dan Ebener has given a gift to leaders everywhere.” - Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Lead Like Jesus