Strategies for Nurturing a Culture of Generosity • October 2025 (Online Webinar)
What practical steps can help your congregation enhance giving? At this webinar, Lovett H. Weems, Jr. and Ann A. Michel, authors of “Generosity, Stewardship and Abundance: A Transformational Guide to Church Finance” will share best practices for cultivating generosity and encouraging long-time members and potential new donors to become more faithful in their giving.
Details
- When is the workshop? Thursday, October 30th, 2025, at 11:00 am CT on Zoom
- What is the cost? This workshop is 100% FREE
- Can I earn CEU credit? Yes! .1 CEU credit is available for attending this event
- How long is the workshop? The workshop lasts for one hour
- Who are the speakers? Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Ann A. Michel, and Terri Turner, AWF Foundation Executive Director
If you have any issues registering for this event, please email [email protected].
Speakers
Lovett H. Weems
Lovett H. Weems, Jr., is distinguished professor of church leadership emeritus and senior consultant of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. Weems was the founding director of the Lewis Center in 2003, coming to the position after eighteen years as president of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. A native of Mississippi, he was a local church pastor in that state for many years. The is the author of many books of which the most recent are The Right Questions for Church Leaders, Sustaining while Disrupting: The Challenge of Congregational Innovation (with Doug Powe), and Generosity, Stewardship, and Abundance: A Transformational Guide to Church Finance (with Ann A. Michel).
Ann A. Michel
Dr. Ann A. Michel is a seminary-educated layperson who has served in professional ministry since 1994. She recently retired from the staff of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership where she served for 20 years, first as Associate Director and later as a Senior Consultant and aa co-editor of the Lewis Center’s online newsletter, Leading Ideas. She has also taught at Wesley Theological Seminary in the areas of leadership and stewardship. She has written or co-written several books, including Synergy: A Leadership Guide for Church Staff and Volunteers (Abingdon Press, 2017) and Generosity Stewardship and Abundance (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021) with Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
Terri Turner, Foundation Executive Director
Terri Turner has been the Executive Director of the Foundation since 1991, currently overseeing over $132 million in assets for churches. A graduate of Florida State University, Terri spent 13 years in the investment brokerage business and finds her expertise as a financial consultant very helpful in counseling with church members and churches. Responsibilities with the Foundation include overseeing the administration and investment management of permanent gifts and church funds as well as developing programs throughout the conference to encourage good stewardship of God’s gifts. Terri is an active member of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodist Foundations where she has served as President and is active nationally in Foundation work as a member of the National Association of United Methodist Foundations. Terri and her family are members of FUMC in Dothan, AL.
The Foundation is partnering with Generis to provide this Game Changing Leadership online workshop.
If you have any questions about these events, please call the Foundation office at (334) 793-6820 or email [email protected].
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