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MMFA Resources are here to help clergy, trustees and elders, stewardship leaders, individuals, groups, and communicators better communicate with congregations and fellowships. If you have any questions about the information here, please call us during office hours

Explore Our Resources — Click below to find helpful tools and resources across all our services.

Four Stewardship
Essentials

A healthy stewardship ministry should incorporate these four stewardship essentials:

Four Stewardship Essentials Overview: A thriving stewardship ministry begins with a foundation in faith, fueled by a shared mission, empowered by inspired leaders, and brought to life through the joyful commitment of time, talent, treasure, and testimony—transforming lives and communities for God’s glory.

1. Theology
  • Small Group Study Guide: Small groups are a great way to educate and form generous stewards. This resource shares 21 different scripture passages for study, including a discussion guide and a printable page for recording answers.
  • Stewardship Scripture
  • Qualities of a Christian Steward: A Christian steward is someone who is compassionate, content, generous, grateful, loving, loyal, obedient, prayerful, responsible, sacrificial, shares, and trustworthy, as outlined in the document (with scripture references).
2. leadership
  • Stewardship 2026: Suggestions for stewardship leaders in a church focusing on education, communication, and celebration of gifts, as well as assessing and improving stewardship ministry.
  • Questions for Stewardship Leaders: What is stewardship and why is it important to your church or faith community?
  • Financial Transparency Tips discusses tips for organizations to focus on the mission and ministry of the congregation when discussing money, and avoid reinforcing a scarcity mindset.
  • Money Talk
3. mission & vision

Mission Statement Assessment: Guide for evaluating a church’s mission statement based on seven criteria, as well as providing questions and steps for developing and implementing a mission statement. ​

4. whole life focus
Creation Stewardship
Financial Stewardship
  • Appeal Letter Tips help you incorporate time-tested best practices and effective phrases into your appeal letters.
  • Pledging FAQs questions about making a financial commitment that are critical to answer in church communications.
  • Financial Transparency Tips discusses tips for organizations to focus on the mission and ministry of the congregation when discussing money, and avoid reinforcing a scarcity mindset.
Stewardship Connection eNewsletter Archives
  • Summer 2026 | “Why Stewardship is My Word of the Month!”
  • Spring 2026 | Where Your Gifts Meet Your Community’s Needs
  • Winter 2026 | Doing the Same Thing? Let 2026 Be Different!
  • Fall 2025 | What If Stewardship Looked Like This?
  • Summer 2025 |Fresh ways to Reengage Stewardship this Fall
  • Spring 2025 | Spring into Stewardship: Less Stress, More Faith
  • Winter 2025 | Building Faithful Stewards: Ideas and Inspiration for 2025
  • Fall 2024 |Before the Holiday Rush, Let’s Talk Stewardship
  • Summer 2024 | Putting the pieces of stewardship together! (Introduction)

Gift Resources

Looking for assistance with wills, powers of attorney, or our Moravian Giving Portal?

Access resources below or contact our office during business hours.

INDIVIDUAL DONORS & INVESTORS

MMFA is proud to partner with PlannedGiving.com to provide an online legal document preparation tool called Legacy Planner™. This tool is capable of generating wills, powers of attorney, and other legal documents. It also includes instructions on notarizing and correctly filing the documents in your state. In addition to the legacy planning tool, our planned giving resources provide individuals with helpful hints and examples around generous giving now and in the future.

Legacy Planner Tool

Donation grid

Click here to view Donation Grid

Investment Management

We’re your partner for savvy investment management and administration. Moravian individuals, congregations, and ministries all benefit from the combined power and economies of scale available through pooled investment solutions.

Learn more about Pooled Investment & The Common Fund here:

POOLED INVESTMENTS

Grant Resources

MMFA is pleased to oversee several funds that assist Moravian clergy and their families in the Northern and Southern Provinces. Find out more about available grant opportunities below. 

Funds administered by MMFA

Funds administered by MMFA

Contact Laura Watson, Vice President/Director of Programs, for applications, accepted on a rolling basis.

  • Minister’s Emergency Fund
    Assists clergy and spouses facing crisis or financial hardship, or supports projects that help alleviate such hardship for others.
  • Minister’s Mission Fund
    Supports mission trips for ordained clergy and spouses. Maximum award: $1,500.
  • Salemtowne Entry Fund
    Helps ordained clergy and spouses, as well as retired full time employees of Moravian agencies, meet entrance fee requirements for Moravian continuing care or life care communities. Maximum award: $50,000, based on need.
  • Bishop W. Herbert Spaugh Ministerial and Children’s Education Fund
    Provides scholarship aid to children of pastors pursuing post secondary education. Applications for the 2027 to 2028 school year open in early 2027. The Center for Scholarship Administration manages the application and award process.

Funds administered by the Commission on Ministry

Contact the Rt. Rev. Lane Sapp, Director of the Commission on Ministry, at 336.725.5811.

  • Sustaining Our Shepherds Fund
    Supports clergy well being through sabbaticals, retreats, and advanced studies. Award amount: $1,250.
  • Bishop W. Herbert Spaugh Ministerial and Children’s Education Fund
    Supports ordained clergy attending classes, seminars, and other educational programs.