Beyond Stewardship: A Church Guide to Generous Giving Campaign - Softcover

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John Zehring has served United Church of Christ congregations for twenty years as Senior Pastor in Massachusetts (Andover), Rhode Island (Kingston), and Maine (Augusta). Prior to parish ministry, he served in higher education for more than two decades, primarily in development and institutional advancement, as a dean and as a vice president at a seminary and at a college. He is author of books and eBooks and has taught Public Speaking, Creative Writing, Educational Psychology, and Church Administration. He was the founding editor of the publication Seminary Development News, a publication for seminary presidents, vice presidents and trustees (published by the Association of Theological Schools, funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment). He holds degrees from Eastern University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Rider University, and the Earlham School of Religion. John is married to his high school sweetheart Donna and they have two children and five grandchildren. He lives in two places, in central Massachusetts and by the sea in Maine.Co-author Kate Jagger chaired the Annual Giving Committee at South Church in Andover which brought the Annual Giving effort to new heights and field-tested this approach over a multi-year period. Kate served as chair of fundraising at every church to which she has belonged as well as a number of schools and community organizations. Prior to her coming to Andover, Kate's profession was in publishing with Penguin Putnam Publishing in New York. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.