# Overview: Financial Plan & Generosity

## Status

**Implementation status:** In Process

## Principle (from Streamline)

Lukaszewski's principle: A healthy church has an annual generosity plan — not just a budget — that names the biblical language of giving, identifies touchpoints across the year, and is aligned with worship rather than bolted on.

## Mayflower's Current Practice

The year-round Generosity Plan was **adopted by the Board of Finance on June 4, 2026**, with owners and backups assigned for each element. See [Generosity Plan (Adopted June 4, 2026)](https://wiki.mayflowerkingston.org/books/05-financial-plan-generosity/page/generosity-plan-adopted-june-4-2026). A few items remain in process: a measurable giving-gap target and timeline, the online-giving target (ten-point vs ten-percent, by November 1, 2026), the ten-percent external designation on the February offering, and whether estimate-of-giving cards remain in the plan.

## Governance & Document References

- Mayflower Constitution and Bylaws — Board of Finance, Church Treasurer, Financial Secretary sections
- Position Descriptions #06 Board of Finance Member, #07 Church Treasurer, #09 Financial Secretary

## Open Questions

- Final biblical generosity language
- RPW alignment sign-off from elders

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*Page template: Principle + Mayflower Practice. Part of the Operations Plan, adapted from Michael Lukaszewski's Streamline: How To Create Healthy Church Systems.*