Stewardship Leadership Visitation—SAD
On March 31, 2024, Josanan Alves de Barros Junior, Stewardship Ministries Director of the South American Division (SAD) hosted a Stewardship Leadership Visitation (SLV) in his home. He was visited by Marcos Faiock Bomfim, GC Stewardship Ministries Director.
FACTS ABOUT THE DIVISION (2022):
Local Fields |
91 |
Attached Fields |
N/A |
Unions |
16 |
Local Churches + Companies |
27,750 |
Membership |
2,521,080 |
Number of countries |
8 |
Languages spoken |
2 (Spanish and Portuguese + 6 dialects) |
Curiosity: SAD has 91 fields but 95 STW Directors. Four fields have 2 STW directors each.
- Location: Brasília, Brazil
Population per SDA member ratio:
- Argentina: 379
- Bolivia: 96
- Brazil: 122
- Chile: 188
- Ecuador: 321
- Paraguay: 466
- Peru: 81
- Uruguay: 467
Three STW action emphasis:
- Pastoral Visitation
- Leadership Capacitation
- Focus on New Converts and New Generations –
“Crescendo em Cristo” (“Growing in Christ” ) is a discipleship program based on the broad concept of Stewardship that is linked to their most used Bible Study series. It starts at the Bible Study #13 and runs concomitantly to the final part of the Bible Study series. It is aimed to lead the prospective convert to understand and practice Stewardship principles before baptism.
Data:
- Percentage of unions with a STW director: 100%
- Percentage of local fields with a STW director: 100%
- Participation rate:
- % members regularly tithing: 18%
- % members regularly giving offerings: 8%
- Division Generosity Factor* (total offerings): 3.72% of member’s assumed income.
- Division Generosity Factor* (Mission. Offerings): 0.43% of member’s assumed income.
- Division Missionary Factor** (% of total offerings that SAD sends to mission): 11.62%
* Generosity Factor (total offerings) is the average percentage of their presumed income that church members give as offerings.
** Generosity Factor (Missionary Offerings) is the average percentage of their presumed income that church members give as missionary offerings.
