STEWARDSHIP LEADERSHIP VISITATION—SID
On April 14, 2024, Mundia Liywalii, Stewardship Ministries Director of Southern Africa -Indian Ocean Division (SiD), hosted a Stewardship Leadership Visitation (SLV) at the division. He was visited by Marcos Faiock Bomfim, GC Stewardship Ministries Director.
Highlights:
Entrepreneurship: the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (SID) aims to empower its members for entrepreneurship. Their meetings, which provide education for self-reliance, frequently attract attendees from other denominations. These non-SDA attendees are encouraged to tithe in their respective churches, some of which do not teach about tithing.
Giving in Kind: the SID also promotes giving in kind. In one union, over 500 herds of cattle have been given as tithe and offerings. Recently, they held a Giving in Kind Benchmarking event for the entire division (May 26-30, 2024), with over 120 delegates in attendance.
Adoption of the ACMS: Various SID unions are adopting the Adventist Church Management System (ACMS) to enhance transparency and reliability in the giving system. After implementing this system, some have reported a significant growth in tithe and offerings income.
Facts About the Division (2022):
Local Fields |
78 |
Attached Fields |
N/A |
Unions |
13 |
Local Churches + Companies |
13,426 |
Membership |
4,184,684 |
Number of countries |
18 |
Languages spoken |
Note: SID has the largest Seventh-day Adventist membership in the world!
Location: South Africa
Population per SDA member ratio:
- Angola: 57
- Botswana: 49
- Comorro Islands: 888,000
- Eswatini (Swaziland):118
- Lesotho: 201
- Madagascar: 138
- Malawi: 32
- Mauritius: 239
- Mayotte: 2,513
- Mozambique: 88
- Namibia: 104
- Réunion: 663
- Saint Helena (including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha): 53
- São Tome and Príncipe: 28
- Seychelles: 86
- South Africa: 421
- Zambia: 15
- Zimbabwe: 18
What aspects is the SID Stewardship Department measuring?
- To increase members' involvement in giving (participation) by 5% of the membership as of January 1st annually.
- Goal: To have one Stewardship Sermon/Bible Study per quarter
- 40% of salaried members will participate in giving.
- 80% of members are to be visited annually.
SID Data:
- The percentage of Unions and conferences with Stewardship Directors is 100%.
- % of Regular tithers— 35%
- % of regular offering givers —25%.
- Division Generosity Index* (total offerings): on average, 2.52% of members’ assumed income is given as offerings.
