The Rev. Burt Brooks – Director of Stewardship Ministries
The Rev. Burt Brooks serves as the primary point of contact with our member churches, pastors, and laity in the area of Stewardship and Church Finance. He is the primary leader of The Stewardship Academy, which sponsors regular Zoom classes on a variety of Stewardship topics. Announcements of upcoming classes are sent to all member churches, clergy, and laity. Registration is free of charge.
Rev. Brooks can also direct churches to the many services that the credit union provides such as church financing, project loans, insured savings accounts, and more.
Burt has served as a local church pastor for over thirty years. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and Duke Divinity School. In addition to his work at TUMCU, he has been a church capital campaign consultant for over 20 years.
If you or your church would like assistance from Burt on how to grow your stewardship ministries, please contact him using the button below.
The tentative schedule for 2025 is below with the dates and topics subject to change.
2025 Stewardship Academy Seminar Schedule
All sessions would be from 10:00 – 11:30 am.
January 21 – The 2025 Annual Stewardship Plan.
March 11 – Designing a Fall 2025 Annual Campaign.
April 8 – Capital Campaign Fundamentals and Strategies.
May 13 – A Contemporary Perspective on John Wesley’s Sermon “On the Use of Money.”
August 5 – Basic Church Finance for First Time Clergy
September 16 – Preparing for Year End Giving
November 4 – Finish 2025 Strong/Begin 2026 Confidently!
– A .5 CEU is available with the completion of three Stewardship Academy Seminars.