Presented by Allison Cardwell and The Rev. Lucas Crossland, T'23
Stories of Stewardship: Fundraising and Legacy Giving in the Parish invites seminary alumni to reflect on stewardship not just as a financial task, but as a spiritual practice rooted in storytelling and relationship. This workshop will explore practical approaches to annual giving, cultivating generosity, and developing legacy giving programs, while grounding these efforts in the narrative of God’s ongoing work in the life of the parish. Participants will gain tools, language, and confidence to invite faithful, joyful giving in ways that are pastoral, authentic, and sustainable.
Allison Cardwell is director of gift and estate planning at the University of the South, where she is beginning her thirteenth year in University Relations. She specializes in helping donors support the University and its School of Theology through thoughtful estate planning, including gifts made through wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, IRA distributions, and charitable gift annuities. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S.N. in Nursing from Auburn University and a J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Allison is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Georgia and brings more than 25 years of experience in planned giving.
The Rev. Lucas Caine Crossland is the 12th Rector of The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour. Born and raised in Tennessee, he attended college at The University of the South in Sewanee, TN, where he majored in Religious Studies and was very involved in the university chapel. After college, he completed an AmeriCorps VISTA year as a grants manager. He continued his education at the School of Theology in Sewanee, receiving his Master of Divinity. After seminary, he served as an assistant priest in the Diocese of East Carolina. Fr. Lucas is married to his husband, Sam Young, a Georgia native and a higher education professional.
