Tomorrow night I will begin a weekly biblical financial seminar, based on the ministries of Crown Financial. Our church is putting it on through a series of small groups in the area, and I am quite excited! It will help connect our pursuit of Christ-like living with an incredibly important resource that we are trying hard to manage responsibly: our MONEY! Jesus says QUITE a bit about this in the Good Book, and I sure could use a guided-tour through this established wisdom.
There’s an introductory book and larger workbook in the “kit”, which we will go through as a group over the next 8 weeks. I anticipate people will be in very different stages of life, and phases of financial accountability, and I am eager to learn from them all. There’s obviously a “conflict of interest” on the part of the church, in that I’m sure they’ll really emphasize giving a bit of your assets to the church itself - but when your church is GREAT, then I don’t mind the campaigning at all! :) I really think the Vineyard does a superb job reaching out for the arts, children, global social causes, local issues, etc. I trust that they use our resources as wisely, if not more, than we do. What more can you ask for in such an “investment”?
Feel free to impart any spiritually-grounded financial advice, as I begin this reflective, prayerful process. Your two cents are appreciated… HAHAHA. Good one.
