Financial Coach Master Training

“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”

While volunteering in and working professionally with churches over the last 20 years, I've observed a lot of trends and similarities across churches of different denominations, size, geography, style, and demographics. One that stands out to me is the willingness to disciple on certain matters and leave others to be outsourced to the world. Consider money as an example. Many pastors feel inadequate when it comes to teaching and leading on this topic. I get it. How many of us learned how to budget in high school? Not me. And how many pastors learned how to run a church budget in seminary? Not many. So, it's natural for pastors to feel a few steps behind when they plant a church or are placed over a congregation and one of their first items of responsibility is to create or preside over an annual budget. It's actually quite unfair. When it comes to gaps of knowledge or insecurities most of us naturally try to find someone with knowledge or expertise. Pastors are no different. They just typically go to God's Word to inform these gaps or insecurities - except with money. Why does the money topic get a hall pass? Why does this topic not get a Biblical interrogation? This world is not short of institutions that are ready to "educate" people on how to handle finances - and we're letting them influence the Bride. When the Church outsources a topic the Bible has spoken on over 2,000 times to the world, we should not be surprised when our congregations are not living in the freedom and blessings that come from obedience to Biblical instruction. I am encouraged, though, by the thousands of churches I've personally seen embrace teaching and leading on this topic with Biblical authority and confidence. The Bible is clear about the importance of managing and giving. It is clear on avoiding certain dangers as they represent deeper heart matters. We cannot separate the treasure topic from the heart topic. Money is no doubt a tough one to tackle, but it's crucial in developing mature disciples. If your church is done with outsourcing the topic of money and is ready to equip it's people with practical, Biblical teaching and tools, contact a Financial Peace Church Advisor today: https://bit.ly/3R3vA0Q

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