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www.stewardship.org.uk
creating an effective money ministry
for our church
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386 people will go bankrupt / insolvent (1 person every 3.72 minutes)
128 properties will be repossessed
CABs have 9,300 new debt problems
2,090 people made redundant
5.3m spend more than they earn
Average household debt = £57,900
Average unsecured borrowing = £18,785
the debt problem: today....
financial capability 21% of adults have no savings
A third of adults, 12 million people, never budget
Two thirds had to put at least some of Christmas on plastic
Concerns for young people
Charitable giving is £9.9billion but half of this comes from just 7% of donors who give over £100pcm
the affluenza virus Great expectations about our
rising standard of living
Working harder to get more
Power of advertising to create discontent and discrepancies
The gravitational pull of wealth
Christians not excluded We can’t assume debt is not
an issue in our church
Christians can get affluenza: baptism does not inoculate us
Affects our discipleship:
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21
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the biblical contours of money 2,000 verses on money and
possessions
God is owner and giver of all things
We are stewards, or trustees, of what God has entrusted to us
Every financial decision is also a spiritual decision.
why create a church money ministry?
Because debt is a problem and it will help us offer pastoral care in congregation and community
Because money is a discipleship issue for all Christians and it will promote biblical teaching
Because giving is a hallmark of faith and it will promote generosity
Because it will support and be accountable to our church leaders
what is a church money ministry? a small team (sometimes an individual)
working as a distinct ministry of our church
active in both congregation and community
two key aspects to the work
• Money education: a rich, distinctive, biblical and practical approach to money
• 1:1 Personal Budget Coaching
scalable and sustainable
Not debt advice and not just for those in debt
what will it do for our church? Lead the church in biblically-based, holistic money
education
Enhance pastoral care with the provision of confidential personal budget coaching
Local and personal – builds relationships and meets needs in church and community
Help build our church as a generous, giving community
support for money ministries Web based support from Christian
charity Stewardship
Free biblical and practical resources
‘Ground Force’ action pack to get started
Personal budget coach training from Credit Action
give hope
a money advocate A committed individual who
will:
give time to serve the congregation
Publicise debt and money matters in community
Promote biblical teaching and gospel generosity in the church
first steps Plan a Red2Black Sunday
• Create awareness around debt
• Lay practical foundations
• Engage with congregation and community
• Encourage people to talk about money in church
Launch Personal Budget Coaching
Lay biblical foundations using sermons, small group study, prayers, youth & children material
e [email protected] 020 8502 8585w www.stewardship.org.uk/money