The Whys and Hows of Money Leadership

A curriculum for pastors/leaders just getting started

by Mark Vincent
Lead Partner, Design for Ministry
  • Lesson 1:  Your life with money: telling your story
    Objectives:
    • To know one's personal life story with money.
    • To connect personal experiences with money to one's spiritual journey.
    • To find greater freedom and confidence in money leadership.
  • Lesson 2:  Your life with money: preparing to lead
    Objectives:
    • To be certain that one's finances are being well managed.
    • To be confident in one's estate plan.
    • To be assured that the management of one's financial assets are in accord with one's Christian commitment.
    • To increase confidence that one is prepared to lead a congregational system in regard to money.
  • Lesson 3:  Your beliefs about money
    Objectives:
    • To acknowledge the connection between faith and one's life with money.
    • To re-establish understanding of good money theology.
    • To aid articulation of good money theology from the pulpit and other leadership settings.
  • Lesson 4:  Money and faith: applications to households and congregations
    Objectives:
    • To recognize the link between household and congregational uses of money.
    • To better support household money discipleship through congregational use of money.
  • Lesson 5:  Congregational Economics
    Objectives:
    • To connect a congregation's mission/vision/goals to its use of money.
    • To move beyond money pools in financial management to narrative spending.
    • To begin connecting a congregation's use of time with its use of money.
  • Lesson 6:  The Who and How of Money Leadership (Part 1)
    Objectives:
    • To think through the personnel issues of congregational money management.
    • To develop agenda for constant stewardship cultivation.
    • To become introduced to places that provide resources.
  • Lesson 7:  The Who and How of Money Leadership (Part 2)
    Objectives:
    • To assist those who must speak about money in leadership and preaching situations.
    • To provide perspective and tools for the offering and its connection to worship.