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Biblical Foundations of Economic Literacy

1. Do you know anyone in your community who’s gotten into trouble managing their credit cards? 2. Do you know anyone in your community who has purchased furniture or other household goods such as a washing machine in a rent-to-own store? 3. Do you know anyone in your community who’s been a victim of redlining? 4. Do you know anyone in your neighborhood who, instead of having their own bank account, uses a paycheck cashing service? OR do you know anyone who has gotten a payday advance loan? Economic Literacy in YOUR Community

1. How many of teens 16 years old and above in your community know how to go about shopping for a good interest rate on a used car loan? 2. How many teens 16 years old and above in your community know how to purchase stock? 3. How many of the youth in your program would be able to define accurately what an opportunity cost is and to give you a practical example of an opportunity cost? 4. If every one of the kids aged 14 and above in your ministry was to be given a credit card today with a $10,000 credit line, how many of the kids do you think have the skills and knowledge to handle that credit card responsibility – i.e., not go into debt or rack up lots of late fees? Financial Life Skills and YOUR Youth

R elocation R econciliation R edistribution CCDA’s Three “Rs” of Community Development

R edistribution is about community economic development Developing the capacities and potentialities of people and of neighborhoods to bring greater hope and renewal to economically distressed areas. Small business development Jobs – training, placement, retention Adequate economic literacy skills so they can be empowered in their interaction with the real world economy Raising up indigenous entrepreneurs who can bring economic opportunities and growth

Equipping urban youth workers to teach financial and economic literacy skills youth need to thrive The ele:Vate Mission

The CREATION Paradigm The CONSUMATION Paradigm The WISE LAW Paradigm The KINGDOM Paradigm The Bible and Economics: 4 Central Paradigms

The CREATION Paradigm 4 Central Themes 1.CREATIVITY: man is made in God’s image (Gen. 1:26). The main characteristic we see of God in this part of scripture is that God is creative. 2. Our VICEREGENCY: God grants humankind dominion over nature, to steward it with authority, responsibility & care; man names things (Gen. 1:28-30; 2:15; 2:19) 3. WORK that is pleasurable, fruitful, productive, satisfying 4. FREEDOM (it’s implicit and makes possible the first three themes)

The Consummation Paradigm Central Themes 1.Our VICEREGENCY: Rev. 22:5 talks about how we – the fully redeemed people of God – will reign forever and ever. 2.We see CREATIVITY & pleasurable WORK

1. Being a good steward is fundamental to our Christian identity and calling. Therefore, we should create opportunities where youth have real opportunities to be stewards… i.e., giving them authority and freedom over real resources that they have responsibility to manage. Some Practical Implications of the Creation & Consummation Paradigms How can we do this? a. Token economies b. Student budgeting input

2. Work is not a curse and we need to cultivate in our youth: Some Practical Implications of the Creation & Consummation Paradigms How can we do this? a. career exploration b. youth entrepreneurship a work ethic that recognizes this an ability for them to discern their unique vocational talents

The Wise Law Paradigm Central Themes Sabbath rest for people, animals, and land Stewardship, not exploitation of nature Individual responsibility & freedom Just weights and measures (Lev 19:35-36) Special safety nets for the widow, the orphan and the stranger Avoid sloth & folly (Prov. 12:27; 28:19) Practice thrift (Prov. 21:20) Future orientation (Prov. 13:22) Invest and take risks (Prov. 31)

1. We need to help kids learn “proverbial wisdom” in ways that “stick” – in ways that are interactive, experiential, real, engaging. A Practical Implication of the WISE LAW Paradigm How can we do this? a.games b.pulling out these principles in the stories we expose kids to c.token economies d.youth entrepreneurship

The Kingdom Paradigm Central Theme How God wants us to BE and to LIVE in this world that is still fallen but that has begun to be restored because the Kingdom has broken into it. Continued assumptions (from the Wise Law) But a new orientation, because of the Kingdom’s “now-ness”

1. Practice integration into the economy as it is Some Practical Implications of the KINGDOM Paradigm How can we do this? a. token economies b. stock games c. youth entrepreneurship

2. Fight for reform where economic injustices are Some Practical Implications of the KINGDOM Paradigm a. Educate kids about economic injustices and what’s being done about them b. Help them think about careers they may explore to get the training/equipping to become justice advocates How Do We Do This?

3. Cast vision for “Forward-Looking” Kingdom Investments Some Practical Implications of the KINGDOM Paradigm How Do We Do This? a. Teach the Anathoth Principle b. Do Anathoth work in your ministry….or partner with those who are doing it, to facilitate your kids’ hand-on experience