1. Clergy Financial Literacy
Pilot (ADOX Preview)

2. Seven Best Church Practices
Practice and Preach Biblical Stewardship
Comprehensively Teach Biblical Stewardship
Tithing as Prerequisite to Leadership
Produce Faith Raising vs. Fund Raising Events
Conduct a Transparent Process to Balance and Execute Budgets
Establish a Stewardship Education Ministry
Sponsor Community Economic Development

3. Visioning Exercise
I want to be financially free so that I can live and serve in the following manner:
In my faith home?
In my family life?
In my health and fitness?
In my fellowship with friends?
My financial goals are …

4. Financial Freedom Defined
Funds to support the faith
Able to meet all obligations
Cash for needs and wants
No financial worry
Working for Life’s Purpose vs. Working for a Living

5. “Three T’s” =

6. “Slow” Money Love God and People Obedience Practice Witness Kingdom
Standards Tips and Tithes
Love God and People
Obedience Practice
Witness Kingdom

7. Next Generation Givers
The average credit card indebted young adult household now spends nearly 24 percent of its income on debt payments, four percentage points more, on average, than young adults did in (Source: "Generation Broke: Growth of Debt Among Young Americans")

8. The Word on Debt
Proverbs 22:7 (RSV) “ The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.”

9. Debt Reduction and Elimination
Check Credit Report and FICO Score
Contact All Creditors/Lower Rates
Make a Payoff Ladder
Budget and Sacrifice for Your Goal
Make Structural Adjustments if Required
Stay the Course
Focus on Vision

10. Debt Ladder Step 1 Pray Step 2 Agree Step 3 Plan Step 4 Contact
Step 5 Prioritize
Step 6 Pay
Step 7 Celebrate

11. 12 Keys to Abundant Living
Honor God by Giving
Have a Vision
Live below your means
Operate with a plan/budget
Avoid the bondage of debt
Save Systematically/Faithfully
Beware of get rich quick schemes
Invest for the long term
Leverage and develop talents
Practice Sabbaths
Operate in unity (Family)
Live Gratefully