Category: Financial Health

  • March 8, 2011
    In your communication with the clergy, it would be good to begin by acknowledging the difficulty in discussing finances within…

  • March 7, 2011
    Finances are a difficult area for churches and the presbytery. In your communication with the local congregation, you might want…

  • March 4, 2011
    Finances are one of the more difficult things for pastors and sessions to discuss in a healthy manner. They are…

  • October 21, 2010
    We didn't enter this profession with the expectation of making a lot of money. At the same time, especially if…

  • September 2, 2010
    Let's explore the financial reality with respect to clergy, and others as well, from a theological perspective. Throughout the biblical…

  • September 1, 2010
    Yesterday we spoke of the private emotions that affected our spending patterns. Today I want to speak of emotions on…

  • August 31, 2010
    Yesterday we spoke of creating a financial diary for a month to raise awareness of where the small change goes.…

  • August 30, 2010
    Many years ago I read an article by a group called "Smoke Enders." The first step that they recommended was…