Financial course for today’s economy
Filed Under: adult discipleship, Faith Focused Finances, finances
For the first time, a comprehensive personal financial course combining a spiritual focus with practical application is available for WELS members. Rev. Dave Kehl, co-author of the Heart in Focus course, says it is especially relevant given the country's current economic crisis.
"The recent stock market activity has made the urgency for this even greater," says Kehl, administrator of Adult Discipleship. "Individuals are saying, 'We need to know real, practical ways that we can deal with our finances.' "
This course is part of Adult Discipleship's Faith Focused Finances program, which was developed at the urging of the Synodical Council and Conference of Presidents to promote Christian stewardship on both the personal and congregational level. Resources include financial seminars for called workers and schools of stewardship for congregational leaders. Other interested lay people can participate—either individually or in small groups—through the Heart in Focus course, available for purchase through NPH.
Approximately 15 schools of stewardship and called worker seminars have been held over the past two years; Kehl says they are raising awareness of what it means to be stewards today and he hopes the Heart in Focus course will do the same.
"Our financial lives are oftentimes one of the bigger obstacles to our spiritual growth and our Christian living," says Kehl. "The bottom line is we want to help individuals grow in their faith—and I'm confident that is going to have a positive impact on what we do as a synod."
For more information about Faith Focused Finances—as well as details about leader training and workbooks available for the Heart in Focus course—visit www.wels.net/jump/faithfinance
