DESCRIPTION

EVERYONE IN YOUR CHURCH CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM

These are the words people most often use to describe the Good Sense Budget course - a proven resource for changing hearts and lives in the area of finances. Field tested for more than sixteen years at Willow Creek and other churches, Good Sense can help relieve the crushing stress and anxiety caused by consumer debt, restore marriages torn by conflict over money, heal wounded self-esteem and shattered confidence resulting from poor financial decisions, and remove stumbling blocks to spiritual growth.

Good sense will help the people in your church discover tools and develop skills that enable them to control their finances rather than allowing their finances to control them. They'll receive practical help and guidance to:

• prioritize financial goals
• develop a personalized spending plan
• identify action steps to reduce expenses
• reduce debt...and much more

More than just a learning experience about budgets and finances, this course enables participants to reflect on their relationship to money, and how it impacts their relationship with God.

No matter what their circumstances - financial crisis or abundance - Good Sense can help everyone in your church...

• discover how to become a diligent earner, generous giver, wise saver, cautious debtor, and prudent consumer
• learn how to resist the pull of the culture and draw closer to the mind and heart of God
• experiencing the joy of becoming financially faithful as well as financially free

Ideal for weekend seminars, Sunday school classes, or retreats.

• small groups of 4 to 9 members
• large groups of 10 to 100

Good Sense sessions:

1. The Financial Dilemma
2. Earning, Giving and Saving
3. Saving and Debt
4. Spending
5. Balancing the Plan and Record Keeping
6. Record Keeping and Commitment

This Good Sense Budget Course Kit includes: Leader's Guide, Participant's Guide, 45-minute segmented video and CD-Rom.

About the authors/facilitators:

Dick Towner is the executive director of the Good Sense movement for the Willow Creek Association. He was serving as director of finance for Willow Creek Community Church and as director of the church's Good Sense ministry. A board member of the Christian Stewardship Association, he has taught on stewardship for over thirty years.

John Tofilon is a senior vice president with an investment banking firm. An active member of Willow Creek church from its beginnings, John has served in several church ministries including Good Sense, where he uses his financial expertise to help others faithfully manage their resources.