Good Sense Implementation Guide : A Step-by-Step Strategy for Your Church

by Dick Towner with contributions from the Good $ense Ministry Team of Willow Creek Community Church

• ISBN13: 9780744137255
• ISBN10: 074413725X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

Your Church Can Launch and Lead a Biblical Stewardship Ministry That Transforms LivesThere is a tremendous need for churches to educate and assist people with managing their resources in God-honoring ways. Implementing a Good $ense Ministry in your church does that--and the Good $ense Implementation Guide shows you how. It provides:An orientation to the foundational values of a Good $ense MinistryStep-by-step guidelines through the four implementation phasesAction-plan charts and timelinesSamples of key ministry documents, including a vision statement, ministry proposal, publicity, and ministry position descriptionsReproducible forms for use in your ministryRecommended resources, and much more!The benefits of a Good $ense Ministry are great. It can relieve the crushing stress and anxiety caused by consumer debt, restore marriages torn by conflict over money, and heal the wounded self-esteem and shattered confidence resulting from poor financial decisions.Most significantly, a Good $ense Ministry can be used by God to remove stumbling blocks to spiritual growth. This is transformational stewardship. The result is a congregation whose finances--and lives--are characterized by grace, joy, and freedom.At last, a resource that gives you practical tools to address the challenging topic of finances in a grace-filled, life-giving way--a way that makes Good $ense."As you and others from your congregation experience increased financial freedom, your church will be liberated so it can reflect more and more of a giving spirit and heart to the community around you, making it a magnet to people who are desperately looking for the kind of freedom, life, and love they see in you." --Bill Hybels, from the Foreword

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(2)
Acknowledgments	11	(2)
Preface	13	(2)
Foundations of the Good Sense Ministry Movement	15	(4)
The Implementation Process	19	(4)
Phase 1: Commitment	23	(14)
Phase 2: Development	37	(12)
Phase 3: Launch	49	(10)
Phase 4: Expansion	59	(10)
Appendix	69