Introduction to the New Hope Church Financial Health Ministry

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• Introduction to the New Hope Church Financial
  Health Ministry

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Financial Health Ministry

• Problems
• Financial doom gloom
• Recession
• Home Foreclosures up 60
• Stock market has lost 40 plus
• Consumer confidence down 40
• Consumer bankruptcies jump 40
• Unemployment on the rise

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Financial Health Ministry

• Solutions
• Place our trust in Lord Jesus
• Learn about money management from Gods
  perspective
• Learn the biblical foundation of personal
  financial management and stewardship
• Resolved to have financial plan for life, and
  live faithfully by that plan

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Financial Health Ministry

• How are we going to achieve that..?
• Pray for Holy Spirit to change hearts
• Cultivate the mindset of a steward of what God
  has entrusted to us
• Lay-out foundations tithing (joyful giving),
  saving, spending plan, acceptable debt levels,
  investing
• Teach foundations of financial discipline
  (Personal finance is 80 discipline and 20
  knowledge)
• Committed to follow the plans (Accountability)

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Financial Health Ministry

• Expected Results
• change of heart, financial peace security
• everything in balance tithing, saving, spending,
  debt, giving to ministry
• spend more quality time with friends family,
  and in ministry

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Financial Health Ministry

• How can we help? .
• Budget Counseling

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Financial Health Ministry

• Budget counseling services
• One on one assignment with a NHC budget counselor
• Confidential
• Usually meet at church at mutual available times
• Approximately a 6 month process

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Financial Health Ministry

• Budget counseling services, contd
• First few meetings focus on
• Review of biblical financial principles
• evaluating current financial situation and
  implementing a plan to track spending
• Once tracking of spending is underway, a budget
  begins to be developed
• Along with a budget, a debt reduction plan is
  then developed
• All meetings start and end with Prayer!

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Financial Health Ministry

• How do you get started?
• Contact Lee Gall with the New Hope Financial
  Health Ministry at 763-536-3213 for initial
  interview
• Client Profile to be filled out
• Counselor is then assigned
• Testimonials available