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Dick's Column
Dear G$ Friends and Colleagues,
It’s hard these days to be involved in stewardship and not have most of your thoughts and comments be tied in with the current economic situation. The economy is the topic of conversation - and for obvious reasons. The inevitable, highly predictable consequences of our actions have come to pass. Contrary to the claims that a confluence of unforeseeable events got us to where we are (baloney!) it was simply a question of ‘when’, not ‘if.’
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Transforming Truths
“One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” — Proverbs 11:24-25
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News You Can Use
Good Saver/Bad Saver
With the economy on the skids, the personal savings rate has been edging up, and that has economists concerned.
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Unemployed Workers Catch a Break
Losing your job is hard enough, but trying to afford continued healthcare coverage only adds insult upon injury.
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First-Time Home Buyers Catch a Break
If there’s such a thing as a positive perfect storm, first-time homebuyers seem to be in the midst of one.
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Mortgage Woes Expand
The first wave of foreclosures came from sub-prime borrowers, whose poor credit history probably should have kept them out of the housing market in the first place.
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Spotlight
The Joy of Generosity
What if a church held a half-day event about generosity and over one thousand people showed up? That would be remarkable even during good economic times. It would be even more remarkable during one of the most difficult economic times in history. And yet that’s exactly what happened at Community Christian Church in Naperville, IL last month at its second annual Generosity Conference.
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Market Indicators
Health Care Costs Taking Toll
A new national survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation highlights the toll that rising healthcare costs are taking on many U.S. households.
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Resources
Freed-Up Financial Living
This new Good $ense core curriculum is in plug-and-play DVD format; with teaching done in informal, conversational style by Dick Towner, John Tofilon, and Shannon Plate. Click HERE for more information and to order.
Money. Purpose. Joy
The new book, workbook, and small group discussion guide by our own Matt Bell are now available. click HERE to order.
Debt Reduction Workshop
Consider following up your Budget Course with the two hour Debt Reduction Workshop as additional help for those with serious debt problems. Watch for the new addition of this course on DVD due out next year.
Good $ense Counselor Training
This resource contains everything necessary to train a cadre of budget counselors/coaches including Leader's Guide, case study DVD's, forms and record systems, and counselor's manual. Click HERE for information and to order.
Spanish Edition of the Good $ense Budget Workshop
The tested and proven Budget Course including Leader's Guide, Participant Guide, PowerPoint and DVD sketches in Spanish. Click HERE for information and to order.
40 Day Spiritual Journey To a More Generous Life
This best selling 40 day devotional from Rev. Brian Kluth is now available at discounted rates to your ministry. Check it out HERE.
Pursuing Spiritual Transformation: GIVING
For those looking for a small group study to go beyond the Freed-Up or Money, Purpose, Joy resources, consider this seven-week study that deals with money, debt, a biblical lifestyle and developing a heart of compassion.
Speakers/Teachers
A limited number of trained individuals are available to lead your first Good $ense course. Contact the G$ Office @224-512-1833 for information. READ MORE >
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