Comments on: Are Some Money Topics Unrelated to the Bible? http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/ Bible & Money Blog | Make money, budget, give, get out of debt, invest Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Weekend Reading – 11/27/09 | Provident Planning http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Weekend Reading – 11/27/09 | Provident Planning Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:50:37 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-some-money-unrelated-to-the-bible/#comment-1006 [...] at Money Help for Christians discusses why it is important to discuss the practical applications of the Bible’s teachings about money. I’ve spent a good deal of time now just looking at the foundational principles, but [...] [...] at Money Help for Christians discusses why it is important to discuss the practical applications of the Bible’s teachings about money. I’ve spent a good deal of time now just looking at the foundational principles, but [...]

]]> By: Craig http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Craig Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:17 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-some-money-unrelated-to-the-bible/#comment-953 @Joe - My wife also things I have a knack for stating the obvious - she is just not sure if it is a good or a bad thing. BTW, every school has different emphasis and focus in their ministerial training programs. Some may spend more time on the topic, but I do think as a whole this is a topic that ministers are theologically prepared for, but in terms of application we are unprepared. I think that is alright though because as you mention there are some wonderful resources that are helping fill in the gap. The minister provides the spiritual meat for the church and many with different gifts help to come and fill in the empty spots. @Joe – My wife also things I have a knack for stating the obvious – she is just not sure if it is a good or a bad thing.
BTW, every school has different emphasis and focus in their ministerial training programs. Some may spend more time on the topic, but I do think as a whole this is a topic that ministers are theologically prepared for, but in terms of application we are unprepared. I think that is alright though because as you mention there are some wonderful resources that are helping fill in the gap. The minister provides the spiritual meat for the church and many with different gifts help to come and fill in the empty spots.

]]> By: Joe Plemon http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Joe Plemon Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:11:04 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-some-money-unrelated-to-the-bible/#comment-948 Craig, You have a knack for clearly stating the obvious...biblical foundations are a prerequisite to actual applications, especially with money. I had no idea, however, that our education of ministers left them so unprepared to help others with their finances. It seems like more time could be applied to those biblical foundations. Maybe this is why courses like FPU (although FPU is much heavier on application than foundation) are exploding in churches across America. Thanks for the post. It motivates me to dig deeper into the 70% of what the the bible teaches about money. .-= Joe Plemon´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PersonalFinanceByTheBook/~3/nNRZ1i9w4KY/" rel="nofollow">What is That In Your Hand?</a> =-. Craig,
You have a knack for clearly stating the obvious…biblical foundations are a prerequisite to actual applications, especially with money.

I had no idea, however, that our education of ministers left them so unprepared to help others with their finances. It seems like more time could be applied to those biblical foundations. Maybe this is why courses like FPU (although FPU is much heavier on application than foundation) are exploding in churches across America.

Thanks for the post. It motivates me to dig deeper into the 70% of what the the bible teaches about money.
.-= Joe Plemon´s last blog ..What is That In Your Hand? =-.

]]> By: Paul Williams @ Provident Planning http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Paul Williams @ Provident Planning Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:11:12 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-some-money-unrelated-to-the-bible/#comment-928 Most of the content already has been on the blog. Check under personal finance bible study. That's not all of it, but it's at least most of what I've written on contentment, work, and giving. .-= Paul Williams @ Provident Planning´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/providentplan/dBOx/~3/h8uT5CLYCQg/" rel="nofollow">What Is Contentment?</a> =-. Most of the content already has been on the blog. Check under personal finance bible study. That’s not all of it, but it’s at least most of what I’ve written on contentment, work, and giving.
.-= Paul Williams @ Provident Planning´s last blog ..What Is Contentment? =-.

]]> By: Craig http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Craig Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:29:15 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-some-money-unrelated-to-the-bible/#comment-926 @Paul. I wish I could be part of your class. Hopefully some of that material will end up on your blog. I completely agree that we must have a solid foundational understanding of the principles before moving along to application lessons. @Paul. I wish I could be part of your class. Hopefully some of that material will end up on your blog. I completely agree that we must have a solid foundational understanding of the principles before moving along to application lessons.

]]> By: Paul Williams @ Provident Planning http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/money-unrelated-to-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Paul Williams @ Provident Planning Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:01 +0000 http://www.moneyhelpforchristians.com/are-some-money-unrelated-to-the-bible/#comment-923 Great article, Craig! I've found this idea of building a solid foundation on the principles to be essential. I'm putting together a Sunday school curriculum on personal finance for my church as an elective for the winter quarter. Out of the 11 Sundays I have available 7 will be discussing principles while only 4 discuss applications. I feel like it is more important to understand the principles first - you can always learn how to apply them later. .-= Paul Williams @ Provident Planning´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/providentplan/dBOx/~3/h8uT5CLYCQg/" rel="nofollow">What Is Contentment?</a> =-. Great article, Craig! I’ve found this idea of building a solid foundation on the principles to be essential. I’m putting together a Sunday school curriculum on personal finance for my church as an elective for the winter quarter. Out of the 11 Sundays I have available 7 will be discussing principles while only 4 discuss applications. I feel like it is more important to understand the principles first – you can always learn how to apply them later.
.-= Paul Williams @ Provident Planning´s last blog ..What Is Contentment? =-.

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