SBTC offers financial guidance for churches, members

GRAPEVINE?For churches and individuals struggling with debt and other financial needs in the current economic climate, the SBTC offers written and personal assistance.

The convention’s Church Ministries department is the primary provider of financial consultation. Bob Eklund of Eklund Stewardship Ministries serves as the SBTC’s financial ministry consultant. Eklund has written a workbook (with a teacher’s guide) called “Children of Privilege,” which teaches Christians the responsibility that accompanies the relative wealth American believers enjoy. The book also helps lead churches to better financial health.

Additionally, Eklund offers financial freedom training in a one-day, four-hour seminar designed to help individuals manage money and free themselves to be good stewards of what has given them. A resource titled “God’s Plan for Financial Freedom” helps seminar participants understand God’s principles for handling money.

Eklund Stewardship Ministries can also help churches in fundraising and debt retirement efforts.

The SBTC Foundation also offers help to churches and individuals in building trusts and endowments for kingdom causes through planned gifts from appreciated assets and estates. Foundation Executive Director Johnathan Gray teaches a “Christian Estate Planning” seminar for SBTC churches at no cost. Gray can visit privately with those individuals needing additional consultation or desiring to make a gift to the Lord’s work.

Contact Bob Eklund at 817-268-0560. Johnathan Gray may be reached at 817-552-2500.