About Money Matters for Ministry

Thanks to a grant provided by Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment, Inc., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary offers a series of workshops throughout the academic year designed to address economic and administrative challenges that face future ministers and faith leaders such as budget-setting, financial reporting and accountability, personal/church/nonprofit tax-filing, starting a small business, developing social media strategies, and live-streaming/video recording of services.

Details on Louisville Seminary's 2017-2018 Money Matters for Ministers Series are below.

Read more about Lilly Endowment, Inc.

For more information, contact Debra J. Mumford, Frank H. Caldwell Professor of Homiletics and Director of the Money Matters for Ministry Program, at (502) 992-5454 or email Debra.

Personal Finance

Saturday, September 9, 2017,  10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Janiel Youngblood

Being a good steward of God’s resources starts with being a good stewards of our personal resources. Students leave this seminar with knowledge of how to:

• Create and manage household budget
• Check and monitor credit scores
• Manage credit card debt
• Manage and selecting car loans
• Manage student loan debt

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Personal Finance

Friday, September 22, 2017,  1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 23, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Kathy Minx and Ginger Merkel

Every 21st-century church/nonprofit leader and independent marriage and family therapist/counselor needs to know how to be good financial stewards of their personal finances. Students leave this seminar with knowledge is in the following areas:

• Insurance and Risk Planning
• Importance and particulars of Health Insurance
• Basic Investment
Retirement Planning
• Estate Planning

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Fundraising for Religious Professionals

-Friday, August 25, 2017,  1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 26, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
-Friday, September 22, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 23, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Melissa Spas and Scott Williamson

Fundraising is an integral part of religious leadership. In this seminar, students learn to:

• Address the taboo of money-talk
• Meet cultural challenges and the future of religious giving
• Navigate the new world of religious fundraising and giving
• Preach and teach about giving
• Shape a theology of money and giving
• Care for donors
• Tell the story for fundraising

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Couponing 2.0

Monday, October 2, 2017,  12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Brittany Hesson

Do you have budget challenges? Are you looking for ways to make your money go further? Learn how to save money by accessing and navigating apps on your mobile phone. Master of Divinity student Brittany Hesson will expand her Couponing 101 with this Couponing 2.0 seminar and share her years of experience to help equip all of us to use our money much more efficiently.

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Grant Writing for MFT Students

Monday, October 9, 2017,  9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Lisa Cardwell and Denise Price

State and federal grants are available for a variety of counseling related purposes. Students will leave this seminar with a:

• Basic understanding of how to write grants
• Working knowledge of how to administer grants
• List of state and federal grants related to counseling and therapy

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How to Set a Client-Free Structure

Monday, March 5, 2018,  9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Aritha Berroa

Setting up a fair and equitable, yet profitable and sustainable, client fee structure can be challenging for new therapists. Students will leave this program with an understanding of:

• Factors to consider when setting fees
• Diverse models of fee structures
• Pros and cons of diverse fee structures