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SAVE THE DATE!
May 3, 2011
An evening with Greg Mortenson
author of Three Cups of Tea and
Stones into Schools
Mechanics Hall Worcester, MA
May 4 - 6, 2011
Celebrating Call Celebrating Challenge:
Ministry in a Changing Landscape
a leadership event for clergy and
students in discernment
Westin Hotel
Waltham, MA
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Your Money Autobiography
By Ginger Anderson-Larson
There is a disaster in your community, and opportunities for giving donations abound. What is your response? You receive a cash gift for your birthday. What do you do with it? Have you ever wondered why you respond the way you do to a situation that involves money? How do you make your choices for earning, spending, giving, saving, and investing money? Through your life you have accumulated many messages about money. These messages have come from your parents and family, advertisers, teachers, the culture around you, and your faith community. All of these messages have contributed to forming you in your attitudes, choices, and actions in relation to the role of money in your life.
A "Money Autobiography" is a resource to assist you in reflecting on the story of your life in relationship to money. The intent is to provide a path for you to discover more clearly your relationship to money and how it has been formed during your lifetime. In the course of writing a money autobiography, some discover that money controls them. Others discover that they control money. We can also ask: "Where is God in the midst of this? What is God's desire for me in relationship to money?" There is a kind of adventure in discovery process!
The Bible reveals to us that we are children of a generous, gracious, merciful, and forgiving God. As those who seek to embrace our baptismal calling, living as children of God, our lives are to reflect the God who loves us, claims us, and sends us into the world to live and love each other as God loves us. To love each other as God loves us includes being generous, as God is generous. Our brokenness often causes us to revert to self-centered and selfish ways, contrary to even our own best desires and intentions. Why does this happen? An awareness of our formation in relationship to money can provide some clues to understanding the answer to this question.
To read the entire article, visit: http://www.churchleadership.com/leadingideas/leaddocs/2010/100929_article.html
a resource of The Lewis Center for Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary |
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Interested in learning more about money autobiographies?
Ms. Jena Roy, Associate for Stewardship is available to do workshops, phone consultations, and more!
Send her an email or give her a call for more information.
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