Teach them Financial Responsibility, and they will Give Money

I was listening to Dave Ramsey’s podcast the other day, and he said something somewhat struck a chord with me in the realm of making sense.

He basically said that the more a “congregation” comes to terms with financial responsibility, the more they will tithe or donate to the Church. Naturally while the donations and tithing will go down at first while people straighten themselves out, once they are out of debt and the savings begin to grow, they will then be able and more inclined to donate more.

Honestly it does make some sense. We do not have very many fiscally sound people at the Grove (we do have some, thankfully). I’ve been pondering (and been prodded to do) a “Basic Personal Finance” workshop at the Grove for a while now. Honestly I don’t think I’m qualified to do such, but at the same time, I do like sharing my experiences and what I’ve learned about my financial turn-around.

So maybe I will consider doing this again sometime in March while people are getting their tax money back. Being the leader of my “church” I should not only lead by example, but also do my best to help the “congregation” stay on its feet, as a tribe.