Budgeting for New Chruch Leaders

Financial Responsibility can be tough on new Church Leaders

New Leaders need to understand though how important it is to budget wisely, it makes ministry effective, its biblically mandated, and displays leadership in all areas

Why Budgeting Matters

• Creates Effective Ministry
• Biblical Mandate
• Budgeting displays leadership

Effective Ministry

• Budgeting tools help leaders of all disicplines track and discover where they are financially
• It clears away confusion about the ability to run certain ministries because the knowledge of finances can dictate if a certain event is possible

Effective Ministry

• Budgeting, especially for new church leaders can help leaders prioritize certain events due to financial limitations
• The limitations also helps keep leaders in check by not being able to committ so many resources to every event option that comes their way

Effective Ministry

• This "trimming the fat" can create a more streamlined ministry for new church leaders and help see where growth and need exist

Biblical Mandate on Money

• God calls believers to be responsible and generous with money
• Romans 13:8- "Let no debt be outstanding"
• Proverbs 13:11 "Whoever gathers money little by little will watch it grow"
• Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have"

Biblical Mandate on Money

• Matthew 6:24 "You cannot serve both God and money"
• Proverbs 10:4 "Lazy hands make for poverty but diligent hands bring wealth"

Biblical Mandate on Money

• Luke 14:28 "Suppose you want to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
• Proverbs 3:9 "Honor the Lord with your wealth"

Biblical Mandate on Money

• Luke 14:28 "Suppose you want to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
• Proverbs 3:9 "Honor the Lord with your wealth"

Believers need to recognize that the money if from God, not ourselves and we need be generous and honor God with it

If we make wealth too important, it can become an idol to us

Believers need to recognize that the money if from God, not ourselves and we need be generous and honor God with it

If we make wealth too important, it can become an idol to us

Believers need to recognize that the money if from God, not ourselves and we need be generous and honor God with it

If we make wealth too important, it can become an idol to us

If we cannot budget well we cannot reach the world well