Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2000
Abstract
The premise of this research is that the lack of connecting church financial management principles to a biblical foundation is a primary cause for the lack of clergy and church leaders following effective financial management practices within a church setting. This research explored this hypothesis by teaching two church financial courses; one with heavy emphasis on the biblical foundation for financial and administrative management, and one that is secular in approach. This study will compare the experiences of teaching each course with the premise that the scripturally-based course will have a positive impact on the students' attitude toward church financial management over and beyond the secular course. This applied research project is an attempt to offer solutions and illustrate the combination of efforts that churches must undertake if they truly want to begin to address the financial crisis facing their churches. The primary focus of this research is to provide an avenue of how to effectively teach ministerial education in the areas of finance and administration.
Keywords
church management
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Brown, Valerie Kay, "Money and Theology -- It's Not an Oxymoron" (2000). Student Scholarship. 309.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/309