Creating a Narrative Budget

The story of God's work in a congregation goes beyond income and expenses. A Narrative Budget helps to tell of what God is doing through your community and how you are a part of it with your time, talents, and treasure.

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What You Will Learn

1. Creating a Narrative Budget
2. How to use this course
3. Before we begin...
1. Understanding the importance of a Narrative Budget
2. Meet Pastor Tim Brown
3. Steps in the Process
1. Be Clear about "Why?"
2. Video Instruction Step One
3. Questions for Reflection
1. Identify Areas of Impact
2. Video Instruction Step Two
3. Questions for Reflection
1. Divide Costs into Areas of Impact
2. Video Instruction Step Three
3. Questions for Reflection
1. Do a "Time Audit"
2. Video
3. Reflection
1. Total Up Your "Impact Costs"
2. Video
3. Reflection
1. Tell the Whole Story
2. Video
3. Reflection
1. Step 7: Highlight What You're Going to Do!
2. Video
3. Reflection
1. Make it Available
2. Video
3. Questions for Reflection
1. Final thoughts and Next Steps
2. Narrative Budget Example--Something to Light Up the World
3. Narrative Budget Example: All in One Page
4. Narrative Budget Example: Bethlehem Lutheran in Fargo, ND
5. Narrative Budget Worksheet
6. Post course survey

About this course

Free
Virtual Conversations with Colleagues
Practical Tips for building your congregation's Mission Statement
Teaching Videos with Pr. Tim Brown

Creating a Narrative Budget

What You Will Learn

Welcome to the course!

Introduction

Step 1: Be Clear about "Why?"

Step 2: Identify Areas of Impact

Step 3: Divide Costs into Areas of Impact

Step 4: Do a "Time Audit"

Step 5: Total Up Your Impact Costs

Step 6: Tell the Whole Story

Step 7: Highlight What You're Going to Do!

Step 8: Make it Available

What Now?

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