{"id":4153,"date":"2021-10-26T13:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christianformation\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:48:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:48:50","slug":"online-class-creating-a-narrative-budget-the-story-behind-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/christian-formation\/2021\/10\/online-class-creating-a-narrative-budget-the-story-behind-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Class: Creating a Narrative Budget – The Story Behind the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Discipleship Ministries is excited to announce the launch of a new course for local church leaders: Creating a Narrative Budget \u2013 The Story Behind the Numbers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new course is written and hosted by the Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane, Director of Stewardship & Generosity, who introduces the course and sets up each of the sessions in videos. Ken also serves as instructor for the course, interacting with participants through their responses to questions throughout the course, and answering questions that might arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the course content, students will download a\u00a0Narrative Budget Workbook<\/em>\u00a0in versions that will open in either Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. With the workbook, participants will enter their local church\u2019s budget (and a few other bits of information), and the workbook will organize those line items into broad ministry areas \u2013 a key tool in presenting a narrative budget!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through eight self-paced sessions, participants will learn generosity theory as well as the practical nuts and bolts of constructing a narrative budget, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n