Overview
This course, featuring video lectures from Professor Shane Enete of Biola University's Crowell School of Business, is designed for pastors and church leaders who specifically deal with church finances. The goal is to help you as a pastor or leader navigate important financial decisions skillfully, enabling you to faithfully steward the resources God has entrusted to the church.
In this course, you will receive:
- Video lectures by Professor Enete and other financial professionals to walk you through different financial decisions
- Activities to help you practice what you've learned in the lessons
- A downloadable coursepack with lecture notes and assignments to help you apply this knowledge to your own financial situation
This is the fourth course in the Financial Literacy Series of courses available on Biola LEARN. The full list of courses in this series is:
- The Bible and Personal Finance
- Personal Financial Planning
- Basic Money Management
- Basic Money Management for Church Leaders
Shane Enete, CFA, is the director of the Personal Financial Planning Program at Biola University, administered by the Crowell School of Business. In 2017, Shane Enete founded the Biola University Inspire Research Institute for Biblical Responsible Investing, created in partnership with Inspire Investing. While serving as an investment research professional for large institutional asset managers, Enete valued public stock securities, modeling asset allocations for billion dollar pension plans while also serving as a forensic accountant for a trillion dollar bond manager. He holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, a Master of Science degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and is currently a PhD candidate for Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University. Professor Shane Enete and his wife Tammy have two children, Sage and Silas.
Biola University's Crowell School of Business offers undergraduate, graduate and online bachelor's degree students a premier business education taught by experienced, professional faculty. While providing excellent academic preparation, Crowell takes learning beyond the classroom — teaching you to broaden your perspectives and bring important wisdom and expertise into your workplace.
Course FAQ
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the assignments. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
No. The course contains everything you need to successfully complete the course. Be sure to download the coursepack contained in this course so that you have all of the course materials. There are resources recommended at the end of the course that you are free to purchase if you wish to pursue further study on the course topic.
Since this course is designed as a completely self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.
This course, featuring video lectures from Professor Shane Enete of Biola University's Crowell School of Business, is designed for pastors and church leaders who specifically deal with church finances. The goal is to help you as a pastor or leader navigate important financial decisions skillfully, enabling you to faithfully steward the resources God has entrusted to the church.
In this course, you will receive:
- Video lectures by Professor Enete and other financial professionals to walk you through different financial decisions
- Activities to help you practice what you've learned in the lessons
- A downloadable coursepack with lecture notes and assignments to help you apply this knowledge to your own financial situation
This is the fourth course in the Financial Literacy Series of courses available on Biola LEARN. The full list of courses in this series is:
- The Bible and Personal Finance
- Personal Financial Planning
- Basic Money Management
- Basic Money Management for Church Leaders
Shane Enete, CFA, is the director of the Personal Financial Planning Program at Biola University, administered by the Crowell School of Business. In 2017, Shane Enete founded the Biola University Inspire Research Institute for Biblical Responsible Investing, created in partnership with Inspire Investing. While serving as an investment research professional for large institutional asset managers, Enete valued public stock securities, modeling asset allocations for billion dollar pension plans while also serving as a forensic accountant for a trillion dollar bond manager. He holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, a Master of Science degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and is currently a PhD candidate for Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University. Professor Shane Enete and his wife Tammy have two children, Sage and Silas.
Biola University's Crowell School of Business offers undergraduate, graduate and online bachelor's degree students a premier business education taught by experienced, professional faculty. While providing excellent academic preparation, Crowell takes learning beyond the classroom — teaching you to broaden your perspectives and bring important wisdom and expertise into your workplace.
Syllabus
| Church Budgeting Lesson 1 |
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| Coursepack Sample Resource |
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| In this lesson, Professor Enete will review the... Overview |
| Church Budgeting Video |
| Accrual Accounting Video |
| Nine Financial Ratios Video |
| Lesson 1 Assignment Resource |
| Coursepack Resource |
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| The average American church would benefit from... Overview |
| Landscape for Philanthropy Video |
| Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Video |
| Asset-Based Giving Part 1 Video |
| Asset-Based Giving Part 2 Video |
| Research and Reflection Assignment Reflection |
| Church Fundraising Lesson 3 |
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| In this lesson, Janice Munemitsu highlights... Overview |
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| Fundraising Part 1 Video |
| Fundraising Part 2 Video |
| Fundraising Part 3 Video |
| Fundraising Part 4 Video |
| Downloadable Capital Campaign Resources Resource |
| Let's Make it Practical Resource |
| Fishing on the Other Side Lesson 4 |
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| The Church has a spiritual opportunity to... Overview |
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| Gaining a New Perspective Video |
| The Importance of Prayer Video |
| Helpful Resources Video |
| What's Possible if We Stop Procrastinating? Video |
| Why is the Local Church Passed Over? Video |
| How Do You Overcome Apathy? Video |
| A Conversation on Planned Giving with Brian Kluth Video |
| How Do You Create a Culture of Generosity? Video |
| Five Keys to Growing Givers Video |
| Course Evaluation Resource |
Course FAQ
Each lesson is designed to take approximately 2-4 hours, depending on how deeply you engage the assignments. Since this is a self-paced course, the time it will take you to complete it will depend on the speed with which you want to progress through the course.
No. The course contains everything you need to successfully complete the course. Be sure to download the coursepack contained in this course so that you have all of the course materials. There are resources recommended at the end of the course that you are free to purchase if you wish to pursue further study on the course topic.
Since this course is designed as a completely self-paced experience, you will not have any interaction with the professor during the course.