Money, Ministry, and Meaning: Financial Wellness as an Act of Pastoral Self-care

Financial wellbeing is inseparable from pastoral wellbeing. When clergy build healthier relationships with money, they reduce stress, expand capacity for spiritual leadership, and strengthen their ability to serve without fear or scarcity. Retirement readiness becomes an act of stewardship--of self, vocation, and community--reframing financial planning as an essential component of sustainable ministry. What it addresses: Seeing financial planning as an essential pastoral wellbeing practice. This session is best suitable for: Early career and mid-career ministry professionals. Host: Rev. Dr. Paul L. Ramsey, Director of Church Relations & Philanthropy Featured Guest: Shannon Doyle, Program Director for Partnerships and Financial Education, LSS Financial Choice Learn how to have a better relationship with money and to reframe your financial planning approach as a spiritual and vocational practice that supports sustainable ministry. Topics Include: Money and meaning Scarcity and burnout Stewardship and wellbeing Participants will: Recognize money scripts Reframe financial care as self-care Relate to money better