Workshops

For more information on any of these educational offerings, please contact Rev. Jim Mentzer, Director of Planned Giving, at 800-555-4718 or by e-mail: . Most can be customized to meet the needs of your congregation.

Planned Giving

  • An Introduction to United Methodist Foundation
  • An Introduction to Planned Giving in the Local Church
  • Creative Ways of Giving
  • The Basics of Estate Planning
  • Gifts From The Heart: Charitable Giving Strategies
  • The Inside Scoop on Charitable Gift Annuities
  • Forming an Endowment Committee

Stewardship & Debt

  • Biblical & Theological Dimensions of Stewardship
  • Why We Apportion: Insights into Our Apportionment system
  • Getting Out Of Debt
  • Good Sense: A Christian-based Budgeting Course

Financial Planning

  • Seven Steps to a Golden Retirement
  • Things They Didn’t Teach Me in Divinity School: Financial Planning for New Pastors

United Methodism

  • Who Was John Wesley?
  • A Brief History of the Methodist Church in America