The Family Legacy "Summer Slam" Economic Empowerment Workshops Pastor Ronnie D. Joyner, D.Min Objective: The recession we are coming out of has been described as "the worst since the great depression". The problem for many today is not having the knowledge of the depths the "great depression" almost devastated the country http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression. The objective of this four session workshop is to "shop" for biblical answers and "work" those answers into long lasting solutions. Each Session is 2 hrs each. Dates: Tuesday July 17, 2012 11am & 7:00pm Saturday July 21, 2012 10:00am Tuesday July 21, 2012 11am & 7:00pm Saturday July 28, 2012 10:00am Here are the Four Areas Under Consideration:
Debt and Consumer Education
This Ministry is called to end the “debt culture which plagues many families. The first steps we will take will be debt and credit management. Primary focus will be upon your “then” so that we can help you arrive at a more blessed “now”. We will look at what the three credit bureaus have in their computer banks about you and help you get it cleaned up. You deserve to have your second chance to live “the God kind of life”. You may have had some challenges in your “then” but "now" is calling you to make your future better. “Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do; forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” Philippians 3:13,14 NIV. (1) Understanding Credit (2) Understanding Credit Scoring (3) Avoiding Credit Traps (4) Restoring Your Credit
Home Ownership While the national rate for home ownership in the United States approaches 70%, less than 50% of African Americans and Hispanics own homes. The Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Ministry enrollees will be taught the economic benefits of home ownership and how to secure affordable mortgages. No mortgage should put the home or homeowners in slavery. “… Some were saying, ‘we and our sons and daughters are numerous, in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain’. Others were saying, ‘we are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine’. Still others were saying, ‘we have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards’” Nehemiah 5:1-4 NIV.