The Power of Vision-First Budgeting for Churches Pastors & Money Podcast
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Show Notes:
In this episode, we dive into the concept of Vision-First budgeting for churches with Mark Karwowski. Mark shares his insights on how prioritizing vision can transform church finances and drive ministry effectiveness.
Mark Karwowski's background in pastoral ministry and financial coaching.
Introduction to the Vision-First concept and its importance in church budgeting.
The role of vision as the driving force behind ministry decisions.
Aligning budgeting priorities with the overarching vision of the church.
Implementing Vision-First budgeting at Covenant Fellowship Church and its impact.
How Vision-First budgeting empowers churches to pursue their mission with clarity and purpose.
Overcoming challenges and resistance when transitioning to Vision-First budgeting.
Practical steps for pastors and leaders to integrate Vision-First budgeting into their churches.
The potential for growth and increased effectiveness through prioritizing vision in budgeting.
Testimonials and success stories from churches implementing Vision-First budgeting.
Future outlook: Scaling Vision-First budgeting and its role in sustaining ministry impact.
Mark Karwowski's Vision-First approach to church budgeting provides a strategic framework for aligning financial resources with the mission and vision of the church. By prioritizing vision, churches can unleash their full potential for ministry impact and Kingdom advancement.
Don't miss out on this insightful discussion on reshaping church finances for greater effectiveness and purpose-driven stewardship. Tune in to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for implementing Vision-First budgeting in your church.
Episode Transcript
[00:00:00]Joy Suzanne:Today, I'm speaking with Mark Karwowski. Mark has served in pastoral ministry since 2006, working in various ministry roles, including children's and youth ministry, coordinating Financial Peace University classes, as well as serving as a lead pastor. [00:01:00] He currently serves as the Deacon of Finance for Covenant Fellowship Church in Bristol, Virginia, where he operates in a CFO-type role for the church.
Mark is also a Ramsey Preferred Financial Coach, and he works with both individuals and churches through his practice Courage to Conquer Coaching. Mark developed the Vision First concept for church budgeting in 2023 and implemented it at Covenant Fellowship Church. He is now working with other pastors and leaders to implement this program in their churches.
In the business world, Mike Michalowicz has written a very influential book called Profit First, which provides a practical framework to help businesses go from starving to profitable through their budgeting. Mark and I have both been inspired by the Profit First framework, but Mark took it a step further and started thinking about how these principles would work in churches and ministries.
After all, we're not trying to make a profit, not a financial one at least. But we are trying to make a profit, right? We're trying to produce fruit, to go and make disciples, and to participate in [00:02:00] the mission God has given our individual churches and organizations. So how can we steward our finances to accomplish the great tasks that God has put before us? How should churches structure their budgets in order to propel forward the vision God has given them? This is the question Mark Karwowski has been working on, and the result has been this new framework, Vision First. And today we're going to hear a little bit about that as well as how it's been working out in Covenant Fellowship Church in the past year.
Interview with Mark Karwowski
Mark, welcome to the Pastors and Money Podcast.
Mark Karwowski: Thank you. It's great to be here.
Joy Suzanne: So Mark, I know you have an engineering background, but you're a pastor, you're a financial coach. So can you tell us a little bit about how you got started with pastora
Show Notes:
In this episode, we dive into the concept of Vision-First budgeting for churches with Mark Karwowski. Mark shares his insights on how prioritizing vision can transform church finances and drive ministry effectiveness.
Mark Karwowski's background in pastoral ministry and financial coaching.
Introduction to the Vision-First concept and its importance in church budgeting.
The role of vision as the driving force behind ministry decisions.
Aligning budgeting priorities with the overarching vision of the church.
Implementing Vision-First budgeting at Covenant Fellowship Church and its impact.
How Vision-First budgeting empowers churches to pursue their mission with clarity and purpose.
Overcoming challenges and resistance when transitioning to Vision-First budgeting.
Practical steps for pastors and leaders to integrate Vision-First budgeting into their churches.
The potential for growth and increased effectiveness through prioritizing vision in budgeting.
Testimonials and success stories from churches implementing Vision-First budgeting.
Future outlook: Scaling Vision-First budgeting and its role in sustaining ministry impact.
Mark Karwowski's Vision-First approach to church budgeting provides a strategic framework for aligning financial resources with the mission and vision of the church. By prioritizing vision, churches can unleash their full potential for ministry impact and Kingdom advancement.
Don't miss out on this insightful discussion on reshaping church finances for greater effectiveness and purpose-driven stewardship. Tune in to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for implementing Vision-First budgeting in your church.
Episode Transcript
[00:00:00]Joy Suzanne:Today, I'm speaking with Mark Karwowski. Mark has served in pastoral ministry since 2006, working in various ministry roles, including children's and youth ministry, coordinating Financial Peace University classes, as well as serving as a lead pastor. [00:01:00] He currently serves as the Deacon of Finance for Covenant Fellowship Church in Bristol, Virginia, where he operates in a CFO-type role for the church.
Mark is also a Ramsey Preferred Financial Coach, and he works with both individuals and churches through his practice Courage to Conquer Coaching. Mark developed the Vision First concept for church budgeting in 2023 and implemented it at Covenant Fellowship Church. He is now working with other pastors and leaders to implement this program in their churches.
In the business world, Mike Michalowicz has written a very influential book called Profit First, which provides a practical framework to help businesses go from starving to profitable through their budgeting. Mark and I have both been inspired by the Profit First framework, but Mark took it a step further and started thinking about how these principles would work in churches and ministries.
After all, we're not trying to make a profit, not a financial one at least. But we are trying to make a profit, right? We're trying to produce fruit, to go and make disciples, and to participate in [00:02:00] the mission God has given our individual churches and organizations. So how can we steward our finances to accomplish the great tasks that God has put before us? How should churches structure their budgets in order to propel forward the vision God has given them? This is the question Mark Karwowski has been working on, and the result has been this new framework, Vision First. And today we're going to hear a little bit about that as well as how it's been working out in Covenant Fellowship Church in the past year.
Interview with Mark Karwowski
Mark, welcome to the Pastors and Money Podcast.
Mark Karwowski: Thank you. It's great to be here.
Joy Suzanne: So Mark, I know you have an engineering background, but you're a pastor, you're a financial coach. So can you tell us a little bit about how you got started with pastora