Speaking about Money: reducing the tension (10th anniversary)
Our Anniversary Party Runs throughout February 2012!
We are a little late celebrating the 10th anniversary of the book, but want to say Happy Anniversary anyway!
In 2001, the book
Speaking About Money: Reducing the Tension was published as the last major work from
The Giving Project. The book grew out of a seminar long-time Mennonite pastor and church leader Peter Wiebe and I taught around the country, helping ministry leaders get in touch with their own money story, how money messages are constructed but easily become confused, and how to navigate one's way to more effective money communication across diverse constituencies.
If you've heard the labels Impoverished Hopefuls, Freely Givers or Blessed Poor, you're hearing from someone who participated in one of the workshops or benefitted from the material found in this book.
I was honored to work with Peter Wiebe(pictured at right) in this effort and still hear the laughter of his booming bass. He was my mother's pastor when she was a youth group member in Northern Indiana, and now attends church with my brother and his family in Arizona.
These connections with Peter and my family are a reminder how the tapestry of our lives are deeply intertwined in ways we cannot fully see. Money is one of the threads and that tapestry and those of us leading organizations that serve others do well to be in touch with its intricate weave. Who we are and what we say in these matters will impact those who come after us . . .years after us.
Happy Anniversary!
-mark l vincent
p.s. You can join the celebration by entering our drawing during February 2012. We will award three organizations with copies of the book for their entire board. Click on the box below to enter:
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