Online Education and Resources
Videos from Giving Your Money Purpose Retreats
Church Budgeting and Finances
ChurchEXCEL
Texas Baptists is proud to partner as ChurchEXCEL provides free resources for pastors and church administrators.
Texas Baptists Church Administration
Texas Baptists Church Administration exists to help church leaders be faithful stewards of church resources.
Education
- Truett - Certificate of Ministry
- Texas Baptists - Urban Church Leader Certification
There are several scholarships that Texas Baptists offers for students to assist with the cost of higher education.
Counseling Services
Texas Baptists Counseling Services provides counseling resources for ministers and their families (financial assistance is available for BGCT affiliated ministers).
Healthcare
Healthcare coverage can help protect you from high, unexpected healthcare costs. In our survey of pastors, healthcare costs were identified as one of the top three financial challenges facing pastors.
Financial Planning for Pastors
There are many resources dedicated to helping pastors with their budgets. Texas Baptists also offers its Church Matching and Protection Benefit Program with benefits including: Matching Convention funds to the Church Retirement Plan, Disability Insurance and Survivor Protection benefits.
- Pastoral Compensation Webinar
- Webinar - Retirement Savings Basics
- Guidestone® Monthly Home Budget Calculator
- Guidestone® Ministers’ Tax Guide
- FDIC’s Money Smart – A Financial Education Program
- Guidestone® Financial Resources
- Family Budgeting
- Ministerial Finance Seminar Handout
- Webinar - Life Insurance 101 for Pastors and Ministers
Public Resources
The state and federal government offer programs for a variety of situations, from helping supplement low-income families to purchasing your first home. You can call 2-1-1 and they can connect you with the services you need.
- TANF Cash Help- TANF helps families pay for basic living needs.
- SNAP Food Benefits - Helps people buy the food they need for good health. People also can buy garden seeds with SNAP benefits.
- Federal Housing Administration Loan Programs – the FHA insures the loan so the lender can offer homebuyers a better deal with low down payments, low closing costs and easy credit qualifying.