Financial Discipleship for Families: Intentionally Raising Faithful Children
Christian parents have two obvious but complex responsibilities: First, to follow Christ. Second, to prepare their children to follow Christ.
In this book, author Brian Holtz helps parents and grandparents learn, apply, and multiply the Bible’s teaching on money and possessions in order to raise up a new generation of faithful Christians.
As a husband and father of four children between the ages of thirteen and four, Brian presents established biblical truths, as well as new methods to teach them to our children, from a new and different perspective – that of someone who is still actively learning what works and what doesn’t. Rather than providing a checklist for raising faithfully compliant children, this book presents a theological, practical, and effective framework for families to pray, talk, and work through together with the ultimate goals of drawing each member closer to God and the family together as a whole.
Parents will be both challenged and encouraged to learn and live by God’s financial principles, explain them to their children, and invite them to walk alongside them in their financial discipleship journey, training them in the way they should go so that they will never depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).
About The Author
Brian Holtz was raised “going to church,” but walked away from God in his teenage years. God called him back in his mid-20s around the time he met Erica, who had a similar story.
Married in 2007, they lived like most Americans do, not extravagantly but not intentionally. In 2010, also like many Americans, the financial crisis led Brian and Erica, along with their newborn son, to turn in desperation to God for financial help and guidance. He provided for them then and has continued to ever since.
Brian and Erica, along with their four children (Weston, Barrett, Rowan, and Eden), live in Bedford, Indiana. As a family, they have learned to faithfully apply God’s principles to their lives and are passionate about helping others do the same.
In his role as Chief Executive Officer at Compass-finances God’s way, Brian applies learnings from his 15 years of cross-functional corporate experience to align the people, priorities, and passions of the organization and achieve Compass’ vision of seeing everyone, everywhere faithfully living by God’s financial principles in every area of their lives. Brian previously served as Elder and Pastor at First Baptist Church in Muscatine, Iowa and regularly teaches and preaches the intersection of God and money.