BUS 101 - Christian Financial Stewardship and Enterprise (3 Credits)
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Christian Financial Stewardship and Enterprise (3 credits)Professor Steve ElzingaAdditional Materials by: Seth Godin, David Brooks, Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Warren, Billy Graham, Ernesto SirolliNeed help: CLI Help Desk (helpdesk@christianleaders.netOverviewThis class explores key principles for handling finances and for starting, managing, and marketing a sustainable enterprise. It may be especially helpful for bi-vocational leaders who minister while earning income by other means.
This class is inspired by the Apostle Paul. He believed that pastors deserved to be paid, but he himself ministered without payment and earned his income in business. Paul is a model for many bi-vocational leaders. He wrote, "If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make use of my rights in preaching it" (1 Corinthians 9:17-18). You may be seeking to be like Paul and minister free of charge. This class will help prepare you for a sustainable enterprise.
Outcomes:
1. Learn the basics of starting a business/enterprise endeavor
2. Understand concepts of finance and money management for enterprises
3. Learn basics of managing and marketing an enterprise
Assignments
1. Read all online reading materials.
2. Watch online video lectures for each unit.
4. Take the online quiz for each unit. You will have 75 minutes to answer 20 multiple-choice questions for each quiz. Once a quiz has started, you must finish it, and you can't retake it. So be ready ahead of time. While taking the quiz, you may use your notes and refer to articles and other materials.Grading Scale
A 93-100% A- 90-92% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82%
C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72% D+ 67-69% D 63-66% D- 60-62% F 0-59%
Your average grade must be at least 60%. Otherwise, you will fail the class and will receive no course credit.Deadline: You have 180 days to finish the course. Complete all assignments before the final deadline, or you will be automatically withdrawn from the course and all coursework will be removed. You will have to start over and retake the class to receive credit.
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Unit 1: Introduction to Enterprise
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Unit 2: Personal Finances
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Unit 3: How To Save Money
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Unit 4: How To Make More Money At Your Job
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Unit 5: How To Get A Ministry Job
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Unit 6: Ideas for a Business
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Unit 7: How to Start a Business
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Unit 8: How to Sell
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Unit 9: Managing a Business
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Unit 10: Vision
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Unit 11: Just Do It
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Unit 12: Be Inspired