Recession … unemployment … upside down … more taxes … less savings … stress! These are the vocabulary words of the current season of life for many Christ-followers. The good news is that Matt Bell has written a practical book that helps you get past the crisis, find some breathing space, ditch the debt and position yourself for lasting financial health in Money Strategies for Tough Times.

Matt’s book is a valuable tool for several reasons …

• It’s timely

If you are a leader today, you know that our people are hurting. At a time when we should be able to care for the increasing number of people in financial trouble, we find many of those people are our own! This book will address the needs of the people we lead and help them get their financial house in order, not just in the short term, but in the long run.

• It’s Biblical

Starting off with hope, Bell writes that, “You can get to a better place.” Using Biblical insight, personal testimonies and practical tools, Money Strategies for Tough Times returns the reader to the God of hope and the hope of God time and again. Each chapter even ends with a “write it on your heart” section – a Bible verse to take to heart.

• It’s practical

Subjects include “unsecured” and “secured” debt issues, unemployment, tapping into your financial reserves and what to do when all else fails. The optimistic aspect of this book cannot be over stated. Money Strategies for Tough Times looks to the day when the reader will be back on their feet and helps them design a lifestyle of Biblical financial money management to help keep them from another crisis like the one they are currently facing.

• It’s easy-to-implement

Matt has designed this book with many easy-to-use tools that will cause the reader to see solutions in a step-by-step manner, building habits that will translate into financial health. From Biblical reflections to a debt organizer, a monthly cash flow plan to a multi-faceted savings plan, this book provides an abundance of ways for the reader to get their financial house healthy.

Matt Bell has a winner here. I am sure you will want to obtain a copy for yourself and as a mentoring tool for the needs of those all around you!

If you would like to listen to my interview with Matt Bell on Money Strategies for Tough Times click this link.

Write me at PastorMatt@EaglesInLeadership.org if I can be helpful to you and your church.