LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (January 8, 2026) — For several years, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has placed a priority on clergy development and growth, both in relation to their work in ministry and in their personal lives. An opportunity the Foundation offered last fall is returning this spring: the workshop Saving Grace: Financial Literacy for Clergy.
For two days in March, United Methodist clergy — elders, deacons, and full- and part-time local pastors — and their spouses are invited to work through this financial well-being material to gain skills that will help them master money and experience grace in this area of life, and also to return to their congregations and share this training with their communities.
Saving Grace: Financial Literacy for Clergy will be offered at two different locations and times:
- At First United Methodist Church of Rogers, beginning at 3 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2026, and concluding the following day, March 3, at 2 p.m.
- At the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas’ Little Rock office (601 Wellington Village Road) beginning at 3 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2026, and concluding the following day, March 10, at 2 p.m.
The Saving Grace curriculum encourages reflection on the complex relationship between money and faith, spending time in Scripture and examining the related teachings of theologians like John Wesley.
The Revs. Justin and Susan Ledbetter, facilitators of this workshop, will help ensure participants can count on conversations around personal budgets, debt management, and saving and spending habits to be easily applicable. Participants will see how this material can be adapted for short-term small group study in their own ministry context.
For each participant, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas will cover the cost of course materials, lodging for one night, one dinner, one lunch, and a $50 gift card to assist with travel expenses. When the Foundation receives your website registration, a staff member will contact you about further arrangements for your visit.
Space is limited; registration closes Friday, February 20, for the Rogers session and Friday, February 27, for the Little Rock session. Registration may close earlier if attendee capacity is reached.
Register for Saving Grace: Financial Literacy for Clergy in Rogers
Register for Saving Grace: Financial Literacy for Clergy in Little Rock
About the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
With a mission to establish and manage charitable funds to strengthen and expand Methodist ministries across Arkansas, the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas manages over $260 million in endowment funds and other charitable assets that benefit local churches and other United Methodist ministries. Founded in 1963, the Foundation has grown into one of the largest United Methodist foundations in the country, managing more than 800 funds that support Methodist ministries. To learn more, visit methodistfoundationAR.org.
