Christ the King Parish, School and Daycare team up on new initiative open to local community
BY FR. CARL MCCARTHY, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
Christ the King Parish, School, and Daycare in Madisonville have teamed up together and are working on a new stewardship initiative called Ramsey+. As a Church we have heard the word stewardship many times and we understand it to mean the giving of our time, talent, and treasure. We believe in the biblical principles of stewardship that as Catholics we are called to give back to God what God has giving to us, and that means everything. However, over time words can lose their punch and their meaning. Stewardship is one of those words that for some has come to mean giving more money. The leadership at Christ the King wants to do wants to do something about that, so we are launching the Ramsey+ initiative to teach the true value of money and how to use it for the good of all.
Many of us are familiar with Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. For the past 25 years, Financial Peace University (FPU) has taught ways of handling money. Millions of people have taken the class and seen the life-changing benefits that come from learning the truth about money. Dave Ramsey has now established what is called Ramsey+. Ramsey+ takes the same principles from FPU to help people create lasting money habits. So, what exactly is Ramsey+, and how is it different from Financial Peace University?
Financial Peace University is taught in a nine-lesson class. Members come together as a group to watch video lessons and talk through discussion questions. After the class is over, graduates are responsible for continuing their financial journey on their own. Ramsey+, on the other hand, walks with people throughout their entire financial journey. Ramsey+ still includes FPU, but the Ramsey team is constantly adding more resources to help people continue to win with money. They’ve rolled all of their content, tools and resources into one all-access membership that helps people lead a life of financial peace. The good news is that all of this Ramsey+ content is available on your personal computer, table, or smartphone. With this information at your fingertips, it gives families and individuals a greater ability to use their money as a gift from God.
Christ the King launched Ramsey+ in mid-April and will be hosting a in-person Financial Peace University Class beginning April 26. These money teaching tools are not only available to the people at Christ the King, but it is open to anyone throughout the Madisonville and Hopkins County community. To learn more about Ramsey + or to register go to the website at Christ the King Catholic Church at cktmadisonville.org or call Sherry Kittinger (270) 8721-5494.
Fr. Carl McCarthy is the pastor of Christ the King Parish in Madisonville.
Originally printed in the May 2021 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.