Creating Opportunities for Ministers to Practice and Advocate Skilled Stewardship

The Economics of the Kingdom of God

at Work in the Church

The COMPASS Quest

Two 6-month online courses: Personal Finances & Church Generosity

$1000 matching grants available to qualifying pastors who complete the Personal Finances course.

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Grants available up to $5,000

to address economic challenges of U.S. Nazarene pastors and full-time associate pastors

who meet certain qualifications.

Do I Qualify?

What are participants saying about the COMPASS Journey?

“I’ve been encouraged each month to be able to pay our family’s bills.”

"Our COMPASS Journey Team have been insightful partners and an encouragement to us on the journey so far."

"My wife and I were able to put $1,000 in an emergency fund."

COMPASS Journey

A path of cooperation and accountability toward financial well-being for ministers and local churches

COMPASS Academy

A financial leadership, management & well-being resource center

COMPASS True North Retreat

A transformational event to empower true financial freedom for the minister's life.

COMPASS Quest

Two 6-month online courses: Personal Finances and Church Generosity

What is the COMPASS Initiative?

The COMPASS Initiative, funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc., is a Nazarene initiative to address our U.S. ministers’ most pressing financial difficulties. The COMPASS Initiative utilizes:

A Financial Literacy, Management, and Well-Being program to equip ministers in personal and church financial matters that includes the COMPASS Academy, the COMPASS Journey, the COMPASS Quest, and the COMPASS True North Retreat.

A Ministerial Excellence Fund that provides grants for debt reduction and retirement savings to individual ministers who have completed the COMPASS Journey or the COMPASS Quest.

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