Groundwork Financial CenterLeave a Legacy, Build Personal Financial Wisdom that Glorifies God.
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Groundwork Financial Center
As a college student or recent graduate, it can be difficult to make financial decisions with confidence. The Groundwork Financial Center (GFC) at Cornerstone University equips our students with programs, practices and tools for sound financial spending, saving, debt management and investing based on Biblical principles. It is open to all students on Cornerstone University’s campus who want to strengthen their personal financial literacy and make wise decisions. Established in partnership with the Ron Blue Institute, our team of faculty and peer coaches will support you in this endeavor by teaching you to understand and apply concepts of financial literacy through the lens of a Christian worldview.
Peer Financial Coaching
The Groundwork Financial Center offers free financial coaching to Cornerstone students, faculty and staff! This service provides guidance in budgeting, spending, saving, debt management and investing from a biblical perspective.
Take a Personal Finance Course: BUS241
Broaden your personal financial expertise and learn skills essential for budget planning, money management, debt management, maintaining financial responsibility and more.
Available for all Cornerstone University undergraduate students.
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Follow our Instagram or MyCornerstone sites to read posts from some of our peer-financial coaches and other financial experts!
Adding Biblical Financial Wisdom to Your Life
The GFC offers a wide range of free opportunities that can help you grow in your understanding of money management. Many are open to Cornerstone University students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the community. Through classroom visits, workshops and special events, we can help you with your goals in attaining a financially sound future.
Do you want to learn more about a specific topic regarding finance? Request a workshop through the Groundwork Financial Center.
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The process we use at the Groundwork Financial Center follows the ‘4H’s of Financial Wisdom’ model developed by the Ron Blue Institute. The 4H model helps Christian students confidently integrate their faith into every area of their lives, including finances. It’s not enough to simply teach students about money when we can teach students how to apply true financial wisdom for a lifetime. Our philosophy starts with four basic biblical teachings:
- God owns it all
- We are stewards of God’s resources
- Money is a tool to fulfill God’s plans
- Every financial decision we make is a spiritual decision
The 4H’s of Financial Wisdom process is a holistic process. First, the focus is on the heart, reflecting on an individual’s strength in the areas stewardship, contentment, faith and wisdom. Second, the 4H model evaluates financial health in the five areas we use God’s resources in our lives, to give, grow (save), owe tax, owe debt and live. Third, we teach foundational habits to set long-term goals, spend less than you earn, plan for financial margin, give generously and avoid the use of debt. The 4H model concludes with hope, providing students with the tools, biblical wisdom and skills to confidently integrate faith into their finances.
