MANAGING GOD'S TIME: The Christian Book by Michel Bell and Guiding Principles
1. Managing God's Time - Personal Effectiveness Improvement
2. The New Managing God's Money - The Basics
3. Mes finances, Ses ressources
4. Managing God's Money - 7 Branches Workbook
5. Managing God's Money - The Basics
6. Managing God's Money - The Basics WORKBOOK
Managing God's Time - ISBN: 1-57921-726-5 & 978-1579217266 (Suggested Retail Price $13)
Over his 32-years business career, 16 as a non Christian and 16 as a born again Christian, Michel Bell climbed the corporate ladder rapidly, and gathered increasing responsibility. In the early years he had two ulcers, neglected his family, and was stressed continually. Gradually, to cope with the continual pressure, to protect his health, and to spend quantity time with his family, he developed the system of personal effectiveness that's the topic of this book.
How did he get there?
With the new lifestyle, he travelled over a million miles across the Atlantic and Pacific, worked in over 25 countries, yet never missed a flight, was not late for meetings, but juggled conflicting priorites, and basked in the positive stress, joyfully.
Read about the process, and challenges he overcame to develop this lifestyle of personal effectiveness that allowed him to cope with the inevitable, daily conflicting demands. Start using the tips, tools, techniques, processes, adjustments, Michel used to hold effective meetings, handle conflicting priorities, negotiated significant contracts, and much more. When he chose to retire at age 55 to pursue the ministry to which God called Him, Managing God's Money, his corporate successes led to this release from his only employer, former Alcan Inc.:
During his fruitful career, he has held various positions in the finance, legal, and business planning sectors, and has lived in Montreal, Vancouver, and Tokyo.
Michel will leave behind a successful track record in planning, strategy, and business development. He has been one of the most significant contributors to the strategic position our group [Bauxite, Alumina, and Specialty Chemicals] enjoys today. Perhaps his greatest legacy will be his value mindset, which has inspired his Alcan colleagues
As you read and reflect, experience God's grace, mercy, and peace as you begin tending to the important things in life rather than just reacting to the urgent---all for His glory!
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Christian Financial Management Book: The New Managing God's Money - The Basics ISBN: 097359022X & 978-0-9735902-2-7 (Suggested Retail Price $20)
Look quickly through this Christian Financial Management book, or read The Introduction and Contents only. This book is loaded with tips, tools, and techniques, builds on its predecessor and adds several key topics such as Christ-centered get out of debt procedure, the three "Ps" of investing, a simple set-by-step-approach to doing your first budget, showing everything you need to begin; and lots on insurance: how to know if you need insurance, and how to calculate the amount. Besides, it deals with giving to God today: many ministries and churches try to manipulate you to give to them, guilting you with teachings on tithing that doesn't apply today. Other matters addressed include: how to write a financial plan, how to plan for retirement, how to write and stay on a spending plan (a budget), and much more. Here is a comment on this book:
"We have been following many of the practices you mention [in the New Managing God's Money-The Basics] for quite a time now, but it was really
neat to see someone outline things so clearly. Getting one's head around the idea that 'all is God's and that we are merely stewards' is
definitely a major 're-think.' And it is fundamental--everything becomes so different. Sure leads one to be thankful, though!"--Judy, Ottawa
Peek inside this book.
In this expanded third edition, Michel presents more practical tools, tips, techniques, as he fuses his vast business experience with Bible truths. This book is a reference manual to help you decide matters such as giving to God, buying big ticket items, savings, budgeting, investing, retiring, insurance, finding a financial advisor, writing a will, and much more. Read the first three chapters to get the foundation, and then consult others as needed:
- See why tithing doesn't apply today; learn grace giving.
- Follow the step by step guide to your first budget, then develop and work with a GPS money guide.
- See the alternative to buying mortgage life insurance from your lender.
- Learn to benchmark your financial position and write or direct writing your personal financial plan.
- Understand when to start investing, and learn the 3Ps of investing.
- Learn when to start to identify and fill your retirement budget gap.
- Learn how to stop living pay-check-to-pay-check.
- See a Family Council in action, handling household finances: Deuteronomy 6: 4-8, in action.
- Today, start to identify and plug leaking areas.
- Learn and apply over 60 ways to cut costs.
- Under why, when and how to write a will and Power of Attorney
- Follow the biblically based get out of debt procedure to live the debt free life style.
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Christian Financial Management Book: Mes finances, Ses ressources - ISBN 978-0-9735902-3-4 (Suggested Retail Price $39.95)
The New Managing Gods Money-The Basics is available in French as Mes finances, Ses ressources, through distributor
Librairie Diffusion Vie.
Mes finances, Ses ressources, est disponible par le distributeur
Librairie Diffusion Vie. L'auteur, dans cet ouvrage, fusionne sa vaste expérience en affaires avec les vérités bibliques. Comment se passe votre périple spirituel ? Quel est l’état de votre situation financière? Venez, tel que vous êtes, et apprenez à identifier, à utiliser et à contrôler les facteurs qui vous poussent à dépenser.
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Christian Financial Management Book: Managing God's Money - 7 Branches Workbook - ISBN: 0-9735902-1-1 & 978-0973590210 (Suggested Retail Price $15)
Peek inside the New Workbook, a Bible study on money. Delve in it to learn Bible teachings and relevant practical applications such as the credit card alternative, investment preconditions, goal setting, planning and budgeting. This Chrstian Financial Management book matches the seminar DVD and CD's contents. It's ideal
for small group Bible study, for pre-marital counseling, and as a wedding or anniversary gift. Here is a comment on this book:
"The book is wonderful...very useful...to the point...and definitely according to the Bible. I highly recommend it especially to young people before they get into financial trouble." --Turk Lea
Peek inside this book.
This Christian financial management bible study is filled with Biblical references, questions, observations and teachings on daily matters affecting household finances. Michel wrote it to use with the 7 Branches
seminar DVD or 6-CD. Still, use it outside the seminar, alone or in a small group.
It is different from the pervious workbook in several respects: It's broader, deeper, covering Bible teachings and practical aids on more topics.
Built on a personal relationship with Jesus, these seven branches will help you understand how to carry out your stewardship role and not be stressed. It will guide you to a Christian worldview as you explore Bible teachings and relevant practical applications on matters such as these:
See detailed Bible references for tithing: who tithed, why, when, how much, why it stopped, how it restarted, why it doesn't apply today, what is today's giving standard. - How to apply biblical teachings to household finances--managing finances in a Christian home.
- How to teach your family about money matters: setting, approach, content.
- How to write simple cash flow and material worth statements.
- What does the Bible teach about goal-setting, planning, and budgeting? How to apply these today.
- How do I set and track goals, plans and budgets? See practical forms to help you start today.
- How do I get out of debt and live debt free apart from a mortgage.
- When should I start investing?
- How do I apply Genesis 41 to handle financial famines and feasts--the credit card alternative.
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Christian Financial Management Book: Managing God's Money - The Basics ISBN: 1-55306-086-5 & 978-15553060864 (Suggested Retail Price $10.95)
This is Michel's first book. It's out of print but available at several online and other bookstores.
From his vast experience as a financial, planning and strategy business executive, and using biblical principles, Michel A. Bell provides a
simple framework, useful and proven techniques to managing God's money effectively. He teaches the following key concepts:
- The GAS Principle: Three biblical stewardship truths.
- How to live and not borrow except to buy a home.
- The PLANE Spending analysis and The Affordability Index: Pre-spending evaluation.
- How a budget reduces stress and cultivates financial discipline.
- How to use PEACE budgetary control to focus your life on priorities.
- Why you should have a will and how to prepare one.
- How to decide on the best alternative to acquire a car: Buying versus leasing.
- Two key questions to ask before deciding to buy insurance.
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Christian Financial Management Book: Managing God's Money - The Basics WORKBOOK - ISBN: 1-55306-197-7 & 978-1553061977 (Suggested Retail Price $10.95)
This book is out of print but available online and at some bookstores.
It is a Bible study and a goal-setting and budgeting guide designed to help individuals and groups go deep in the Bible to understand more fully,
key biblical principles outlined in Managing God's Money-The Basics.
Questions in the workbook require thoughtful reflection and will help the reader unearth several key truths from the Bible.
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What Readers Say About Christian Financial Management Books: Managing God's Money-The Basics & The Basics Workbook:
"God has gifted Michel with an in-depth understanding of personal finance and given him an exceptional ability to communicate financial
principles to others. In fact, Managing God's Money-The Basics is one of the most balanced and practical resources on this topic I have ever
seen" --- Dr. Darrel Reid, former president of Focus on the Family, Canada, writing in the October 2001 magazine, Focus on the Family with Dr.
James Dobson.
"Michel, I just wanted to let you know I am really enjoying your Internet site. I am also completely free from credit card debt finally (with a
little help from your book [Managing God's Money-The Basics], actually a lot of help from your book and from God). I still have a lot of other
areas I have to work on. One day at a time." --- Khajak, Montreal
"I found your book [Managing God's Money-The Basics] in someone's cabinet here at the station, and I read it. It has totally changed my family's
spending habits and financial stability. Here's how: I have put into practice most, if not all, of the things you propose in the book. Your PEACE
budget worksheet is a staple of my life. I enlarged the sheet, and made lots of copies. It is my monthly staple now. I don't spend a dime without
consulting the budget. Because of you and your ministry, we are aggressively paying bills, getting out of debt, and sowing more into God's
Kingdom. Thank you Brother Bell, In Christ." --- Jeremy, Buffalo
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Effective 1 March 2010, Author's Choice Publishing Group became sole distributors of The New Managing God's Money - The Basics, and Managing God's Time, in Canada. These books are available at Chapters among other Canadian bookstores.
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