The Seven Money Types: Discover How God Wired You To Handle Money

by Tommy Brown

Overview

"A unique approach to understanding how you innately relate to handling money. A fascinating concept!"

– Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages

True financial well-being involves more than getting out of debt and accumulating wealth. It’s about discovering how you’re wired by God, and how that wiring influences the way you think about, feel toward, and handle money.

Discovering your money type – whether you are an Abraham (hospitality), an Isaac (discipline), a Jacob (beauty), a Joseph (connection), a Moses (endurance), an Aaron (humility), or a David (leadership) – will bring greater self-awareness, reduce internal financial tension, help you resolve financial conflict with others, and help you grow financially from a faith-based perspective. As you walk with Pastor Brown through the Scriptures you’ll find holistic financial pathways that lead you to a place of increased awareness and confidence related to money.

In The Seven Money Types, Pastor Tommy Brown leads you on a journey of personal discovery as he reveals the seven money types found in Scripture, helps you identify the type that best fits you by means of a 35-question assessment, and coaches you on understanding, affirming, developing, and enjoying your unique approach to money.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310335443
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	03/14/2017
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	806,125
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Tommy Brown (36) is a pastor, writer, speaker, and financial development strategist. He and his wife Elizabeth live in Winston-Salem, NC along with their children Seri (9) and Seth (4). He served in executive leadership at two mega-churches (Generations United Church and Winston-Salem First Church) as an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God over the past fifteen years, leading congregations into financial wellbeing and a holistic approach to integrating faith and finances. Tommy has a B.A. in Pastoral Ministry and Masters degrees in Divinity and Management. His entrepreneurial endeavors extend into real estate development, church consulting on stewardship matters, and oddly enough, vintage bicycle restoration.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction 15

1 The Seven Biblical Money Types 19

2 Abraham-Hospitality 37

3 Isaac-Discipline 57

4 Jacob-Beauty 82

5 Joseph-Connection 105

6 Moses-Endurance 132

7 Aaron-Humility 155

8 David-Leadership 183

9 The Way to Financial Well-Being 211

Conclusion 223

Prompts for Group Discussion 229

Notes 231

Editorial Reviews

Tommy Brown’s financial insight and passion for teaching others about financial stewardship is undeniable! In his book The Seven Money Types, he teaches financial wellness strategies, but more than that, he teaches us how to understand the heart, or good intentions, behind our and our loved ones’ financial decisions. This is the money book I recommend to my counseling clients!

Shannon Warden

With compassion, Scriptural insights and pertinent examples from his pastoral and professional experience, Tommy Brown makes the convincing case that to align the ways we think and feel about money with how God designed us leads to empowerment—to do good in the world and nurture relationships, including with those who, by God’s design, may view money differently. He teaches us to be gentle with ourselves and reminds us that financial well-being is not based on the amount of money we have in the bank but on the “why” that drives our decisions, hopes, dreams, and partnerships.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Maria Henson

The Seven Money Types is not a book on how to manage money. Rather, it is a unique approach to understanding how you innately relate to handling money. You will likely find yourself in one of these seven types. It reveals the benefits and pitfalls of each type. A careful reading will help you make the most of who you are and better understand others who are wired differently. A fascinating concept.

Gary Chapman

Tommy Brown’s The Seven Money Types is an insightful analysis of how people respond to money and wealth. I have read many books on the topic, and I manage money professionally. Brown’s discovery of the wealth attributes of key biblical figures and the related shadow sides should appeal to sophisticated asset managers and individual savers alike. It is definitely worth reading.

Jay Helvey

Through a creative use of biblical archetypes, Brown helps us to see that our relationship to money is about more than spending and saving. Our relationship to money mirrors our relationships with God and with one another. This book offers practical suggestions, but more than that, opens the reader to understand how handling money is a spiritual practice.

Gail R. O’Day

Using seven biblical money types as examples of financial stewardship, Tommy Brown presents a most creative teaching on the ways each of us can use well the money we are entrusted with. You will enjoy and be stimulated by this book!

General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Dr. George O. Wood

The Seven Money Types does for finances what Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages does for personal relationships. If you want a greater sense of clarity surrounding why you relate to money the way you do, look no further than this book. Not only will The Seven Money Types give you a greater sense of self-understanding, it will also give you a deeper appreciation for the unique way God has wired each one of us. Reading this book and realizing I am a “Jacob type” has changed everything for me, financially speaking. I encourage you to read this book. You won’t be sorry you did.

Rev. Austin Carty

Have you ever wondered why you are wired the way you are when it comes to your finances? Why can’t you save? Why do you spend so much? Why are you so fearful of anything financially related? Why do you give so much that it truly hurts your bank account? Why are you so miserly? It is in seeking to understand the why that you can change for the better. This book will help you deeply examine your God-given money type. Once you understand your type you can find financial peace.

author of The 21-Day Financial Fast and personal f Michelle Singletary

Tommy Brown has given us a unique perspective on how God has shaped us to steward resources. As you study the journeys of these seven biblical characters, your own financial path will become clearer.

Leighton Ford

Tommy is a personal friend and one of the most knowledgeable persons I know in his field of expertise. Everyone who reads this book will gain great personal benefit.

David Cooper

A fresh, liberating perspective on how Christians can think about faith and finances. Moving beyond tired dichotomies, Brown points us toward a healthy relationship with money and possessions. I highly recommend The Seven Money Types.

Fred Bahnson

To know Tommy Brown is to know a man of wisdom and courage. His wisdom is evident on every page of this book; his courage is reflected in his eagerness to truly live the words of the ancient sage who taught, “Who is wise? He who learns from everyone.” Many books offer little or nothing. Other books are moving and heartwarming. But this book by Tommy Brown is in a rare category: it has the power to actually transform your life for the better. Be prepared: the road you are on will never be the same after reading (and studying) this down-to-earth spiritual masterpiece.

teacher and author Rabbi Arthur Kurzweil

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