Module 8
Careers, Teach-Back, and Commissioning
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” — Isaiah 6:8
Lesson
What You Will Learn
- Describe general duties of careers that use stewardship skills
- Explain that requirements and credentials vary and must be checked
- Teach a 15-minute workshop segment and give peer feedback
- Celebrate completing the certificate and receive commissioning
Lesson Notes
Careers That Use Stewardship Skills
- Stewardship Ministry Leader: leads budget classes, mentors, or benevolence teams at a church, often as a volunteer or part-time staff.
- Financial Coaching Assistant: supports coaches at nonprofits, credit unions, or community programs by scheduling, preparing worksheets, organizing workshops, and following up with clients.
- Credit Counseling Assistant: helps at a nonprofit credit counseling agency with intake, scheduling, gathering documents, and customer service, under trained counselors.
- Bank Teller: handles deposits, withdrawals, and check cashing, balances a cash drawer, serves customers, and watches for fraud while following security procedures.
Requirements vary by employer and role. Some coaching and counseling roles require training or certification. Banks and some financial employers run background checks, and federal rules can affect bank employment for people with certain convictions; ask a re-entry career counselor or legal aid about your situation and any process for seeking approval.
Designing a Four-Session Workshop
Your workshop brings the course together. A simple four-session pattern:
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Foundations: God owns it all; stewardship and contentment.
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Budget: tell your money where to go.
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Debt and credit: count the cost; get out and stay out.
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Generosity and next steps: give, save, and teach others.
Each session uses the six-part structure, one main idea, a paper handout, and a clear next step. You may change the topics to fit your audience.
The Teach-Back
A teach-back is teaching one segment to classmates as if they were your real audience. You will teach 15 minutes: welcome, Scripture, one teaching point, a short activity, application, and close. Classmates give feedback using one glow, one grow: one thing that went well and one thing to improve.
Nervousness is normal. Prepare, practice aloud, keep notes on an index card, and remember Moses' fear of speaking and God's answer: I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say (Exodus 4:12).
Commissioning: Here Am I; Send Me
You began this certificate learning that everything belongs to God. You have learned to budget, to rebuild credit, to get out of debt, and now to teach. Like Isaiah, you can answer, Here am I; send me.
In our final session we will celebrate, hear teach-backs, and pray a commissioning blessing over each graduate. You leave equipped to manage your own household with confidence and to help teach stewardship to others.
Key Terms
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Teach-back | Teaching a segment to classmates to practice and receive feedback |
| One glow, one grow | Feedback naming one strength and one area to improve |
| Credential | Training or certification some roles require; requirements vary |
| Commissioning | A prayer of blessing sending someone out to serve |
In-Class Activities
15-Minute Teach-Back
Teach your 15-minute segment to a small group. Listeners complete a feedback card with one glow and one grow. After teaching, write what you will change before you teach it for real.
Certificate Commissioning
Share your workshop title and one sentence about whom you hope to teach. Then receive the commissioning prayer and your Faith-Based Financial Stewardship Certificate.
Assignment: Final Project Submission
Submit your Four-Session Stewardship Workshop (see the Final Project section) and complete your teach-back. Include a one-page reflection on your growth across the certificate and your next step as a steward and teacher.
Graded with the Final Project Rubric.
Reflection Journal
Isaiah answered, Here am I; send me. Where do you sense God sending you to teach stewardship: your family, your church, women coming home, or the workplace? What will your first step be?
Prayer focus: Thank God for all He has taught you, and offer yourself to Him: Here am I; send me.
Weekly Reading & Devotions
Here Am I; Send Me
When Isaiah heard God ask, Whom shall I send? he answered, Here am I; send me (Isaiah 6:8). This certificate ends with a sending. You are equipped to manage your own household and to help teach stewardship to others.
Some graduates will serve as stewardship ministry leaders in their churches. Others may seek work as bank tellers, financial coaching assistants, or credit counseling assistants. Requirements vary by employer and role, and background check rules can affect some financial jobs, so ask a re-entry career counselor or legal aid what applies to you.
Your teach-back may make you nervous. Moses felt the same, and God said, I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say (Exodus 4:12). Prepare, practice aloud, keep a note card, and receive feedback as a gift: one glow, one grow.
Look back at where you started: a stewardship foundation, a budget, a plan for credit and debt, and now a four-session workshop of your own. That growth is real. It is evidence of God's faithfulness and your diligence. Go and teach others also.
Think About It
- Where do you sense God sending you to teach? ______________________
- What feedback from your teach-back will you use? ______________________
- What is your first step after this certificate? ______________________
Daily Devotions for Week 8
Send Me
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.— Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)
God invites; we answer.
Reflect: Where is God sending you?
Pray: Lord, here am I; send me.
Do: Write your next step on an index card.
With Thy Mouth
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.— Exodus 4:12 (KJV)
God helps nervous teachers.
Reflect: What makes you nervous about teaching?
Pray: Lord, be with my mouth.
Do: Practice your teach-back aloud twice.
Found Faithful
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.— 1 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV)
Faithfulness, not perfection, is what God asks of stewards.
Reflect: Where have you been faithful in this certificate?
Pray: Lord, keep me faithful.
Do: Review your budget and give thanks.
The Work of Our Hands
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.— Psalm 90:17 (KJV)
Ask God to establish your work and your teaching.
Reflect: What work do you want God to establish?
Pray: Lord, establish the work of my hands.
Do: Pray over your workshop plan.
He Will Perform It
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:— Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
God is not finished with you.
Reflect: What good work has God begun in you?
Pray: Lord, finish what You started in me.
Do: Write a note to yourself about how you have grown.
Module Quiz
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Which duty fits a bank teller?
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A financial coaching assistant typically:
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In *one glow, one grow* feedback, the *grow* is:
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Requirements for financial coaching and credit counseling roles are the same everywhere.
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Name the four careers listed for this certificate.