Growing Financially As You Build Your Family's Legacy Ronnie D. Joyner, D.Min. For more than 14 years I have longed to be used of God to create a biblical stewardship ministry which allowed our families to meet two financial needs at the same time. One, create the financial income to meet your family needs and two, that this creation of financial income will come from the Faith and Word/Work ethic of each family member. I believe for too long we have relied on companies and corporations who are not native to your family giftings to provide their products, marketing plans and fundraising structures to raise funds for them with a portion to come back to you, such as candy and donut companies. They provide the products, we provide the labor, the time, and the gas to deliver these items or mail them with hopes of reaching a certain goal. Their products drive and motivate our efforts. I think it is time we change this practice. I Thessalonians 4:11,12 states, "And that ye study to be quiet and to do your own business and to work with your own hands as we commanded you; that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without and that ye may have lack of nothing" KJV.
The Family Legacy Institute What is native to us should be researched among us, identifying the gifts and talents we possess then do a serious assessment of these gifts and talents for their ability to create the framework for an enhancing work which may be structured, marketed and promoted to create the income for our Churches and our Households.
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All of us are working for someone else, helping them reach their goals of income and continued viability as a business entity. The workforce sustains the life of that particular company. Where you work depends on you. If you were fired or laid off, they would either do without you or get someone else to replace you. In every business,
you the worker become the producer and is rewarded for it weekly or monthly. But in the back of my mind, I keep hearing the command of God to Adam in Genesis 2:15 "and the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it". Who did Adam work for? What was the original business Adam was placed into? Adam was more than an employee, the text says "God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it". The same God who headed creation's corporation, gave Adam the education to be successful in the dressing and keeping intelligence then placed him in the leadership position in the Garden of Eden to perform it. Adam had two responsibilities, to dress it (organize) and to keep it (manage). Organizing and managing other persons affairs is the work of a steward, the stewardship includes the talent, time and resourcefulness applied to meet the requirements of the organizing and management task. When the disciples were selected, they were being appointed as the stewards of Jesus' earthly ministry. Each had specific tasks to perform as stewards of Jesus to help him build (organize and manage) the Kingdom of God in the earth. When Jesus was crucified, resurrected and went back to heaven to sit at the right hand of the father (Hebrews 12:2), these 12 Disciples (apprentices) became the Legacy Leaders. Since I introduced The Bible Based Family: A Plan For Economic Empowerment in 1996, I have been counseling families to pass on the biblical ethic of legacy living. That ethic is described in II Timothy 1:6,7 "wherefore I put thee in rememberance that thou stir up
the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a sound mind" KJV. This Power enables us to
live within our means, Love will discipline us to save and invest wisely, and a Sound Mind will empower us to get out of debt, not to ascribe to the fancy cars, fur coats and diamond rings facade of the get-rich-quick culture that we believe sets forth the wrong priorities in people's lives. As God did with Adam, we believe we must function within Eden's original purpose to our families. We must become instructors of the organizing and management intelligence for the stability of our families and correct inequality and despair. It is through The Family Legacy Institute that we achieve these organizing and management principles. The Family Legacy Institute merges Christian Education and Christian Entrepreneurship. I believe it is our task to build the Kingdom on earth with it, Acts 2:41-47.
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The Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Ministry is a 12 Month Educational, Evangelistic and Economic Empowering Experience, (Acts 11:26) with its sole purpose - to fulfill the Great Commission, (Matthew 28:18-20). This Continuing Education Unit Structure through the Samuel Dewitt Procter School of Theology of Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA defines the Educational offering which undergirds our Evangelistic Thrust, (Acts 2:47) as well as our Economic Empowerment, (Leviticus 25:1-55; Deuteronomy 15:1-18; Isaiah 61:1,2; Luke 4:1621) as we operate within the John 1:29-51 Paradigm). There are four 13 week periods during this Continuing Education process: I. The Introduction of The Family Legacy Problem II. The Invitation into The Family Legacy Promise III. The Impartation of The Family Legacy Principle IV. The Inspiration of The Family Legacy Plan I.
The Introduction of the Family Legacy Problem (A 12 Week Examination of the absence of biblical values) January *The Foundation of Your Family Legacy*
-to revisit the genesis of life and build upon it in our contemporary setting Examining Genesis 1:26-28 In Quest of His Image, The Man Examining Genesis 1:21-25 “Ribology” The Family and Satanic Seduction - Genesis 3:12,13 When Seduced Images Produce Angry Offspings- Genesis 4:10-16
February *The Attitude of Your Family Legacy* -to nuture the proper consciousness which shall present God’s family to the world Embracing Biblical Values For Your Family ~ Psalm 1 The Life of Christ ~ From Infancy To Childhood From Childhood To Adulthood From Adulthood To Service
March *The Mission & Ministry of Your Family Legacy*
-to identify, solidify and edify the role of our families
The Ministry of Restoration-A Biblical/Africentric View of the Prodigal Son (s) Luke 15:11-32 The Test of the Emerging African American Young Adult Working Toward Accomplishment The Call-Romans 12
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II. The Invitation into The Family Legacy Promise (A 12 Week Examination of God’s Word as our saving hope) April *The Investment & Interest of Your Family Legacy*
-to cultivate “The Family Stuff” which has been placed in us to make us Family Counting The Cost - Luke 14:28-30 Cultivating The Christian Family - Hosea 10:12 Come and See - John 1:35-42 The Power of Compounding - Luke 6:38
May *The Learning & Loving of Your Family Legacy* -to develop the construct for biblical instruction which should inform better relationships within our families Eve - The Genesis Account Myth or Fact? Hagar - From Palace to Peasantry Mary - The Mother of Jesus Me - The African American Christian Woman
June *The Yield of Your Family Legacy*
-to celebrate what seeds of God have been sown in our families that we may be productive The Mid Year Family Legacy Honors Conference (The Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the second week each year) Friday Night Dinner/Concert Saturday Study 9am-11:00am Age Appropriate Faith, The Compass of My Soul Follow the Faithful Faith Develops in the Dark Evidence That Demands A Verdict Mid Day Jubilee Luncheon Honoring Family Legacy Next Day Achievement in Education, Evangelism and Economic Empowerment Sunday 10am Departure Worship
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The Impartation of The Family Legacy Principle ( A 12 Week Examination of Personal and Covenant life) July
*Your Family Legacy & Self Determination*
-to develop the proper definition of ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves instead of being defined, named, created for and spoken for by others. Self Determination is defining one’s reality under God whether others accept it or not (TBA Waterfront Hotel Committee) The Family Legacy Mid-Summer Waterfront Self-Determination Study Age Appropriate /Concert Respect - Philippians 2 Choice - Philippians 3 Ownership - Deuteronomy 8 Support - Acts 2 Opportunity - Galatians 6
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*Your Family Legacy and Its Collective Work & Responsibility* -to build and maintain our community together and make our sister’s and brother’s problems our problems and to solve them together (TBA Essay Site Committee) The Family Legacy College Scholarship Award Essay Luncheon We want to be a blessing our college students. Whether you will be an entering Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Graduating Senior, We want to Award a $5000 Family Legacy Scholarship to an entering Freshman, a $5000 Family Legacy Scholarship to a Sophomore, a $5000 Family Legacy Scholarship to a Junior and a $5000 Family Legacy Scholarship to a Graduating Senior. Here are the simple steps: Fill out the application, provide a copy of your transcript, write an essay in one of the seven areas of Family Legacy’s Collective Work and Responsibility and finally, generate Souvenir Journal Supporters for your essay. A panel of neutral reviewers will determine the Scholarship Award Recipients. Those who did not become the recipient will receive 50% of financial support they generated.
September *Your Family Legacy & Cooperative Economics*
-to become better managers of all the resources God blesses us with and to help make our tomorrows better because of what we do together today The Problem: I Need A Financial Blessing The Promise: There Is A Way Out The Principle: The Luke 6:38 Stewardship Principle The Plan: The Family Legacy Institute
IV. The Inspiration of The Family Legacy Plan (12 Weeks of Understanding 3 Prime Areas of His Breath) October *The Purpose of Your Family Legacy*
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-to make our collective vocation that of building and developing our covenant community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness Understanding Purpose The Principles of Purpose Purpose and Vision The Source of Purpose
November *The Creativity of Your Family Legacy*
-to do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our families, place of worship and communities more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it What Legacy of Creativity Have I Inherited - Isaiah 40:26 Embracing the New Thing God Has Created - Jeremiah 31:22 Created in Christ Jesus Unto Good Works - Ephesians 2:10 Where Does My Creativity Come From? - Colossians 1:16
December *The Faith of Your Family Legacy*
-to undergird our families with the knowledge of God, reliance upon Him and acknowledge him in all our ways A Man and His Faith - Matthew 8:5-13 A Woman and Her Faith - Matthew 8:14,15 How Your Faith Get You Through Your Teen Age Years - James 1:2-8 What Am I Supposed To Believe - John 6:28-40
Please Note: This 12 Month Curriculum is subject to change, based on the response of the students through the evaluation forms and more current ways to do ministry better based on the move of God’s Spirit.
Introduction, Invitational, Impartation and Inspirational Training The Final Question: How can Jubilee Rewards be generated in the Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Ministry? The Answer, Follow the John the Baptist Principle. John 1:37 says, “And the two disciples heard him (John the Baptist) speak and they followed Jesus”. After following Him, v. 38 opens the door for a 'training period' in v. 39 which precipitated new followers in v.41 {family} and v. 45 {friend}. A widely held definition of an entrepreneur is a person who organizes and manages a business or industrial undertaking. Organizing (dressing) and managing (keeping) is your Adam/Andrew and Eve/Philip response in your home (Eden).
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As an industrious undertaking, we have designated Legacy-preneurs as Discipleship Trainers in The Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Ministry. A Legacypreneur fulfills two key roles, (1.) Dress Your Church and Home ~ Make them models of Eden/Jordan Valley and (2.) Keep the Original Practice ~ Empower your church and family biblically and economically to live and serve the kind of life God originally intended. According to 2 Timothy 2:2, there is an anointing which is engaged, "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also" KJV. An enrollee has been functioning in the ministry of a Legacy-Preneur from the Introduction in John 1:37 to the end of Jesus' dialogue with Nathaniel in verse 51. This activity produced the first four disciples of Jesus, all from Bethsaida.
Generation Total Disciples Andrew (1) 1 Philip (2) 3 Peter (3) 7 Nathanial (4) 15 James (5) 31 John (6) 63 Matthew (7) 127 Thomas (8) 255 James (9) 511 Simon (10) 1023 Judas (11) 2047 Matthias (12) 4095
Total Jubilee Rewards $ 25.00 $ 75.00 $ 175.00 $ 375.00 $ 775.00 $ 1,575.00 $ 3,175.00 $ 6,375.00 $ 12,775.00 $ 25,575.00 $ 51,175.00 $ 102,375.00
To derive Jubilee Rewards, follow the John the Baptist Principle: Andrew and Philip were John the Baptist's first two disciples who began to follow Jesus. Verse 35-37 says, "Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him (John the Baptist) speak, and they followed Jesus". John the Baptist's Introduction of Jesus to Andrew and Philip is the key to growing your discipleship team in the Luke 6:12-16 Spirit.
As a Discipling Evangelist, pass your first two enrollees into The Family Legacy Discipleship Training. Your Jubilee Reward key: Let the wisdom of Introduction, Invitation, Impartation and Inspiration build a 'Next Day' Kingdom Lifestyle for you and your family. Sow the $50 Jubilee Seed (tuition), $25 will go into the Capital Stewardship Campaign of The Philadelphia Fellowship and $25 will go into your Jubilee Account. Jubilee Rewards are generated through this anointed/perpetual principle for the Legacy-Preneur. The chart above indicates your potential educational, evangelistic and economic empowerment reward growth, Proverbs 13:13. Interested in Enrolling and Doing the Work of a Legacy-Preneur, Click Here To Review The Family Legacy Booklet
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Return to this page after you Enroll, We will mail your copy of The Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Ministry Booklet by U.S. Mail. We will also mail your autographed copy of Lessons In Family Development and Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Ministry DVD by U.S. Mail.
Biblical Success Principles: Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 1. Follow the flow of the Joshua 1:8 and each biblical text outlined in the body of The Year of Jubilee Family Legacy Booklet. 2. Read Lessons In Family Development in its entirety. View the Priestly Family Legacy DVD. Personal growth and development will help in the creation of 'your voice' in the Spirit and dynamism of John the Baptist. 3. This is an extremely Powerful and Empowering way to create a huge harvest of souls and needed income so we can finance the end time harvest (Matt. 24:14), build our Philadelphia Fellowship (Baptist) Worship/ Ministry Center and Positive Family Legacies. 4. Sow the Jubilee Seed of Introduction, Invitation, Impartation and Inspiration, then Reap their Jubilee Rewards. It is my personal and pastoral desire to see individuals and families become debt free and build an Eden Type Economy by "dressing and keeping" their Eden according to the outlined Godly principles. New King James Version (NKJV)
This Legacy Quest Set forth the following 7 Legacy Goals: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.
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Commit to 2 Timothy 2:15 and Strive for Legacy Excellence as a Student of Christ Be "A Voice" as John The Baptist extolling the virtues of The Family Legacy Ministry That you will follow Luke 10:2 and Luke 6:12-16 and consult God about your Disciples Your 12 Member Discipleship Teams will follow the effectiveness of Jesus' 12 Disciples Commit to the Daily, Weekly and Monthly Six Points of L.E.G.A.C.Y. Strive, with covenant ethics to create at least a $5,000 per month stream of income With Acts 2:45 and Acts 4:31-35, Help each of your 12 Disciples to achieve Goal 6