Training Videos
Intro to Saving Groups
This video is an introduction to savings groups that blend financial discipline, biblical principles, and community support to help members save, grow, and meet real-life needs.
The Facilitator
This video outlines the key responsibilities of a savings group facilitator, highlighting their role as a teacher, mentor, and visionary who guides members in sound financial practices and biblical stewardship to achieve lasting community impact.
Why Bylaws Are Important
This video is an overview of why thoughtfully crafted bylaws help savings groups set expectations, promote accountability, and operate in unity according to shared biblical principles.
Bylaws Officers and Goals
This video is an overview of savings group officer roles, key-holder responsibilities, and member goal-setting to promote trust, organization, and purpose within the group.
Teaching Methods
Too often teachers do not get good feedback on their teaching methods. This video explores signals that help the facilitator sense whether the teaching is educating the students, or just an obstacle that must be accomplished to get to the “real reason” for meeting: the savings portion.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!At the end of the cycle
At GSI, we recommend that each group set a beginning and ending date for a cycle. At the end of the cycle, as the group resets for the next cycle, there are some administration items to be discussed and decided.
The Charitable Fund
A test of whether Jesus’ lessons are taking root is when the group members begin to see and feel led to respond to needs around them. The charitable fund is a resource for the group to set money aside for giving and furthering the needs of the greater community, not just the saver.