Why Financial Health

Thanks for dropping by. We are here for immediate and long-range concerns.

Immediately, the Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) will change the way congregations make decisions about health coverage for their staff — rostered leaders and lay staff. In October, every congregation will have to post on the Portico web site (www.porticobenefits.org) the plan they are offering to their staff. They will choose from Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze (these are the categories the AHCA is using and Portico decided to use the same titles). Rostered leaders and lay staff will then have to go to the web site in November and ‘accept’ the plan offered or choose a different plan (any additional cost covered by the member and not the congregation).

Obviously, there needs to be conversation between staff and congregational leadership prior to October. Our immediate concern is to encourage that conversation.

To aid in that conversation, we will post articles and resources to empower, equip and encourage rostered leaders to initiate those conversations.

Long term, we hope to empower, equip, and encourage rostered leaders to live healthy financial lives — generous, compassionate and wise. Again, we will provide articles, resources and links toward that end.