Eternal Perspective
FACTS
Eternal Perspective was formerly known as Higher Financial
Ministries and was started in October 2006 by Marcus &
Omeka Benjamin as an organized way to provide financial
insight & empowerment to the Body of Christ.
It is our conviction that believers, armed with an eternal
perspective of finances, are more empowered to manage
the myriad of financial decisions they face in the natural
world. We cannot change the financial status of a person
without changing the attitude and perspective they have
about money; hence the name Eternal Perspective.
Over the past 10 years, Marcus Benjamin has been
facilitating financial seminars to churches & businesses.
Marcus is a former banker, a licensed investment
representative, certified budget counselor & nationally
published author.
Based upon the facts mentioned to the right, we are
overdue in empowering our congregations with financial
insight. Please notice the majority of these facts do not
take into account the official recession America’s economy
is currently in! It is your time to act.
Marcus Benjamin and the Eternal Perspective staff desire to
be your trusted source of financial insight from a faith
perspective. We have many resources available to us and
we desire for that to be available to your church. Contact
us at the information below to see how we can help
multiply your efforts in faith & finances.
Mailing: PO Box 1292 Bishopville, SC 29010
Phone: 803.469.7239
Web: www.marcusbenjamin.info
Email: contact@marcusbenjamin.info
Approximately 80% of all
congregations made up of
predominately African Americans do
not have any ministry providing
financial empowerment.
As of 2004, approximately 9% of all
individuals proclaiming to have the
born-again experience tithe their
income to the local church.
As of 2006, the average American lives
on 125% of their annual income.
Although African Americans have the
lowest annual income by major ethnic
group, they are the highest spenders of
any major ethnic group based upon
percentage of income.
As of 2006, the average inheritance
passed on within the African American
community is less than $10,000
As of December 2008, the degree of
reduction in giving is significant for
churches…19% dropped their giving by
as much as 20%, 5% decreased their
generosity by 21% to 49%, 17%
reduced their giving by half, and 11%
sliced their provision by more than half.
In addition, 22% said they had stopped
their giving altogether.
 Services & Fees

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

-Proverbs 23:23

The above scripture challenges us to make a personal investment in truth, wisdom,

instruction and understanding. This means the person desiring truth, wisdom; instruction &
understanding should be willing to make a comparable investment based upon available
resources. Every church can find our fees as a reasonable investment for financial
instruction.

It is important to Marcus Benjamin that opportunity & availability take precedent over your
ability to pay our standard fees. We are engaged in the ministry of Jesus and treat it as
such. With that said, whether you have a large, medium or small ministry, we will go the
extra mile to accommodate your request. Although there will be times where we are unable
to accommodate a request, we do not desire for money to be the sole reason an event does
not happen.

Eternal Economics Seminar [2 night Teaching & Motivation]

Pre-selected from the list below

Financial Volunteer Training [6 hour Training Session]

Training selected people from your church how to handle

church finances & benevolence ministry

General Speaking Invitation [Financial Focus]

Finding Green Pastures [1 day Seminar]

Showing your members how to

overcome financial uncertainty during a
down economy
Eternal Economics Seminar Titles

Eternal Economics™
Evicting the Money Monster™ [married New Seminars for 09:
couples] 7 Things the Poor Need to
Poverty Foxes™ Know
Prosperity Ants™ 7 Things the Middle-class
Accessing God’s Economy Need to Know
10 Pennies: The Truth about Tithing 7 Things the Wealthy Need
10 Reasons Christians Should be Business to Know
Owners
Taking Care of the Pastor
Overcoming Financial Setbacks
From Manna to MannaFestation™
Success-a-phobia™

Eternal Economics Seminars: Typically $10-15/person in attendance with a cap of $5,000

Example 1: Your church expects 125 people to be in attendance at a seminar but only 85
people actually show up. The church will have a fee of $850 for both nights. Your church
can offset this fee by receiving an offering during the seminars, having businesses within
the church or church departments provide
sponsorships or charging a registration fee of no
As stated earlier, our fees are negotiable if
more $7; the members should see their church the sponsoring church or organization has a
making a financial commitment to their financial unique financial situation. We are open for
success. discussion. It is important to remember
that the average fee charged by a similar
Example 2: Your church expects 700 people to be in ministry/firm comes out to be approximately
attendance at a seminar however 825 people show $25-30/person for seminars.
up. The church will have a fee of only $5,000. Again,
the church could receive an offering or charge a registration fee of no more than $7 to
offset this charge.

Example 3: Your church is 3 years old and you have a core congregation of 75 people and
anticipate about 30 of them to show up at the seminar. You desire to do a seminar, but are
very uneasy about charging your members the registration and your budget is very tight.
You decide to call Eternal Perspective to discuss your options because you believe the Lord
desires this seminar to happen at your church. After calling, your church receives valuable
wisdom on how to execute the seminar. EP counseled you to ask your members to put
aside $5/month for the next 4 months for a special event; 45 people agreed. 4 months
later you have $900 to cover travel, the seminar fee & refreshments for afterward.

Financial Volunteer Training: Typically $500 with a minimum group of 5

General Speaking Invitation: Offering Received excluding travel

Finding Green Pastures: Typically $1,000 with cap of 100 people excluding travel
 MARCUS D. BENJAMIN

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Management; Winthrop University [2002]

Pastors Vision Program Certification; More Than Conquerors College [2005 & 2007]

Licenses:

Series 6 & 63 Securities License; NASD [present]

Certified Budget Counselor; Crown Financial Ministries [present]

Professional Career

Relationship Banker; BB&T [former]

Independent Agent; Primerica Financial Services [former]

Community Involvement Director; Lee County School District [former]

Co-Owner; Eternal Perspective, LLC [present]

Accomplishments

Invitation to participate in CFP™ Certification with BB&T [2003]

Invitation to open office as Regional Vice President with Primerica Financial Services [2007]

Nationally published author [Eternal Economics 2007]

Public Service/Community Involvement

Founder; Champions Faith Center, Non Profit [present]

Board Member; Lee County First Steps [present]

Board Member; City of Bishopville Board of Zoning [present]

Finance & Business Editor; Pastors Journal Magazine

2008 S.C. Media Appearances [Financial Focus]

In Touch with Judi Gatson; KISS 98.3 Columbia, SC [2 Radio Interviews]

WIS Mid-day [Television Interview] & WIS Awareness [Television Interview]

The Urban Scene with Don Frierson; WGCV Columbia, SC [2 Radio Interviews]

Tell it Like it Is with Wilma McNeil; 98.5 & 540 AM [Radio Interview]

S.C. Endorsements/References

Judi Gatson; Anchor, WIS News Michael Brenan; President, BB&T of South Carolina
Deborah Breedlove; Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services.