Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is hosting a free educational workshop to help teach farmers steps to take to keep their business in the family.

Called "Keeping the Farm in the Family," the 50-minute workshop will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 at East Penn Sporting Club, 61 Club Lane, Lehighton. The workshop is presented by Susan E Lovejoy, financial representative with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Lehighton."Keeping the Farm in the Family" assists local families facing the transition of passing the farm to the next generation. Participants in the workshop learn to protect their assets today and in the future, identify and overcome transition obstacles and develop a plan to smoothly transition their business and maintain family harmony."A lot is at stake in the delicate handoff of passing the farm down through generations," Lovejoy said. "'Keeping the Farm in the Family' helps ease that change while maintaining a successful business."To register for this free workshop, call Joshua Koch at 610-509-1546 or email

joshua.koch@thrivent.com. The reservation deadline is Friday, Jan. 3.Complimentary dinner will be served following the workshop.