Show Me The Money Mission
March 15, 2009
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Congregational Life, Money and the Church, Religion in the U.S..
Tags: Christian service, Money and the Church
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Times are tough. The economy is in the tank. People are losing jobs, and those who have them are growing ever more cautious with their money. It’s got to be hurting the church, right? Well, yes… and no. It all depends on where the congregational treasure is — there will you find the congregational heart.
There are daily news reports of church foreclosures, mega-church staff lay-offs, program cancellations, and massive planning changes in American churches — United Methodist churches included. Expansion plans are scrapped. Mission trips postponed. Community groups that can’t afford to make a “donation” to the church are being asked to leave. It is a sad and dismal time. But only for those churches that are spending the bulk of their bucks on themselves.
