Church Funded by Core Group Vows to Give All of Their Offerings Away!
- Posted on October 21, 2008
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Wow… this is a novel concept… a core group that will underwrite all the financial concerns of the church so that the offerings can be used totally in the community! This is the first time I’ve ever seen this model try to be practiced.
Will it work? I don’t know… but a great idea.
What do you think?
Todd
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According to the Daily Herald, A new church congregation gathered for its first worship service Sunday, driven by a simple mission: to give away all of its good will offerings to people who need it. Waterfront Community Church held its service in the Schaumburg, IL High School auditorium, where they will continue to meet every Sunday at 10 a.m.
Senior Pastor Jim Semradek told the crowd, ""I know it's crazy, but we're going to try and give all of our offerings away, so that it won't get in the way of people coming to church." Semradek was most recently a pastor at Community Christian Church, based in Naperville, and a former staff member at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington.
Semradek added that the church's basic expenses are supported by a core of 10 families, allowing them to concentrate on the needs of the community...
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Gail on Sun, March 01, 2009
I’ve asked….“can’t we just meet under a tree and study God’s word?”
I attend a church almost every Sunday and give regularly but I’m wondering if Jesus’ example of church and leadership and our current cultures example are similar.
Peter Hamm on Sun, March 01, 2009
Gail,
In a very real sense, there is no “church” during Jesus’ time on earth. It was born after he left, at Pentecost. I would argue that we must, as Christians, be in a church-community-fellowship or we will not grow. Might that be a small house church? Certainly! Might it be a really “big church”? Only if you are somehow also involved in some real “life fellowship”, with a smaller group that can really speak into your life. People who know you and love you. I will be the first to volunteer that you can’t get that in my church’s sunday morning gathering if that’s your only “faith-life” in the week. We stress our small groups for that very reason.
Off-topic, but I thought I’d throw my $.02 in.
Gail on Sun, March 01, 2009
Peter,
Do you think his choice of the 12 disciples…and teaching everyone from singles to multitdes was “church”?
Peter Hamm on Sun, March 01, 2009
Gail,
Since this is off-topic of an older post, I went ahead and emailed you.
650-059 on Wed, July 01, 2009
This really is an impressive and nice post to read out. I have liked the way you have written this. thanks…
werbeartikel on Wed, July 29, 2009
If we stop offering money at religious places all such institutions shall be wiped away and all sittiing there shall fly away in the skies.
werbeartikel
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