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Is the Church Costing Too Much Money?
Orginally published on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 8:02 AM
by Todd Rhoades
If you’re a pastor, church staffer, or faithful member of a growing healthy church, you have probably at one time or another, had to listen to someone criticize your church because they feel it’s spending too much money on, fill in the blank, that could better be used for, fill in the blank? If you serve at, or are committed to a growing healthy church like the one I just mentioned, you have probably heard people criticize your building, your grounds, your walls, your floors, or what ever else they perceive as being a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere…
Pastor John Atkinson writes:
I ran across a quote today from “A Treasury of Bible Illustrations.” It was one of the most profound answers I’ve ever heard for those who criticize how much is spent to keep a church growing, healthy, and life changing.
On June 2, 1980 a little girl was born. She cost money from the moment she was born. As she grew from babyhood to girlhood, she cost even more. Her dresses and shoes were more expensive as well as the doctors for all those childhood diseases. She was even more expensive during her school and teen years. She needed long dresses to go to parties. When she went to college, it was discovered that all college expenses are not listed in the catalog. Then after graduation she fell in love and married. She had a church wedding, and that too, cost a lot of money. Then, five months after her marriage she suddenly sickened and within a week she was dead. She has not cost a penny since the day the parents walked away from her grave.As long as the church is alive she will cost money, and the more alive a church is, the more money she will cost. Only a dead church is no longer expensive!
Think about this next time you criticize a church who you think is spending too much on, fill in the blank.
Pastor John
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Post Your Comments:We gave away $1000.00 in gas cards one Sunday morning. I made sure I raised the money outside of the church and told everyone that Sunday none of our budget was spent on the gas cards. If I did not I would have been criticized for wasting money, even with that there were grumblings. The new family that came and eventually received Christ, This was worth the hits.
We need to become better at celebrating life change so people can see that money is invested not spent.
Leonard, keep doing those kinds of things and you’ll look up and your church will be full of lost and broken people, and you’ll never feel more in the center of God’s will. And yes, some of the others will leave but sometimes thats what needs to happen if there are people who aren’t about being used of God to change lives. I’ll probably get hammered for that statement, but thats also part of paying the price.
i just posted on this topic this morning at my blog, http://the-grateful-dean.blogspot.com/2007/06/personal-revolution.html , and a friend of mine sent me a link to this article. i happen to be under conviction that if the church is “spending” money on “stuff” rather than “investing” in Kingdom work… real Kingdom work… being missional… i wouldnt necessarily say the church is costing too much, but whatever it IS costing must be re-appropriated to fulfill the mission of the church. if the mission of that particular church body isnt to seek and save the lost, then they need to regroup and change the mission. WHATEVER the church “costs” is worth every penny and then some, if it’s using it’s resources to win lost people.
“We need to become better at celebrating life change so people can see that money is invested not spent.” (Leonard)
Whoa! Not to forget: “As long as the church is alive she will cost money, and the more alive a church is, the more money she will cost. Only a dead church is no longer expensive!” (John Atkinson)
“WHATEVER the church “costs” is worth every penny and then some, if it’s using it’s resources to win lost people.” (Dean)
Thanks guys for some great heartfelt thoughts!
The church cannot be criticized!!! Sacred, such it is impossible to get up to this.
This is cool? thank you fo information.
Definitely YES!
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As long as the church is alive she will cost money, and the more alive a church is, the more money she will cost. Only a dead church is no longer expensive!
Think about this next time you criticize a church who you think is spending too much on, fill in the blank.”
I think these lines are true
Thank You for the post
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