Nah. The question of the OP is for you to share not for the OP to look up. Don't waste our time if you won't share how your local church functions as a business...or not.
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Is Your Church Really Just a Business?
- Thread starter AustinC
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At its core this is true. Yet, here we are, dealing with government regulations, non-profit status, endowments, fund-raisers, loans, church growth strategies, building plans, etc., etc.
Most churches have no plan for spreading the gospel. They, instead, preach sermons and organize Sunday school and Wednesday group night thinking that sucking people in is spreading the gospel out. The rest of the time during the weak is empty and void of accountability or camaraderie so that people are left alone to fight the spiritual battle with no encouragement. It's a lonely world in most churches.
I told you not… your supposed post assumes they all do. So your wrong, as per usual. Have fun with that
Note that Austin’s father was a pastor
The word you use in a sentence here should be ‘week’ or is that a play on words for most churches today!?!
I appreciate grammar and spelling police.
Do you have an opinion on what I said?
You you know what they say about opinions right
I know what they say about assumptions.You you know what they say about opinions right
Funny, mom taught me to always give yes or no answers… so did Jesus. NEVER ASSUME.
No, he didn't.
Indeed. The size of the congregation was 20 people in very rural America. Kids bused 50 miles, one way, to get to the school. He was paid $50 per month. He worked 40 hours per week, pastored the church, and made house calls on the families.Note that Austin’s father was a pastor
In the big city it's hard to get any pastor to care enough to drive over and check on a member. Lots of video blogging on the church website, however.
Sounds like he was extremely committed… God bless him!
Let your yes be yes and your no no. What’s that?
You're making no sense. I answered your question.
No
Jesus never assumed.
You, however, have danced around subjects like a person in the midst of a minefield.
Please… don’t project your ramblings on me because you can’t do simple homework on the internet. There is enough content about Primitive Baptists to address your questions. I’ve neither the time or the inclination to engage you in silly arguments about these modern downgrading churches that liberals go to … then complain about them. Suggestion, if you live in Texas then go visit a few in your area… you just might be surprised.
I wonder how many churches actually make a "profit" (have significant surplus funds). I've never attended a church that did. It seems we always increased resources to ministries when we had an increase.
The main problem I have is in funding church buildings when the funding is a significant portion of the budget.
The main problem I have is in funding church buildings when the funding is a significant portion of the budget.
You are correct and I absolutely agree
[QUOTE="JonC, post: 2828931, member: 12639"The main problem I have is in funding church buildings when the funding is a significant portion of the budget.[/QUOTE]
When a church has seating capacity of up to 400 or so - no need to build a new church building - in that case it is time to start new churches!
Your incapacity to tell us about your church is not my commission to research about your church. I take it that you are merely wasting our time.