Monday, May 08, 2006
HOW WOULD YOUR PASTOR AND YOU SPEND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY GIVEN TO YOUR CHURCH?
http://www.crosswalkmail.com/tuxzckhz_mlxslkn.html
In the above link and story under "news summeries for May 8" it is related that only 16 percent of the pastors surveyed said they would use the money for local evangelism.
Of the 1200 lay people asked; local evangelism was missing from the top three priorities of how they would have the church spend the money.
However; missing from both groups, at least, according to this article on the survey was, World Missions. I had a refreshing experience recently, a good local church that I have ministered in several times received a good sum of money from an inheritance. Guess what they voted to do with it? You are right if you said; "Give it to World Missions". Yes, that is what they are doing with it. In fact, our ministry has been the grateful recipient of some of the funds.
According to the above mentioned article this church is way our of the norm; however, I would say that it is in the Scriptural norm according to what our Lord Jesus said.
Mk. 16:15; "And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Well, that's the way it looks from here,
In the above link and story under "news summeries for May 8" it is related that only 16 percent of the pastors surveyed said they would use the money for local evangelism.
Of the 1200 lay people asked; local evangelism was missing from the top three priorities of how they would have the church spend the money.
However; missing from both groups, at least, according to this article on the survey was, World Missions. I had a refreshing experience recently, a good local church that I have ministered in several times received a good sum of money from an inheritance. Guess what they voted to do with it? You are right if you said; "Give it to World Missions". Yes, that is what they are doing with it. In fact, our ministry has been the grateful recipient of some of the funds.
According to the above mentioned article this church is way our of the norm; however, I would say that it is in the Scriptural norm according to what our Lord Jesus said.
Mk. 16:15; "And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Well, that's the way it looks from here,
