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December 2, 2008
Economy could spur Christian compassion
Chuck Warnock writes for pastors who lead small churches. He recently conducted an online poll and came to unsurprising conclusion: nearly every church - especially small churches - can expect to be negatively impacted by the economy. Jim Collins would call this a "brutal fact." The quicker we can swallow this pill the better we will be positioned to actually embrace the situation and use it to our advantage.
Chuck believes this economic struggle may be a catalyst for Christian compassion. People who study giving habits know that peoples' willingness to give is in direct proportion to their belief in and understanding of need.
One antedote to the gloomy economic forecast is to talk about it - openly and publically. This may be difficult to do. But in the talking, the "scary green monster" doesn't seem to bad. It becomes a matter of defining a plan to not just survive but thrive.
How the church responds to this economic crisis will either prove the church to be irrelvant or will restore the role of the church as an agent of hope and new beginnings?
Pastor, the ball is in your court?
Posted by bstroup at December 2, 2008 9:32 AM
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