The Four Ways Churches Ask For Money
Here at your family finances we strongly believe in giving to support the local church and in contributing to the community and as Jesus said in Matthew chapter 25, caring for the sick, feeding the hungry, visiting the prisoner and clothing the naked. But you also need to be aware of how the money you are giving is being spent because we are also commanded to be good stewards of what God has given us. In the following article Christine Kane looks at ways that churches solicit money and how we are responsible for our response to that request for contributions. ~Tim McMahon, editor.
The Four Ways Churches Ask For Money
Every church needs money in order to meet its obligations, pay salaries and maintain its buildings. It is a simple fact of life. But lately it seems that many churches are hurting financially. It might be because the parishioners don’t tithe enough, it might be that they need to remodel or expand, or it could be just that the down turn in the overall economy is creating a pinch. Whatever the reason, churches need money. There are four main techniques that churches often draw on in order to raise it. Maybe they have a manual out there somewhere, but regardless of the denomination you follow, most churches seem to ask for money in one of these four ways. Continue reading
Teaching Children How to Save Money – But Also How To Spend And To Give
By Alex Summers
When it comes to children and money, the traditional perspective is that kids need to be taught how to save. Parents will give their son or daughter a piggy bank, hand them a quarter once a week, and then instruct their child to save those quarters until the bank becomes full and stuffed. At that point the money can be spent however the child chooses, but this is not the emphasis of the exercise. The main point is that the youngster learns to save.
Saving money is certainly a valuable and worthwhile life lesson. But Continue reading
