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For
many congregations, success is measured by the number of dollars in
the church treasury. If you doubt this, ask yourself when a church
really gets panicky.
- It is not when they have only 30% to 40% of their people at
worship.
- It is not when they have less than 20% of their people
involved in Bible
study.
- It is not when the giving level of the people drops below 2%
- It is not when the Synod-Churchwide support falls below 10%
But watch the panic set in when the budget is not met! This is
the real tip-off related to priorities and the confusion of ends
and means.
Our gifts, added to gifts from others and used faithfully,
accomplish far more than we realize, which is the satisfaction of
Christian giving.
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