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On Thursday, May 1st the Evangelical Leaders Forum hosted David T. Olson, Director of the American Church Research Project and author of The American Church in Crisis. He spoke about ways to grow and multiply healthy churches that help people know Jesus and effectively fulfill his mission on earth.
Sponsors for this discussion included Bethel Seminary, Evangelical Covenant - NW Conference, Minnesota Baptist Conference, and Zondervan Publishers.
It seems to me that these demographic indicators - postmodern, post-Christian, multi-ethnic, post-affluent - suggest that what worked in 1970, but not in 1920, won't work in 2010.
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Great video clip, wish I could have been there. Did you catch the part about arguing with other Christians in a post Christian society is very destructive?
This is a very good clip. His view of the difference between a majority and minority outlook is spot-on.
I can't view this right now, but I appreciate your pointer, Dick. It seems like we've traditionally pitched our tent in the arguing with other Christians park...or at least proving that we're right, and no one else is.
People are thinking much more cooperatively rather than confrontationally today. A challenge, not only for SDA, but for a Christianity that preaches a gospel that can be confrontational. How can we balance the two poles?
Thanks...
Frank
Is there anything to be learned how other churches finance their operations? Mormons, as well as Adventists, tithe. But is there not a difference as to its use?
The Mormons have a far more efficient use of their congregational meeting houses. Two or three stakes (separate congregations) may often use the same buildings, making several buildings unnecessary. Adventists, however, may have half-a-dozen groups in a town, all meeting in separate buildings. Again, a very inefficient use.
While the tithe for both Mormons and Adventists are used for administration, their young missionaries are expected to be supported by their parents and are also expected to live very frugally. Those parents who cannot afford it are supplemented by the church.
Because they are one of the fastest-growing denominations, is it possible we might benefit to studying their use of tithe and why they continue to grow so phenomenally?
Here's an official statement from the web:
"Tithing is used to help maintain and build up the Church. After it is given to the bishop, the congregation leader, it is sent to the Church headquarters. Then it is combined with other tithes and distributed to pay for building and maintaining temples, meetinghouses, and other Church property. It is also used to pay for printing books, and other materials that are used to teach the gospel. Some of it is also used to help support missionaries and family history work.
Retrieved from "http://www.mormonwiki.com/Tithing"
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