Recently my brother, who is also a church planter, wrote a letter to his boss asking some tough questions. The letter was written so well that I asked if I could repost it here. I’ve removed some information that is personal and altered the names, but for the most part, here is the letter reproduced [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Funding’
July 28, 2008
Funding
Seventh-day Adventist Churches are typically funded differently than other churches. First, all tithe goes to the World church and then is distributed accordingly to various divisions and programs. The majority of North American tithe dollars are spent overseas and fund one of the largest and fastest growing missions in the world.
In addition, all Seventh-day Adventist [...]
July 27, 2008
Funding Issues
(NOTE: This is from an email I recently wrote to a friend asking about why we lost funding for Common Ground.)
I know, most people assume the worst regarding church planting and I can get a bit defensive.
Pastors are paid by the local conference, but that doesn’t take the science of finance out of the [...]
