So what does
your church budget look like?
Not exact matches
A main part of the
budgeting process is to
look ahead and prioritize the
budget about what God has called us as a
church.
So as we
look at our
churches, our structures, our clothing, our programs, and our
budgets, it begs the question: «What Kingdom is this anyway?»
Look, being a
church member has nothing to do with sitting in a pew on Sunday morning, listening to a sermon and praying for your pastor, giving your money to support a local
church budget, and making commitments to serve on a
church ministry program.
If the Catholic
Church is going to stick its two cents into politics and the
budget, then maybe it should
look at itself.
Rather than pointing the accusatory finger at the
churches and their vast wealth, I need to take a hard
look at my
budget, and my possessions, and where my money is going.
Of course, although it is easy for me to become too critical of the way other
churches spend their money, I need to
look at my
church's
budget and my own personal
budget to see where I am wasting money as well that maybe could be used better elsewhere.
It is easy to point the finger at the
church (or as popular these days, at the government), but all of us, myself included, can begin by
looking at our own
budgets.
If your
church is having trouble finding the
budget,
look to which programs burn through your tithe money without producing tangible results.
We sat down with our kids and
looked closely at their day - to - day lives and then decided on what we would pay for such as clothing, cell phone plans and after - school activities and sports fees and then gave them a
budget for the rest such as entertainment (the price of a movie ticket once a month), gifts (birthdays, holidays,
church), their craving for school cafeteria food — which we capped at twice a week — plus a small stipend.
«Tory members reject bailout for Portugal and replacement taxes; they support second
look at defence
budget; and worry about rhetoric on cuts Main Should the Government be doing more for the
Churches... or vice-versa?»