Churches and economic hard times: moving beyond fear and into generosity
Trinity Wall Street, photo by Leo Sorel, courtesy of SFGate
Do more with less. There was a business story on the radio the other day about this phrase, where it comes from and how it can be used in ways that either empower or demoralize employees. My mind strayed to the dozens of articles I have been reading about faith and the recession. The anecdotal evidence suggests that more people go to church in economic hard times, but that while the pews may be full the coffers are not. Giving is going down, at least in many denominations. In other words, churches need to do more with less. An article on CNN’s website put it this way:
“In faith-based communities, if you ask pastors across the country, many will tell you that attendance is up; however donations are down,” said [Lynnette] Khalfani-Cox, who is known as the Money Coach. “People are turning to…
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