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Date Posted: 17:24:13 07/22/12 Sun
Author: George
Subject: Re: 1 million dollar increase in giving?
In reply to: Lois 's message, "1 million dollar increase in giving?" on 12:06:03 07/22/12 Sun

> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/news/10min/">http://www.
>cofchrist.org/news/10min/
>
>"The Mission Initiative budget for fiscal year 2013 is
>in the July Herald. While most denominations are
>experiencing a downward trend in giving, Community of
>Christ has seen a $1 million increase in giving since
>last year."
>-------------
>
>Interesting. Are we quite sure that 1 million dollars
>wasn't dumped in there from the 41.5 million dollar
>sale of church property?
>
>Right underneath the above announcement there is this
>one.
>-------------
>
>excerpt "Priesthood and members are receiving a
>special invitation in the mail in the United States
>and Canada. It includes a DVD of Apostle Linda Booth
>interviewing President Steve Veazey, who outlines the
>five Mission Initiatives. The letter invites people to
>prayerfully consider their true capacity and
>encourages those who feel called to increase their
>giving to Christ�s mission locally and worldwide."
>-------------
>
>Seems to be a preoccupation with money.
>
>Lois

Lois, everyone is preoccupied with money these days, since the concept of money itself may very well disappear. So don't fault the Community of Christ on this one. The old adage that if the gospel is preached, the money will pour in just doesn't seem to work for anything other than born-again denominations. The denominations that require payments of money to absolve sins don't seem to have too much of a pinch, either. It's the denominations in between that are squeezed.

Money has always been a big deal in the Restoration, so simply noticing a shift in the way it is talked about doesn't seem to me as much of a change. Remember, after the semi-debacle of beginning the Auditorium just before World Depression One, the church built the Temple by subscription. God doesn't expect anyone to throw money away, nor to simply hope that it will walk in the door. God has always talked about industriousness.

George

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