Tithes & Offerings
Oct 31, 2022: China Christian Daily: What Will Church Be Like if All Believers Pay Tithing?
If all the believers in a church can pay their own tithes, what will the church be like?Several senior pastors have given some thoughts:
“The debt of our church (millions of yuan) could have been solved already.”
“We could have had the ability to build a church successfully instead of going through so many difficulties. ”
“The church will be ‘magnificent’!”
If all the believers in a church can pay their own tithes, what will the church be like?Several senior pastors have given some thoughts:
“The debt of our church (millions of yuan) could have been solved already.”
“We could have had the ability to build a church successfully instead of going through so many difficulties. ”
“The church will be ‘magnificent’!”
Lifeway Research released a report Tuesday (Oct 11,2022) based on responses from 1,000 Protestant pastors conducted from Sept. 6-30 examining their views on the impact of the U.S. economy.
A small majority of pastors (52%) said they thought the economy was negatively impacting their church. Forty-five percent of pastors viewed the economy as “somewhat negatively” impacting their church, while 6% believed that it was “very negatively” affecting their church.
By contrast, just 5% thought the economy was “somewhat positively” impacting their church and 2% said that it was “very positively” impacting their church. Forty percent of respondents said the economy had no impact on their church.
A small majority of pastors (52%) said they thought the economy was negatively impacting their church. Forty-five percent of pastors viewed the economy as “somewhat negatively” impacting their church, while 6% believed that it was “very negatively” affecting their church.
By contrast, just 5% thought the economy was “somewhat positively” impacting their church and 2% said that it was “very positively” impacting their church. Forty percent of respondents said the economy had no impact on their church.
