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Friday, June 13, 2014

Cheap Church: Navigating the Labyrinth of Bivocational Living


You may have noticed the world of ministry has changed because the world has changed. No need for statistics and long, drawn out ammo to persuade you. If you’ve been a concerned Christian or professional saint, you know things are shifting. Economically, the world is in turmoil and no one can balance a budget. Upward mobility is becoming a thing of the past, and those under the age of forty will most likely be the first generation to fail at outearning their parents.

The economics of the world are deeply affecting the economics of the church in more ways that just money. Because of the desperate focus on having or maintaining jobs, people move on average almost every five years to keep pace. In Denver alone, the average metro or suburban citizen moves every eighteen months, and thus churches have to operate based on the probability of losing many of their congregational members every few years, just like a college ministry.

Ministry therefore may not be able to be based on sustainability, but rather on pure blind faithfulness to make disciples one by one. Keep reading

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