Comments on: Should churches own businesses? http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/11/27/should-churches-own-businesses/ Stories, thoughts & insights on Jesus, college students, and the Bible; Los Angeles, immigration, politics, ethnicity and culture, and also about my daughter Isabel - from a spanglish gringo father living in, learning from, leading & loving life in East L.A. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Larissa http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/11/27/should-churches-own-businesses/#comment-3824 Larissa Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:24:07 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/11/27/should-churches-own-businesses/#comment-3824 I think I agree with Eddy. The for-profit business model seems to release members of the church from the financial responsibility of carrying on the work. And in the circumstance of a particular church not being able to sustain itself (such as a new church plant, or inner-city church, I wonder if the greater church at large might be invited to provide the necessary support. I think I agree with Eddy. The for-profit business model seems to release members of the church from the financial responsibility of carrying on the work. And in the circumstance of a particular church not being able to sustain itself (such as a new church plant, or inner-city church, I wonder if the greater church at large might be invited to provide the necessary support.

]]> By: Eddy E http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/11/27/should-churches-own-businesses/#comment-3751 Eddy E Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2007/11/27/should-churches-own-businesses/#comment-3751 I'm split on this one. I have been a part of two different churches that have had questionable methods of funding church ministry. One church could not get enough from the congregation to fund the church, so they decided to open a pre-school as a way of generating revenue for the basic budget of the church. My problem with that is that it freed the congregation from having to be financially committed to the advancement of God's kingdom. I think a Church could do a for-profit venture on the side as a way of expanding the ministry of the church beyond what the congregation can offer to the mission of the church. The first step is to get the congregation to give. I don't have a problem for the church competing with local organizations. First, because the churches who want to run businesses are rarely entering into a crowded pool, and second, that competition should elevate everyone's game. I’m split on this one. I have been a part of two different churches that have had questionable methods of funding church ministry. One church could not get enough from the congregation to fund the church, so they decided to open a pre-school as a way of generating revenue for the basic budget of the church. My problem with that is that it freed the congregation from having to be financially committed to the advancement of God’s kingdom.

I think a Church could do a for-profit venture on the side as a way of expanding the ministry of the church beyond what the congregation can offer to the mission of the church. The first step is to get the congregation to give.

I don’t have a problem for the church competing with local organizations. First, because the churches who want to run businesses are rarely entering into a crowded pool, and second, that competition should elevate everyone’s game.

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