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Should Christians Give Money to Ministries Deep in Debt?

Experts weigh giving to insolvent faith-based organizations.
Compiled by Morgan Lee/ NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Should Christians Give Money to Ministries Deep in Debt?

Teen Mania, best known for its Acquire the Fire (ATF) rallies, is one of America’s five most insolvent charities, according to Charity Navigator. It has asked donors to be patient; Compassion International sued for a refund after paying to promote its child sponsorship at ATF events that got canceled.

Should Christians keep giving money to ministries deep in debt? Here's how experts weighed in. Answers are arranged on a spectrum from “yes” answers at the top to “no” answers at the bottom.

“If a ministry has been called by God, he may be letting it go through difficult times in order to work in the hearts of those involved. Paul had times when he was hungry and times when he had abundance, but it was one of the greatest all-time investments ever to support Paul.”
~Howard Dayton, founder & CEO, Compass (Finance God’s Way)

“Mature ministries should be held accountable. Younger ministries, however, may struggle between trusting God versus relying on their own capacities. Support that encourages their spiritual maturation but does not reinforce questionable ethics may be totally appropriate.”
~Bob Lupton, founder, FCS Urban Ministries

“Ministries with worthy goals, sound fiscal policy, and good track records should be supported even if—perhaps particularly when—struggling. But repeated mismanagement must be addressed. Even the best attempts at noble endeavors, if repeatedly not making it, need to be rethought.”
~Craig Blomberg, author, Neither Poverty Nor Riches

“On its own, a market-based approach to support of Christian ministries is inconsistent with the call to sacrificial obedience. Yet Christians are called ...

 

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/december/should-christians-give-money-to-ministries-deep-in-debt.html



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Sorry, i can't get all of the article but it is a good question. How do you feel about church debt? Do you support your local church taking out loans to build versus having cash? Do you look at debt as necessary or a mishandling?

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My church is less than 2 years old. We don't have a building, we use the local high school for services. It would not be a good idea to take a loan to build at this point. I think it's ok to borrow some but not so much that the church would struggle to make a huge mortgage payment. I think every church should be accountable for every dime spent.

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I have seen 2 churches, large churches, built and paid for and a third that was paid off this year.

If God is truly in the church, I mean the cornerstone and true core of the church, then they will prosper and grow.



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I've seen it happen so many times; mis management of money within non profits, churches included. My question is how willing are banks to give large mortgages to the ministries? There is no income guarantee.

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The last church i belonged to was a big church getting 200+ people in this small town. And, they wanted to build. Why? They had a big facility with a gym. So they had to set up chairs every Sunday for a big service. So what? So, personally i didn't support building more.

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The church I grew up in went from about 200 to 1000. Built a 1500 seat church.

About 10 years later they broke ground on a 2500 seat church.

Yes. It was seriously needed. There was no more places to put chairs. The choir was overflowing and it didn't come down because there was no where for them to go.

The balcony was full, the vestibule was full.

And on Sundays, any kid under 12 was generally in children's church and that was full.

A growing church is a good thing. And when it can no longer seat the congregation, it's time to build.



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