I’m tired of hearing about the “failing economy.”

  • I wait at restaurants for a table.
  • The symphony performance I went to recently was sold out.
  • I can’t find a parking space at the local grocery store.

Has the economy been stronger in the past? Sure. Will it be stronger again in the future? Absolutely.

I’m amazed how people, who profess to be believers in the Word of God, completely lose their mind when it comes to practical, every day living. The Bible tells us to “Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you.” Remember that? Then why do we use the economic scales of this world as reason and justification to DECREASE the vision God has given to your church?

Now is the time for the church to be investing in people, organizational development, relevant and effective programs, etc. If not, we lose the people, the buy in, and the opportunity God has given us. The world has been taught to read and live by the state of the world economy. But we are people who are not of this world and participate in an eternal economy.

Investing 101 says: Buy low. Sell high. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Most people don’t follow that. We buy stock when the value is high because we think it’s hot. Once it begins to drop, we sell it believing we’re about to lose everything. The end result is that we are in a perpetual state of reaction instead of proactive, intentional investing.

The same is true for churches.

Our unwillingness to be recklessly generous now as leaders will reflect in the giving habits of the people in the pew. No one wants to fund an organization that is just trying to hang on.

Find some forward momentum or you may never recover, even once the economy is “strong” again.