Church leaders let their personal inhibitions get in the way of assisting God’s people to give God’s money in God’s way to fund God’s work. I would suggest that if you fear the conversation of money because…

…it’s uncomfortable for you…

…you’re afraid people will leave the church over it…

…you believe people don’t want to hear about money in church…

…then you are consumed with yourself rather than the spiritual growth, development, and discipline of the people you are called to lead.

OUCH! That’s hurts. I know. But it’s the truth.

Don’t believe me? Listen to a pastor’s wife who together with her husband gives away as much as 60% of their annual income says about leaders who don’t ask them for a gift of any size:

“There’ve been times I’ve been part of fund-raising activities, and the development staff didn’t ask me for a gift, probably thinking that because I work for a nonprofit, I wouldn’t have much to give. I felt really hurt by that. I was there because I wanted to give.”

While you’re silence about money in church preserves your ego and fans your flame of frustration over funding, people are being robbed of the opportunity to be faithful to the commitments they’ve made to fund the work of the Kingdom.

Maybe the problem in the funding equation in your church is you, pastor.