The Pay It Forward Butterfly Effect…

September 30, 2005 | 5:30 PM

Could it be that some pastors, particularly among the denominations with more congregational autonomy, are upset when other churches start up in “their” territory because they view that congregation as their life-support? That the tithes given to the church are not only their primary source of income, but also their retirement fund, and any competition that threatens their church attendance affects the tithes and in turn, their income? Could it be?

Perhaps there is something to being bivocational.

Two other posts to read with respect to this:

Kevin Bussey’s post on “church police.”
Alex McManus’s post on “kingdom capital.”

The question is this:

What would happen if we put God’s money back into the hands of His people with the sole instruction to pay it forward- to change someone’s life- instead of using it as the support system of our pastors, our buildings, and our traditions?

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