Mike – your responses make me wonder about how
we explain “enough” to a congregation. I
belonged to a church that has significant savings in a “roof fund”. They also only pay for part time ministry
because they feel certain that they need savings to offset an inevitable downturn
of some kind. With some distance, I can
see that the savings sit while ministry opportunities in the neighborhood pass
by. I question what financial leadership
closer to the “go broke trying” end of the spectrum might allow God to do in
that setting. Do we help people see money
as a resource to be put to work, or as a safety net? Both?