Exchanges

A simple question:
If a church (or faith-community if you like) sits inside the greater (larger) community, then there’s an exchange going on.
I draw it like this Read the rest of this entry »

A simple question:
If a church (or faith-community if you like) sits inside the greater (larger) community, then there’s an exchange going on.
I draw it like this Read the rest of this entry »

When I read this from Tom Barnett, I thought of a neighbor of ours. I’ve heard the mom consistently remind her daughter to “be careful” when she’s tempted to tell friends that her (Algerian) father is Muslim. Like the Economist article says – being Muslim in America is a challenge. God (Allah) help us.

The economics are simple.
Your church provides a service to the customer. She – the customer – values your service.
How do you know? She pays.
Today.
Next week if you don’t provide such service, what happens?
She walks. Read the rest of this entry »