Opinions on whether a ministry should take on debt or not certainly differ from church to church and often from member to member. To help you decide what's best for your situation, listen to what several prominent lenders say.

When a Church Should Borrow Money Churches should borrow money when they need to prudently finance some type of expansion of their ministry, recommends Mark Johnson, executive ...

Topics:	Budget, Debt, Expenses, Finances, Fundraising, Giving, Loans, Management, Purchasing, Stewardship, Tithing
Filters:	Business administrator, Church board, Discipleship, Elder, Pastor
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Proverbs 23:4-7
Date Added:	August 01, 2007

Dreams are powerful things. They help propel us forward in life. They are the aspirations of our hearts, and we hope, the framework of the extraordinary. For better or worse, what we think and what we dream tends to materialize. "As a person think sin the heart, so a person becomes" (Proverbs 23:7).

The best dreams call us to our higher selves, participating creatively in the things and plans of God. ...

Topics:	Leadership, Leadership development, Unity, Women's ministry
Filters:	Discipleship, Pastor, Pastoral care, Shepherd, Woman leader, Women's ministry
Purpose:	None
References:	Psalm 42:1, Proverbs 23:7, Philippians 4:8
Date Added:	July 01, 2009