TALKING ABOUT MONEY IS IMPORTANT – EVEN IN CHURCH

 

            Too often, we avoid talking about money in church, don’t we? Sometimes it’s because we’re uncomfortable talking about money at all; sometimes it’s because we’re in church; and sometimes it’s because people hate it when we talk about money.

            If we believe that what is said from the pulpit is important to people, then money should be talked about from the pulpit, because money is important. An article I read said when we don’t talk about money, we’re implying:

1.    Money isn’t important; or

2.    God only cares about the money you give; or

3.    We don’t talk about money in the church, so you’ll need to find out how to manage your money from the world.

Ouch! I’m not sure any of those implications is what we should be relying upon!

            I’m not saying we only talk about money, but people deal with money every day, and many times every day, so they need our help, our wisdom and our encouragement in handling and managing it.

            Jesus talked about money in his teaching about 15% of the time! So not talking about money takes a pretty good chunk out of the New Testament, doesn’t it?

            How about if we talk about money, sharing God’s financial principles and providing them with the tools that will help them fight against the world’s influence?

            I encourage you to think about sharing money in this way, instead of only doing it under protest, and only when we want money FROM people!

 

            It’s not too late to attend the Stewardship Academy. The next session is being held May 21^st at 10 a.m. via Zoom. If you are interested in a registration form or information on the academy itself, please let me know (susanranous@unyumc.org)