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October 11, 2007

Church giving statistics

Baptist Press published an article today on church giving that I think you'll be interested in reading. It's a sobering report that we can either reject, ignore, or "look it in the teeth" and begin an honest conversation about stewardship and giving.

"Had giving been at an average of 10 percent in 2005 rather than 2.58 percent, there would have been at least an additional $168 billion available for the overseas and domestic mission work of churches," the authors noted.

Read the entire article here.

Posted by bstroup at October 11, 2007 3:38 PM

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