What is the answer to the decline in the church? I think it is preaching, teaching, discipleship and prayer. We must go back to the good news of Jesus Christ. We must do everything we can to help people hear the good news. We must take down every barrier that stops people hearing (cf. 1 Cor 9:19-23; 10:33).
One different idea that people have is that we could charge a tax each year in the church. Each year people will pay a certain amount of money so that the church can grow.
If we ask people to pay a set amount of money to the church each year, will this help the church grow? Will it help us to move forward in a way that has not been possible before?
It sounds like we are putting our hope in money rather than in the Gospel of God's grace. Money is good, but if we think it is the answer to the church's problems, does it distract from the Gospel and make it harder for people to come and hear the good news?
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