Are you investing your time and money wisely?
The Bible offers several principles about investing money and time wisely, often emphasizing stewardship, generosity, and the importance of focusing on eternal rather than temporary values.
Here are some key passages for you to consider:
1. Matthew 6:19-21: This passage encourages investing in spiritual, eternal matters rather than focusing solely on material wealth.
2. Proverbs 3:9-10: This passage emphasizes giving to God first, demonstrating trust in His provision.
3. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7: Here, the Apostle Paul teaches the importance of generosity, suggesting that those who give generously will be blessed.
4. Ephesians 5:15-16: This passage encourages wise use of time, suggesting that believers should be intentional and purposeful in how they spend their time.
5. Luke 12:33-34: In this passage, Jesus highlights the importance of generosity and focusing on heavenly treasures rather than earthly ones.
These verses suggest that the Bible advocates for investing time and money in ways that honor God, prioritize spiritual growth, and benefit others, especially the less fortunate.
The challenge is that churches are often unaware of how they allocate their resources. If your church is primarily focused on gathering for worship, that's perfectly valid. However, many churches believe they are prioritizing mission and outreach when, in reality, most resources are directed elsewhere. In many cases, a significant amount of service hours (both volunteer and staff) and around 60% of the budget are spent on producing a 90-minute service. This lack of understanding makes it difficult to prioritize worship, small groups, and outreach, ultimately sending the message that Sunday mornings are by far the most important aspect of the church’s activities.
At Reframe Church, we believe that most churches don't intend for the Sunday morning gathering to consume so many resources. After all, striving for the perfect worship service is a never-ending task, with always something that can be improved. We believe that churches genuinely want to prioritize other aspects of their faith and treat the gathering as secondary. However, many may not realize the situation they've created.
This is where Reframe Church can step in and help, seeking a third party to analyze your budget and service hour allocation allows for an unbiased perspective, expert insights, and increased accountability. This helps ensure that resources align with the church’s mission, identify hidden costs, and improve financial stewardship. It also aids in prioritizing spending, supporting long-term planning, and building congregational confidence.
There are three main reasons a church or pastor might seek Reframe Church as a third party to help investigate their budget and analyze spending.
We offer:
1. An Unbiased Perspective: We will provide an objective, unbiased analysis of the church’s finances, free from internal influences or preconceived notions. This impartiality is crucial in identifying areas where resources may be misallocated or where there’s room for improvement.
2. Strategic Alignment: A thorough budget analysis can reveal whether the church’s spending aligns with its mission, vision, and strategic goals. This helps ensure that resources are being used effectively to support the church’s primary objectives, such as outreach, community service, and spiritual growth.
3. Focus on Priorities: By analyzing the budget, Reframe Church will help the church prioritize spending, ensuring that the most critical areas - such as mission work, small groups, or outreach - receive adequate funding.
There are four main reasons a church or pastor might seek Reframe Church as a third party to investigate and analyze their service hours.
We offer:
1. Objective Perspective: Reframe Church will provide an unbiased, external perspective. Church leaders and members might be too close to their routines and traditions to see where time and resources could be better allocated. As an outsider, we will identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement that insiders might overlook.
2. Clarifying Priorities: Churches struggle with aligning their time and resources with their stated mission and values. Reframe Church will help clarify priorities, ensuring that the church's activities truly reflect its mission, such as focusing on outreach, small groups, or community service.
3. Resource Optimization: By analyzing where time and resources are spent, Reframe Church will help the church use its resources more efficiently. This will lead to better outcomes in worship services, community engagement, and other key areas.
4. Long-Term Growth: By understanding how time and resources are spent, churches can make more strategic decisions that contribute to long-term growth and sustainability. A Reframe Church analysis will help lay the foundation for healthier, more effective church operations.
In short, Reframe Church is here to offer expertise, objectivity, and the strategic insight needed to help your church align its activities with your mission and make the most of its resources.
If your church aims to reengage those who are disillusioned with the church or contemplating leaving, it is essential to recognize that reintegrating them into the existing church structure will be challenging, if not impossible. Additionally, it is important to understand that necessary changes are often harder to implement when they are pointed out by the pastor or another church leader.
This is where Reframe Church can help, as an impartial third party, we can identify the needed changes. This will allow your leadership team to focus on being part of the solution rather than being the ones highlighting the problems.
Use this form to contact the ministry of Reframe Church to learn how we can come alongside you and help your church become a church that now one wants to leave.