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Is Your Church's Collection Plate Empty?

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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 "I don't understand why our offerings are down. Attendance is not down."

"It's a bit scary. If we lose our two highest giving families, our offerings will be down almost 20 percent. None of the younger families will replace that."

Those are two representative comments from pastors who have expressed specific concerns to me about their church's finances. Moreover, they areoften perplexed why offerings are down when other factors point that offerings should be higher.

These are not random comments. A recent study by LifeWay Research showed that over half (51%) of Protestant pastors said their church's offerings were still affected negatively by the economy. Only 13% said the offerings were improving.

So what's behind this somewhat gloomy perspective? Why might your church's offerings be struggling? Here are six clear reasons.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/6-reasons-church-offerings-may-be-struggling-160469/#cLLC9QRtWDxLDBDO.99

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