Is Your Church Talking About Economic Issues?
July 25, 2008
Posted by Dan Edelen in : Benevolence, Christianity Outside North America, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, In the News, Poll, Relevance Functions : Trackback,
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Is your church talking about the current world economic situation? Please share your experience!
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If asked if the present world economic situation has directly affected my household, I would say that...
- We've made minor changes to how we live. (54%, 37 Votes)
- It's had little or no effect on how we live. (22%, 15 Votes)
- We've made major changes to how we live, but we're doing okay. (20%, 14 Votes)
- We've made major changes to how we live, but we are losing ground. (4%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 69
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In the last six months, my church's leaders have spoken before the church about the economy.
- Never (57%, 35 Votes)
- Once or twice (33%, 20 Votes)
- Several times (10%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 61
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My church has started a new ministry or expanded existing ones to help those in the church who are struggling due to the present economic situation.
- False (76%, 44 Votes)
- True (24%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 58
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I think the present economic situation is...
- Going to get worse (62%, 40 Votes)
- Will probably stay the same for a while (32%, 21 Votes)
- Already showing signs of easing (6%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
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These poll questions will close at midnight on August 3, 2008.
Thank you for your participation.
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Apologies to anyone who tried to vote earlier but the polls were not available. Sometimes WordPress’s CRON function is a bit weird and doesn’t know what time it really is. I set the polls to open yesterday instead of this morning and now it works!
Where are the Luddites when you need them?
I live in a state where the economy has been pretty bad for a long, long time, so we’re pretty used to making sacrifices and managing our money carefully. I voted “we’ve made minor changes” on the first question because of that. If I was in a different situation and was just now seeing the economy going downward, it would be major changes for sure. Just making that clear. There are a ton of people in a ton of different situations.
Also, the economic situation is definately talked about at my church, it just has yet to be a sermon, is all. My church doesn’t have a specific ministry, but is always willing to make sacrifices to help those who are struggling.
Dire Dan: “Where are the Luddites when you need them?”
Here I am, at your service.
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Oengus,
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