Members Pastorj Posted December 26, 2017 Members Share Posted December 26, 2017 Just a curiosity question: Should churches be supporting few missionaries for more money or more missionaries for less each month. A lot of BBFI churches used to have 50-100 missionaries being supported at 25-50/month. When I pastored in Connecticut, we had 25 missionaries at about $25/mnth. I didn't take on any new missionaries until we got our existing ones to $50/month. If I planted a church, I would probably go $100/month per missionary. My basis of this is simple. It takes about $4k to $5k/mnth for a missionary (May be an old #). At $100/mnth, he needs 50 churches to support him. He could visit every church every other furlough to report back. The negative is that losing 1 church would have a greater impact. If a missionary gets $25/mnth, he needs 200 churches supporting him. He would never be able to report back to every church. However, if he loses a church, the financial impact isn't as great. What are your thoughts. Not looking for an argument, just a discussion of pro's and cons of both. Thanks Pastorj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jordan Kurecki Posted December 26, 2017 Members Share Posted December 26, 2017 I have wondered about this myself. Not sure there really is an answer though to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveW Posted December 26, 2017 Members Share Posted December 26, 2017 From the other side, there are churches that brag about how many missionaries they support, but they support them each a very small amount. In other words, they support a small amount so that they can have lots of missionaries, so it looks more impressive. But there is the matter of finding that balance. If a church is supporting a larger $ amount, but then stops that support, it makes a bigger hole. For us, we support 7 missionaries amounts varying from $150 to $200 per month. The other thing to consider is that often missionary support is eroded by inflation. How many of these $20 support churches have not increased the amount in 20 years? 20 years ago $20 was worth more than today..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.