I have two friends who work for large churches. Guess what time of year it is? You guessed it. Budget freeze time. Don't spend any money on ministry time. Yeah!
This is such a fun time of year. I remember those good old days. I experienced them for 15 years working in a big ole systematically skewed church. I miss them. It was nice when we got the subtle mandate that people didn't matter for the next few months. Isn't that what it means? Time to coast. Don't spend money engaging people.
Why is this happening in your church? Here are the signs you can look for:
a) your churches priorities are out of wack: your buildings and programs have become more important than people and ministry
b) your church is concerned about attracting people rather than going out and engaging people
c) your church has become about nurturing it's members instead of being a missionary movement like Christ intended.
d) your pastor and upper level staff are worried about job security and aren't willing to step out in faith
e) your church has not embraced stewardship of God's resources
f) your church has a stewardship campaign instead of teaching people to live sacrificially and be generous
g) your church started passing the plate at funerals and weddings and twice on Easter and Christmas
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