The American economy has had a lower than expected increase in employment.
Other indicators from around the world seem to contribute to an expectation that if this economy is improving, it is doing so slowly.
This raises all sorts of questions for our businesses, our families, and our prosperity. But what does it mean for the American church? How does an ongoing economic doldrums influence church attendance, church growth, church outreach, and all the rest? To put it another way, can you continue to be expansive in vision — which the US church certainly has been — without having the cash to be expensive?
