It's interesting how much of an impact the economic crisis is having. Every sermon by the pastors at my church mention it. It's such a widespread problem, it's adversely impacting ministries quite heavily.
Many people look from their own context and see little or no direct impact from the crisis. They see the stores are full of food and the department stores stocked. But where the margins are razor thin, like in the case of ministry, the impact is quite profound.
via Mission Network News on 10/14/08
International (MNN) -- Next, the global bear market appears to be taking a breather after a week of savagery. Attempts to bolster banking systems led some of the recovery, but the damage will continue to be felt in developing nations. Jonathan Shibley with Global Advance says their job just got a little more challenging. "Statistics say when there's a market crash and a severe recession in the Western world, that translates into less money, less giving into the developing world; a lot of missions organizations are going to have to deal with this. All the more reason to go in and to really raise up godly entrepreneurs." Marketplace Missions Seminars help business leaders understand their role in the marketplace: to share the Gospel and make disciples. "I think we just need to pray for God's men and women around the worl--including, obviously, our own country--who are called into the marketplac. [Pray] for courage, for strength, and that God will just give us all the grace to walk through these days knowing that He is ultimately in control."
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