Pastor leads fight to end National Church Financial Crisis
Kennesaw, GA (BlackNews.com) — As churches across the nation face financial hardships and foreclosures, Dr. Christopher Chappell of Grace Community Christian Church continues to lead efforts to empower and equip spiritual leaders to build stronger churches and find solutions to end these financial declines. On March 22nd -24th, he will host the 2011 Stewardship Strategies and Development Conference for pastors and ministry leaders.
In recent news reports, many churches are experiencing a decline in offerings and attendance due to foreclosures, bankruptcy and late payments. According to Dr. Chappell stewardship is vital to the well being of any Christian church. “My assignment is to empower the body of Christ through scriptures and strategies and to fulfill our assignment for effective ministry.”
In early February, Pastor Chappell hosted 15 Metro Atlanta pastors, along with representatives from local financial institutions to develop strategies and solutions to the church foreclosure, bankruptcy and economic crisis that will be shared during the March conference. The coalition addressed ways to secure financial sustainability while empowering the church through effective stewardship in the Christian community and connectivity with the business community.
“I’ve solicited some of the best business minds to join forces with Kingdon minds to prepare church leaders for incredible ministry,” says Chappell. “Things don’t just happen they must be planned. With so many reports of mega ministries and small ministries in bankruptcy, foreclosure, and giving down 40-50%, I was convinced and convicted that this is not the way the church is suppose to operate. As many of our churches are dealing with economic challenges it is my assignment to strengthen the church for incredible recovery.”
The three-day conference, hosted at Grace Community Christian Church in Kennesaw, GA is designed to provide hands-on and detailed information. The cost for registration is $199 per church group of up to 10 attendees. For more information and to register, please visit www.gracecommunity1.org
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