Page 86 - Ecclesiology revised short_Neat
P. 86
Free the finances and change the world
xlix
In 2017 U.S. churches received $124.52 billion in donations and spent around $90 billion of it paying staff
wages, buying more land and building more buildings. But what could the church achieve with that $90
billion if it were suddenly freed up? Well, it turns out, the global impact would be massive.
Consider this. According to an article in Relevant Magazine:
• $25 billion could relieve global hunger, starvation, and deaths from preventable diseases
within five years.
• $12 billion could eliminate illiteracy globally within five years.
84
