How Does The Credit Crunch Affect 'Family On A Mission'?

Since last autumn the UK economy has experienced a concerning level of turbulence. There are a variety of reasons for this, including bad American debts, faulty economic policies by the UK government and millions of individuals borrowing irresponsibly. But how does the credit crunch affect the church in the UK? In a series of three posts starting tomorrow I want to think about some of the decisions Christians, churches and whole movements face in the light of the credit crunch.

It is interesting to me that, alongside my posts on parachurch, my post about tithing and student loans in February 2007 continues to be the most popular entry point to this website. Almost every day someone asks Google whether they should tithe out of a loan and ends up right here. I think this is fascinating and it has got me thinking about how the the Christian and financial worlds interface. The church is called to a thoroughgoing commitment to engagement with the culture in which it finds itself, and that includes the world of personal and corporate finances.

We'll start tomorrow with how the credit crunch might affect individual Christians.