Dear Friends in Christ,

This upcoming Sunday, we’ll have our Annual Business Meeting.  Amongst other business items, we’ll review and approve our 2026 budget.  But what’s our business?  And what’s a budget? 

Jesus essentially told his parents when they found him in the Temple that he was there to be about “his Father’s – or God’s – business.”  He would “budget” his life’s time, energy, wisdom and love – not to mention his life itself – for this purpose as he understood it to be. 

But what of us as Christ’s people and church?  I think our business is doing ministry after Jesus’ manner.  And, a church budget, I think, is more than just numbers to be balanced; it’s a reflection of our understanding of our ministry and purpose. How we budget our money expresses what we value and deem important as Christ’s people and church. 

So… I wonder: What would you say our church budget reflects?  And, what does it suggest we think our business to be? 

We’ll consider these questions in our worship service which will serve as a kind of prelude to our “business meeting.”  So, I invite you to come with these questions on your mind, your perspectives, and see – in the end – how you answer.  

Blessings, Christ’s “Businesspeople!”
Pastor Ed