Where the Money Goes

Isn’t it interesting? The first thing that came to mind when considering The Internet Church was the money. Hmmm. Well, it’s pretty superfluous now because there is no money. Well, there’s mine. That is, I’m footing whatever bills there are. So, I guess there’s my money.

Everything at The Internet Church is up for grabs now because what actually happens will be up to Christ and the gifted people he gathers here (For an explanation, read the last four passages I cite in the “Hello” post.) Right now our business structure is like a kid on a street corner with a Bible and pocket change. On Twitter he’s TheologyFreak. One way of seeking funds is to affiliate with folks like Amazon and urge people to make their purchases there through the TIC website. Income would come from the commissions on sales. For a while, that will be it. There are other ways on the Internet, but that’s not my strength.

Our use of the funds policy comes from I Timothy 5:18b drawing from Deuteronomy 25:4, “The laborer is worthy of his hire.” This storefront is one thing, but to do The Internet Church right will take sharp skills on the Internet, webmasters and strategists. That will take funds, but all that’s in the future. And it’s biblically appropriate to pay the bills. As for donations, that’s for a Finance Team to consider, and that’s way in the future.

For now our task is to set the stage and gather the organizing folks. More importantly, it’s to be clear on what the N.T. says about the church Christ wants and then to translate that into The Internet Church.