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The ‘Pay What You Want' Experiment at Synagogues

by Michael Paulson. The New York Times.

This New York Times article profiles various congregations that are trying new ways of collecting funds from members.

Offerings

pros and cons for current practices and new alternatives

Best For

clergy and lay leaders

Cost

free

Suggested Uses

  • Brainstorm new ways to collect funds from congregation members after reading this article with clergy and lay leaders.
  • Adapt one of the described practices after weighing the pros and cons of each and determining which will work best for your congregation.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

Tim is president of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations – of which the CRG is a program. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns.

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