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The ‘Pay What You Want' Experiment at Synagogues

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by Michael Paulson, The New York Times, NY

Description

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

Features

pros and cons for current practices and new alternatives

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

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.

Updated: January 08, 2025

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Tim Shapiro

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Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. 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. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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