This document discusses how money circulates differently within religious communities and the broader economy. It notes that studies have shown money circulating more times within Amish, Jewish, and Mormon communities than within Christian communities. It then outlines a potential solution of churches creating business directories to better connect congregation members with local businesses owned by other church attendees, allowing money to circulate longer within the religious community. This aims to build a more engaged community of believer supporters.

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2. The Amish Dollar Goes
Around 10 Times.
Barnabas Group study

3. The Jewish Dollar Goes
Around 7 Times.
Barnabas Group study

4. The Mormon Dollar Goes
Around 4 Times.
Barnabas Group study

5. The Christian Dollar
Doesn’t even go aro
once.
Barnabas Group study

6. What does this
mean in

7. God’s resources usually go in directions outside of
your
CHURCH

8. With only a fraction going to the work of the
CHURCH

9. Check it out…
Jen goes to your
church
This is

10. Jen goes to work and
earns money

11. Jen is a Doctor
consumer…
Entertainme
nt
Restaurants
Gas Station
Grocery
Store

12. Jen gives to your
church

13. Stan goes to your
church
This is

14. Stan has a
Business

15. Stan has Customer
Customers
Stan has Customer
Suppliers
Supplier
Customer
Supplier

16. Stan gives to your
church

17. Jen and Stan
DO NOT KNOW EACH
OTHER

18. A Disconnected
Community of Believers
Jen uses Stan’s
Businesses Customers and
who don’t go to Suppliers don’t
your church go to
your church

19. A Disconnected Community
of Believers

20. The Solution
A Business Directory to identify
and connect your community of
believers

21. Doctor
Entertainme
nt
Restaurants
Gas Station
Grocery
Store

22. CHURC
CHURCH
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23. CHUR
CHURC
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CH

24. CHUR
CH
Congregation Business
Customer Leaders
Doctor
Customer Entertainment
Customer Restaurants
Customer Gas Station
Customer Grocery Store

25. CHU
CHUR
CHUR
CH
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Congregation
Customer
Customer
RCH
Engaging a Community
of Believers
Business
Leaders
Doctor
Entertainment
Customer Restaurants
Customer Gas Station
Customer Grocery Store

26. Imagine if…

27. The Christian Dollar

28. The Christian Dollar
CHANG

29. The Christian Dollar Goes
Around 10 Times.

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31. Are you connecting and
engaging the business
leaders in your church for
the Glory of God?

32. Identify
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