Mississippi is the most generous State in American

OG Goat Holder said:

Mississippians definitely love to spend their money out of state, that's for sure. From vacation (which I understand) to basic shopping. NW corner goes to Memphis, Tupelo/Starkville folks go to Birmingham, Coast folks go to Mobile or New Orleans. Central MS go to Jacktown but they hate it and constantly run it down.

I went to church once when I had moved back to Jackhole. They showed a video of the "missionary" from there who was heading up a church plant in...........Denver. I remember thinking man, that guy is roughing it, huh. Of course he was asking for support and all that. Think about that for a second.......residents of the poorest state and the worst urban metro area in the country, donating money to............ Denver, Colorado, one of the most desirable areas of the country.

This dude literally convinced the most charitable folks in the country to subsidize his move out of state. Now that's talent.

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Perd Hapley said:

Call me a heretic all you want, but the whole “church planting” trend of the past 10-15 years was always a bit strange to me.

There was a girl that was some old acquaintance of my wife. She was like 24, already had 4 young kids, neither her nor the dad really worked much, were living in trailer or an apartment, and she was seeking out funding for planting a church in the Huntsville area….which certainly has no shortage of places to worship.

I’m thinking, “Shouldn’t ya’ll maybe focus on building a foundation for your children before trying to branch out into a major endeavor like that?” Of course, there’s a chance that it could have been a con, who knows.

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Perd Hapley said:

Call me a heretic all you want, but the whole “church planting” trend of the past 10-15 years was always a bit strange to me.

There was a girl that was some old acquaintance of my wife. She was like 24, already had 4 young kids, neither her nor the dad really worked much, were living in trailer or an apartment, and she was seeking out funding for planting a church in the Huntsville area….which certainly has no shortage of places to worship.

I’m thinking, “Shouldn’t ya’ll maybe focus on building a foundation for your children before trying to branch out into a major endeavor like that?” Of course, there’s a chance that it could have been a con, who knows.

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horshack.sixpack said:

It seems to me that most people called to plant a church are called into affluent growing areas that already have a bunch of churches. Build in the path of growth, get a good band and a dynamic speaker who mostly preaches shiny happy Christianity and fill it up in short order.

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Perd Hapley said:

Call me a heretic all you want, but the whole “church planting” trend of the past 10-15 years was always a bit strange to me.

There was a girl that was some old acquaintance of my wife. She was like 24, already had 4 young kids, neither her nor the dad really worked much, were living in trailer or an apartment, and she was seeking out funding for planting a church in the Huntsville area….which certainly has no shortage of places to worship.

I’m thinking, “Shouldn’t ya’ll maybe focus on building a foundation for your children before trying to branch out into a major endeavor like that?” Of course, there’s a chance that it could have been a con, who knows.

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horshack.sixpack said:

It seems to me that most people called to plant a church are called into affluent growing areas that already have a bunch of churches. Build in the path of growth, get a good band and a dynamic speaker who mostly preaches shiny happy Christianity and fill it up in short order.

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ZombieKissinger said:

First time I ever heard of it was when I was 8 or so, and some dude was going to plant a church in Whitefish, MT

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horshack.sixpack said:

Im going to say that’s opposite of my statement. I did know a college minister once who was “called” to Hawaii…

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horshack.sixpack said:

It seems to me that most people called to plant a church are called into affluent growing areas that already have a bunch of churches. Build in the path of growth, get a good band and a dynamic speaker who mostly preaches shiny happy Christianity and fill it up in short order.

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greenbean.sixpack said:

Pinelake's motto, "We build churches in places were there are already plenty of churches."

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