What's it REALLY Going to Cost You? Price vs. Value

I trust that my love and concern for the local church is clear – everything we do at The Journey and Church Leader Insights is driven by my belief in Christ and His Church as the hope of the world…

But today I have to point out something that pains me about the way most of us in church leadership function:

We’re way too cheap for our own (and our church’s) good!

Just a couple of weeks ago one of the guys on my staff mentioned that he got a great deal on some duct tape for a project he was working on (he had saved about $4 per roll).

After a little further conversation, it became clear to me that the savings came by simply purchasing the least expensive option he could find.

So, in what wasn’t a huge shock to me, guess what he had to go out and do a week later?

Yep, buy some better duct tape!

In other words, his “savings” ultimately cost us the entire price of the first batch of duct tape – because we had to buy it AND the higher quality tape to get the job done – not to mention the time it took to re-do the job.

Here’s a leadership lesson for you as you seek to be a good steward of your church’s finances:

Don’t make purchases solely on price…. Make purchases based on VALUE!

Otherwise, “church on the cheap” might just end up a lot more expensive in the long run.

P.S. For the six secret skills that you need to develop to lead your church to grow to its full redemptive potential, check out Leadership Skills for a Growing Church.

About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.