Money and material things are both bring joy and misery, based off its use
Parachurches require a constant stream of revenue:
Sunday worship alone requires a worship ministery staff, sound, lighting, singers, band, etc
Where does this money come from? Memebers donations
Why do they give? To feel like they are contributing to the greater good
Some churches teach and imply that is the Christian duty to give and even a quasi-sacrament, a bloodless sacrifice
Or is this type of giving a membership due? We feel gulity if we attend without helping to pay for the services
Parachurches giving supports the staff's livelihood and many programs depend on it
There is doublemindness here: they are leading people to Christ or the need for more people to cover the costs?
Parachurches require a large number of volunteers and money to continue in their current form
When becoming a employee of a parachurch, it can be confusing on the work being a duty of God or a duty of the employer
If churches met in the home, took no collections, made no budgets, owned no common property, had no employee, it operate more like a family than a business