Financial Support for Evangelistic Work Among Churches 教會之間對福音工作的金錢支持
Churches of Christ generally agree that it is scriptural for a local church to support a preacher directly. 基督的教會普遍認為，地方教會直接支持傳道人，是合乎聖經的。 Examples include Philippians 4:15–16 and 2 Corinthians 11:8, where churches sent support directly to Paul. 例如腓立比書 4:15–16 與哥林多後書 11:8，都顯示教會直接供應保羅。 However, many conservative churches of Christ object to the “sponsoring church” arrangement. 然而，許多保守派基督的教會反對「 sponsoring church（統籌教會）」制度。 This is when one church collects money from many churches into its own treasury and oversees a larger evangelistic work. 也就是某一間教會向多間教會募集資金，集中到自己的庫房，再統籌大型福音工作。 Why is this rejected by churches of Christ? 為何基督的教會反對這種作法？ 1. There is no New Testament example of churches sending evangelism funds to another church treasury. 新約中沒有「教會把福音經費交給另一間教會庫房」的例子。 2. Each local church is autonomous. 每一個地方教會都是自治的。 1 Peter 5:2 teaches elders to shepherd “the flock among you,” not a brotherhood-wide organization. 彼得前書 5:2 教導長老只牧養「你們中間的群羊」...