I saw this:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/308752/may-05-2010/alpha-dog-of-the-week---george-rekers?xrs=synd_facebook

You this is exactly what I am talking about.  They "church" cares more for it's building funds, and sunday schools then it does what really matters.  One thing is I think people are more important then other things.  For example, Jesus never had a church.  Yet he has left a profound impact on humanity.

I really feel the "church", needs to get back to the basics.  They need to get back to putting people first.  They need to get back to helping people.

"A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.  And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten milnas, and said to them, 'Do business with this until I come back.'  "But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'  "And it came about that when he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him in order that he might know what business they had done.  "And the first appeared, sayng, 'Master, your minas has made ten , minas more."  "And he said to him, 'Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, be in authority over ten cities.'  "And the second came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made five minas.'  "And he said to him also, 'And your are to be over five cities.'  "And another came saying, 'Master, behold your mina, which I kept put away in a handkerchief; for I was afraid of you, because your are an exacting chief; for I was afraid of you, because you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'  "He said to him, 'By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave.  Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?  'Then why did you not put the money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest?;  "And he said the bystanders, 'Take the mina away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.'  "And they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas already.'  "I tell you that to everyone who has shall more be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. Luke 19: 11-26 

This reminds me of Trish at the Wilderness.  For one thing, they ought to have planned better for expenses.  If they double the size of the resort they ought to increase the housekeeping budget.  I was taught in my business management course work that a person shouldn't be held responsible for things that they can't control.  However, she was in a position where she could the costs.

If the company isn't making money the management ought to be the first to take a pay cut.  They are in a position where they have a control on the costs.  They should be setting the example.  Not trying to run the place into the ground.

Year after year they lost their best workers because they were too stingy with the wages.  Now sure they can go hire new people.  But on average it costs 1200 dollars per hire on company.  Now that's not talking like a supervisor, that's talking a regular joe.

They put people in a supervisor positions who didn't know what they were doing.  Sure they can train them, but they don't.  Personally, if I were the owners, I would have a management shakeup and it would start with Human Resources then work it way to every department.

"It is a trustyowrthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is fine work he desires to do.  An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, uncontentous, free from the love of money.  He must be one who manges his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how ill he take care of the church of God?) and not a new convert, let he become conceited and fall into condemnation incurred by the devil." 1 Timothy 3: 1-6

Now this is one of the reasons I left Trinity Baptist church in Reedsburg.  Pastor Lopp, has been putting people who are recent converts into overseer positions at the church.  Now perhaps they should be considered on matters that they are familiar with.  However, this is clearly against the scriptures.

In Timothy we find three groups:  overseers and deacons, elders, and ministers.  This makes up the church leadership.  Each has a different role to play.

Why does he need to bring in people from the outside?  Can not he develop people within his church?  He has been the Pastor there for many years.  What has been the result of this?  My thoughts go to Tom Thorpe.  Pastor Lopp, brought him in and he took a bunch of people with him when he left to found his movement.  Now I'm not saying what Tom Thorpe was right or wrong.  I'm saying that instead of relying on others to raise up his disciples he ought to be doing that himself.

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who brought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.  And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned and in their greed they will exploit you with false words their judgement from long ago not idle, and their destruction is not asleep  Peter 2: 1-3

Now this reminds me of Mike Lopp. 

"And whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as they hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance in order to be seen fasting by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face so that you man yot be seen fasting by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you. " Mathew 6: 16-18

This verses came to mind when thinking about Dog the Bounty Hunter. Now he says he Christian, but is he just serving his own interests. He makes a big deal of his christianity but are there any results of it in his life?

When I've done good deeds I've actively tried not to take credit for them so that my reward in heaven will increase. That is a place thief nor rust can destroy your treasure. Perhaps dog should think about this.

Now I'm not saying one shouldn't be recognized for their work. But what he does he does for money. What does he do to help people that he doesn't get paid for?

Recently, I've found out that your's truely is popular. Yes, that's right, I'm popular. Never been popular in my life but apparently now I am. Well, it's kind of a strange feeling actually.

Recently my church sent a mission trip to mexico. They had money left over so what they did is everyone took an extra suit case, and brought supplies with them in it. I thought this was kind of a cool thing to do. It's not so much the work they did, so much as the people they touched. The orphans down there don't get much contact.

So I helped greet people at the church I attend. My parents wanted me to do it so I dragged myself out to do it. I don't know it was alright.

Scripture cookie

One idea I thought of is a scripture cookie. Have like quotes from the proverbs. Could be a good thing for youth groups to raise money on with bake sales.

There are people in my church that send used items to a rescue mission. The rescue mission then sells them. Too bad we couldn't have a sale of items up on the church then send the money down. Even if we didn't do it in the church.