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Capitalist Business Case Study

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1. My church is set up very similar to a capitalist business in many different ways. One of these ways is we take collection every Sunday. I see taking collection as similar to how the government taxes. We use the collection in the church to keep it running and make improvements, just as the government uses our taxes. If the church needs something fixed or wants to renovate, they use the money collected in collection. The church also uses this money to pay for utility bills, and to pay the pastor and any other paid positions in the church. Another way my church is similar to a capitalist business is, before making any major decisions concerning money, it is first run by the board to receive approval. They then discuss the pros and cons of spending the money, and then they vote.
2. In churches everyone is family. We all together are the family of God. However, the …show more content…

Our church mirrors democratic governments in many different ways. The first way is how it is set up into different categories. We have the pastor, the elders, the deacons, and the secretary. These different positions also have people under them just in case of an emergency. Just like the President has a vice president just in case something happens. All of these different rolls in the church compare very closely to our government. The elders make most of the decisions, then they run it by the pastor, and then the congregation votes. An example of this is when we have a guest speaker in the church, or are doing construction, or renovation. This is a very democratic way of running things. We also have a business meeting every year with all the members of the church to elect new deacons and secretaries. The pastor and elders are voted on differently. Pastors and Elders are only voted on once every four years, just as the president of the United States is. All of these things are greatly influenced by the government of the country we live in. We use it as a model to model what should be done in our

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