GENI: Tooting God's horn |
Written by Staff | |
Thursday, 17 September 2009 04:04 PM America/New_York | |
A message from Geni Hulsey, president of the Church Bookstore Network: I will never forget a conversation I had with a young man who was a member of our congregation, about the purpose of a bookstore—or any type of retail—within the confines of a church. He was not a skeptic, but rather a strong supporter of the store. He was merely curious about the position a bookstore held in a church. His question was how I saw it as a ministry, rather than just a resource or a service. My response was: "If it is not a ministry, if it has no place in the church." I believe that with all of my heart. Though the economics of a church bookstore must be an important issue, I believe that if we make them our chief concern, we lose sight of the reason to have the store in the first place. In this newsletter and in The Church Bookstore magazine, we endeavor to help make the business side of your job as a manager easier. But if that is all we do, we may as well be training you to manage a local coffee shop or gift store. |
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