The budget was going up, but the bills were being paid, attendance was up, and people were joining. He wonders what happened. Meet Mrs. Homesteader. She doesn't quite understand it. She can't put her finger on it, but this church does not quite have the friendly atmosphere it used to have.
People seem a bit edgy.
The pastor has been dropping hints in every message about money. We used to add staff fairly regularly, but now there seem to be some serious programming needs that are going unmet. She wonders what went wrong with the church she joined so enthusiastically five years ago. Color her out of here. Listen to the visiting evangelist.