Economic Theology for the Real World
Building the economic infrastructure the church deserves.
Jamé Bolds is a development economist and economic theologian who has spent twenty years building financially self-sustaining economic engines for churches and communities. He is the founder and CEO of Pathmakers Foundation, deploying the Churchenomics model across 19 cities in 12 states, and serves as Lead Pastor (Vision and Theology) of Victory Church in Yorktown, Virginia where the model was proven. He takes his theology seriously, rethinks his economics, and himself lightly.. Read the full story.
Three Big Questions.
- Why are so many churches financially fragile?
- Can theology change economics?
- What if churches became creators of community wealth?
Churchenomics The Big Idea
Most churches are one bad year away from closing. Not because the mission failed. Not because the congregation stopped caring. Because the financial architecture was never built to last. Ninety-five percent (95%) of American churches depend almost entirely on weekly offerings, that's a single revenue stream tied to a single demographic that is aging out of the giving pool faster than any new generation is replacing it.
The generational giving crisis is not coming. It is already here.
Churchenomics is the framework that changes that. It reverses the direction of money — building diversified revenue streams, multi-entity LLC structures, and permanent endowments that fund the church in perpetuity. The model does not replace generosity. It builds the infrastructure that makes generosity sustainable. Discover the Model
Latest articles for the Real World.
Let's End This Era of Leadership, Part 2: The Bishop Goes Home. The structural failure behind pastoral burnout and what the data actually says.
Thinking Outside the Offering Box. Article in Influence Magazine. Every congregation can adopt an economic way of thinking that addresses community problems while also financially supporting ministry,
Economics in Babylon. Article in AVAIL Magazine. A framework for flourishing in exile.
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