The past month of April, and now the month of May, present a microcosm of our congregation’s character.
In fact, instead of lamenting the small size of our congregation, after seeing all that we accomplish, we might instead start proclaiming that small is indeed beautiful.
From my professional view as an economist, we talk about the concept of “free-riding”, when people do not contribute their share of the work even while enjoying the community’s benefits because they know that someone else will chip in (particularly with volunteer time or monetary contributions).
This is easier to do in a large organization, because your individual participation may or may not seem to matter.
