Stock Market Alternative

Roundtable Discussion – Stock Market Alternative

Part 2 to “Stock Market Questions“, prompted last week by Maja Corlett (is it gambling?; is it sinful? should we sell our stocks?) Maja’s key follow-up question THIS WEEK is focused on how the Storehouse works. If someone takes money out of the stock market, where can they invest it? And if you want to invest it into a Storehouse, how do you do it?

Specifically: Say that someone sells $10,000 of stock and wants to invest it in a Storehouse. Is it still considered that person’s money and could it be taken out – like for example if that person wanted to bless their whole family and take them to Israel? It’s not like a need but they would need that money in order to do it… Is that looked down upon (in the community) because it was “given” to the storehouse or is it still theirs?

So, our discussion tomorrow will be around how does the Storehouse work? This will also serve as “Part 8” of a “How To” series regarding how to start a Storehouse (see below for other “How to” steps).

We will get into the various types of accounts and investments connected with a Storehouse, generally speaking. We will also speak of how specifical storehouses work, such as the one in New England (NECAP.net) and the one in Florida (Manatee County Storehouse)

Terminology:

Storehouse Community – those individuals (believers) who are part of the local Storehouse and who also are part of the Church unity move in that region

Storehouse Deacons and Elders – those volunteers leading, managing, administering, accounting and overseeing the Storehouse

Storehouse Fund – common pool of capital to support and finance the whole community typically housed in a non-profit. Accepts gifts, but can also receive general investments.

Individual Account – each person in the community has their own Storehouse account individually (like a savings account)

Individual Investment – can lend money to people and into projects as they see fit as a side-by-side investment (as these loans/investments are repaid they are credited to the individual’s accounts based on their share of ownership)

Individual Gifts – can give to people and into projects as they see fit

Storehouses embrace the “fishes and loves” way of God’s provision

Better a little with righteousness
than much gain with injustice

Prov 16:8

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

2 Cor 6

How do I start a Storehouse?

Part 1 – Seeding Storehouses
Part 2 – Why a Storehouse?
Part 3 – Needs Not My Own
Part 4 – Starting a Storehouse
Part 5 – Storehouse Governance and Structure
Part 6 – Storehouse Q&A
Part 7 – Breakaway Bridges