So just so I understand correctly,
We, the people here, have no problem with the church earning a return on their investment.
Meaning it is okay that the church makes money from a savings account because the savings account is much more stable and has a very low risk to it
But some of us here do not like stock markets and what not because It has more risk than a savings account?
In other words this thread is not that the church is making money off of the tithes it is because members are afraid of losing the money from the tithes.
I know I'm late. And I didn't want to re-raise the issue... but since the thread is already at the top... I thought I'd reply.

The above sentiment does not represent MY PERSONAL stance at all. I'm not afraid of the church losing money from tithes. I will be blessed regardless because of my obedience and my sacrifice as a tither. They can take my tithe and buy $xxx worth of lottery tickets for all I care. For me, it has nothing to do with the risk; it has all to do with the management of the money. All throughout the Bible, from OT to NT, there are examples of people bringing money (and building supplies and animals) to the temple for the sake of ministry. What was brought in was used to build... to do ministry. Period. I will admit, I have been thinking a lot lately about how far today's church has strayed from the Acts church, which I believe is part of God's original blueprint for the body of Christ. I'm not even sure God would recognize us anymore. I'm not sure He really sanctions a lot of what we do today, calling it "church" or "ministry". I'm concerned about that. So that's the perspective from which I'm coming.
My issue is that if we are doing church the way the Bible prescribed in the book of Acts, we won't have have money left over to invest. I believe (key word:
I) that if churches have money left over, they should be doing ministry with it, not refraining from doing ministry today so that they can
possibly do more ministry later. These are souls at stake, not research rabbits.