While some churches take up special offerings to help Social Service organizations, most churches ignore the organizations all together requiring the organizations to by-pass the church and appeal to their members directly. That creates conflict between the churches and the para church organizations as they both compete for member contributions. This division deprives the organizations of the money and personnel needed to do their job effectively, requiring them to divert personnel and resources to raising their support. It also deprives the churches of a vital training ground to train members in ministering to unbelievers.