Yeah, you remember the whole tithing kiosk joke below right?
Click the pic for a good read. What do you think??
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HA! I just read an article about this. Surreal?
Not sure what I think about this. It’s a struggle – keeping up with the times without appearing to be too “commercial.”
My first reaction to the article was – Wow, that’s really impersonal. The act of giving is a form of worship, and by taking it to a kiosk, we lose some of that “bringing it to the altar” experience of surrendering to God something that we acknowledge belongs to Him.
Then, I realized that I’m old. :-)
By the way, Anne, have you checked out Steven Curtis Chapman’s foundation that financially helps people who want to adopt internationally?
I’m getting old…but…I guess I should find this okay. I don’t think I would personally do it, I personally find it a little weird…but if it is done in the right intent…I guess it’s okay? I really don’t know…
Beth…We’re not adopting, but our friends are…I’ll make sure he reads that!
I’ll admit, the kiosk plan is a great idea. But, I see warnings signs:
Is this kind of giving (credit card) biblical? (see crown Financial Bible study)We’re not to charge each other interest. What kind of example is that for the church?
Is Baker setting his congregation up for indebtedness?
i think it’s very convinient. this weekend was payday, but i didn’t get around to balancing the checkbook before church, so i didn’t write a check…and so go the excuses. tithe-atm at church would at least let me give without having to remember my checkbook when i go to church.
sick.
I think it is a sign of the scattered-ness we face in our daily lives. We are spinning around wildly, trying to DO everything that MUST be done. Then we get to church and realize that we have forgotten the ONE hing we really knew we needed to do! So we complain…I wish giving too the church was more CONVIENENT!! Enter…the kiosk. It is merely the response to a group of undisciplined people.
Is the kiosk right or wrong? Doesn’t matter. The people who MUST use it are the issue. Have they lost control of their priorities that much?
What if tithing is not about the money? What if God had in mind when he instituted tithing was for us to spend time before Him asking what we should give, how we should make that happen…maybe things worthwhile shouldn’t be convenient.