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Ernie Long

Do you take time to encourage your

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1050 **5/2/16 2:07 pm**

people to give tithes and offerings at some time during service or do you have boxes located in the in the sanctuary?

How do you receive tithes and offerings in your church?

I take time during the worship service and make it a part of worship for the people to give.

Da Sheik

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1860 **5/2/16 5:00 pm**

We have ushers who receive the offering in plates and then leaders receive the plates up front and pray asking God to receive the offering and bless it. It is a part of our worship service. That's just how we do it. We don't make lengthy appeals however. It is noted in the bulletin and is part of the service after the sermon. Others have joked that we should receive the offering prior to my sermon Embarassed

We have a nice welcome packet for first-time guests with a perforated contact sheet they can tear off and place in the offering plate for follow-up if they so choose.

wayne

the old fashioned way

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1274 **5/3/16 8:07 am**

At least it is for me.

Praise and Worship
Special song/kids sing/sign/drama
offering. (a person will come up and read scripture/tell a story, prayer and the ushers take up the offering)
special song
sermon

Ernie Long

I visited another CoG

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1050 **5/3/16 12:20 pm**

recently and that Pastor said that the reason sinners won't come to church is because of the preachers they see on T.V. are always asking for money and they believe all churches are that way. So, instead of taking time to receive the tithes and offering during service, they have boxes in the back of the church for people to place their giving in. He stated that giving in the church has increased each month and some months they have broken their old giving record for that month. He has been at that church for approximately 8 years and the church is approximately 70 years old.

The pastor that was at my church before me, tried the same thing and giving became almost nonexistent. The boxes are still in place at my church, but we use them for people to place their prayer cards in.

wayne

we also...

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1274 **5/3/16 1:42 pm**

we actually have people sitting at the front door for those who want to pay with the credit/debit card. Now that has truly increased our giving.

Aaron Scott

We typically wait for an appropriate moment....

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6032 **5/3/16 2:24 pm**

Sometimes, we receive the offering at a suitable break in the praise and worship...other times we wait until the end.

Trying to flow with the Spirit.

Da Sheik

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1860 **5/3/16 8:36 pm**

Obviously there are no right or wrong ways to do it (unless you're using beg-a-thon techniques). I prefer to make it a component of the worship service because I think people want to truly feel engaged in a worship service. I'm not saying that a box or kiosk isn't doing it right by any means so please don't misunderstand me. I just look for any way possible to let parishioners know they are as much a part of the worship as the choir and the preacher. For that reason I frequently include liturgy and responsive readings (often from the Psalms) so that people are engaging their hands, hearts, minds , spirits, and voices in worship.