Tithing time
Imagine what would happen if the Church didn't just tithe their money. Perhaps they wouldn't see their tithe as a buffer between them and actual service.
What would happen if every parishioner tithed their time to the Lord's work? We work 40-hour weeks. Give a tithe of 4 hours in service. Clean up the building grounds, mow the lawn, volunteer at the crisis birth center. Imagine putting just 4 hours a week into something like cutting hair or doing nails at a hospice, signing songs with homeless, or working to help the field laborers earn fair wages.
A congregation of just 100 would have 400 hours of labor at their disposal every week. And a church of 1500 would have a whopping 6000 hours of labor!
Perhaps we should motivate pastors to preach this kind of tithing instead of the money-centered tithe they teach now.
Give gladly out of your needs! Give joyously, not begrudgingly! Rejoice in your deeds!
What would happen if every parishioner tithed their time to the Lord's work? We work 40-hour weeks. Give a tithe of 4 hours in service. Clean up the building grounds, mow the lawn, volunteer at the crisis birth center. Imagine putting just 4 hours a week into something like cutting hair or doing nails at a hospice, signing songs with homeless, or working to help the field laborers earn fair wages.
A congregation of just 100 would have 400 hours of labor at their disposal every week. And a church of 1500 would have a whopping 6000 hours of labor!
Perhaps we should motivate pastors to preach this kind of tithing instead of the money-centered tithe they teach now.
Give gladly out of your needs! Give joyously, not begrudgingly! Rejoice in your deeds!