Give an Offering or Take an Offering

[Balanced]

I was reading through the Tithes tread and saw this post by freeatlast.

Originally Posted by freeatlast

We do not demand tithes at our place of worship. We do not pass a plate either. We have offering boxes attached to the back wall on either side of the exit doors.

We quit passing the plate and income went....up !

I really don't think any one can make a valid argument for tithes in the NT church.

Charitable giving and support for the thngs of God , yes but tithes, no

Shoot, they didn't do a monetary tithe in the old testament on a yearly basis as we do.

We quit "passing the plate" several years ago and our giving has also gone up.
Instead of the preacher "taking" an offering the saints just "give".

We will occasionally put the offering plates on the communion table for a special offering and we just put it in after church.

Do any other churches do this?

Originally Posted by Balanced

I was reading through the Tithes tread and saw this post by freeatlast.




We quit "passing the plate" several years ago and our giving has also gone up.
Instead of the preacher "taking" an offering the saints just "give".

We will occasionally put the offering plates on the communion table for a special offering and we just put it in after church.

Do any other churches do this?

We "march to the right with a smile on our face."

[Sister Alvear]

please, don´t make us missionaries stand before everyone holding the offering plate!