Monday, August 06, 2007

Money, Money, Money

Money was our hot topic at Fix last Sunday. So hot, let's talk about how we deal with giving money during our services. Currently, we pass around bags during the last song after the obligatory, "Fixers - give to support the ministry, visitors - don't". Another option we could go for is to have a Fix box up the back, chained to a pillar, where people can contribute anytime during the night. Pros and Cons of the box over the bag?

Here are mine...
Pros - avoids strange bags poking people in the eyes and backs during singing, avoids the pressure on visitors to chuck in $2, avoids those who do direct debit looking like cheapskates when they never throw anything in, avoids picking up any bad connotations that the church is after your money

Cons - people might more easily forget to give to a box up the back, people might not think money is that important a part of the Christian life

What do you think ???