We're Not Taking Up an Offering at Church

Can you imagine going to church and hearing: "We're not collecting an offering today!"

That would be a shock!

Yet, that's what happened in Exodus 36.3-7.

Moses hears a complaint from the workers that they can't keep up with all the money, gold, jewelry, grain that the people are brining. THE WORKERS ASK MOSES TO STOP THE PEOPLE FROM GIVING!

I would love to stand in front of a worship assembly and say "You're bringing too much. Let's not take an offering."

A twist on this idea is to collect the Sunday morning offerings but give all of it away outside of the church. That might be a first step to an Exodus 36 Sunday.

But first, leaders would need to wrestle with this question:

What are the marks of a church bringing too much in offerings?

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How do we help our church grow towards an Exodus 36 moment?

Vision

Our church is attending the co::labs offered by Will Mancini. These co::labs walk a congregation through the Church Unique process. We have experienced clarity and have been affirmed that the vision we developed 1 1/2 yr ago is still clear, concise, catalytic, compelling and contextual.

The first step in the Church Unique process is to discover our Kingdom Concept. A Kingdom Concept helps a church to discover the unique actions that a church can do better than any other church around them.

The idea is not for our church to "copy and paste" Saddleback, Willow Creek or other growing churches. The assumption is that we should discover our uniqueness, focus on what makes us unique and do the best we can to live that uniqueness out in to our community.

Click here to discover our Kingdom Concept:

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My leadership has been to 2 out of 6 sessions of the co::labs. We are very excited about this process and can't wait to dig into the other 4 sessions!