Thursday, August 2, 2007
ATMs in Church?
When I first saw this headline at cnn.com I had one thought.... tacky. Then I listened to the video... now I think it is a great idea. These aren't normal ATMs like from Bank of America. You cannot withdrawal money from them. What you can do is make a donation to the church using your bank card. Now granted a check or cash in the collection plate is just as easy but how many people really carry cash or a check book anymore? Tim and I carry only our bank card with us and there are many Sundays when we just honestly forget to bring a check. Now we usually just mail the check to church on Monday or put it in Tim's wallet so that we do not forget it next week but I can honestly say that there have been times when we have put three checks in the collection plate at once because we had neglected to "give" the previous weeks. It is never because we don't have the money or we don't want to give... its just we aren't used to grabbing a check before we leave the house! Being able to walk to the church office or lobby and tithe would make things a lot easier. The church would receive the donation on time AND we wouldn't feel bad for forgetting! I know the best answer would be if we remembered to bring our checks... but times are changing and checks are out so bring on the ATMs..... by the way the pastor on the video called them Automatic Tithe Machines .... it was a joke they are really called Giving Centers.... but still I thought it was cute!
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