Churches Offer more Money Management Courses
According to this article in the Washington Post churches are offering more courses in “Biblical” money management, and more and more people are taking them. (I place “Biblical” in quotes because I believe that while these courses may be founded in Biblical principles they are infused with modern financial practices–not a bad thing, but more subject to debate.)
One of the key principles–tithing–is possibly least practiced in churches. It is often difficult to get members to commit to any standard percentage giving, much less 10%. I tithing were a standard practice, churches would be able to do much more about members in need without weakening other outreaches of the church.
I don’t believe tithing is a New Testament law–just a very sound principle of stewardship.
