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The Tithing Challenge
Why one church offers its members a money-back guarantee.
By Ron Benson
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Not everyone has a positive experience. In the four years since Linch has been on the job, she's handled ten refunds. From the recent big push, five participants out of the 550 who signed up requested their tithe be returned. "Some offer an explanation for why they're asking for their money back, but we write them their check, no questions asked. The issues are between the giver and God."
The vast majority of those who agree to put God to the test find that He passes with flying colors.
Kelli is a single mom who receives only sporadic child support payments, and she's struggling to make it. "I was arguing with myself over tithing. I had no idea how I was going to make it the next two weeks without that ten percent." But Kelli wrote the check anyway. Concerned later that she may have overdrawn her account, she checked her balance and discovered that a child support payment had posted the same day, putting her in the black sufficiently to make it to the next paycheck. "I know that God does not always work this way, but right now I needed a thing like this."
Pastor Groeschel sees the tithe as an act of worship and trust. "Go on and test Him," he says, "and see if you will not be drawn to God in an awesome way."
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