{"id":597,"date":"2012-12-06T13:41:41","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T13:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/incongruentelements\/?p=597"},"modified":"2012-12-06T13:41:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T13:41:41","slug":"rap-of-the-day-stewardship-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/incongruentelements\/2012\/12\/06\/rap-of-the-day-stewardship-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rap of the day! Stewardship Sunday."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I always disliked “Stewardship Sunday.” That was the day when the entire congregation got hit up for funds. Usually the church leaders wanted “pledges,” promises that we’d give X amount each Sunday for the entire year. (My husband always wrote, “We’ll give as the lord provides” on his pledge sheet. And I wonder why we weren’t all that popular…)<\/p>\n

Later in my church experience, the pledges turned into “automatic check book withdrawals” for those (rare) Sundays when you weren’t attending and couldn’t drop something in the plate.<\/p>\n

I understand the purpose of Stewardship Sunday, it’s easier to construct a budget with a more accurate income projection. But I still didn’t like them.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, during “Stewardship Sunday,” the committee would perform a little presentation or, worse yet, a skit. This church evidently provided a skit. Enjoy.<\/p>\n