The Giving of Offerings as an Element of Worship
As the Pastor, I felt this would be a golden teaching opportunity for us to remember why the offering is included in our service to begin with, and why we don’t just continue to have the offering bag in the back of the sanctuary. While I suspect many of us like the “low pressure” approach to giving that this encourages, I also believe that this method of giving obscures the fact that giving really is a means of worshiping God and giving thanks to Him.