1) Tithing - I am struggling with this. How did you handle it? Jump in feet first a full 10% or build up to it?
I visited a church over the summer and their approach to stewardship impressed me. One of the things they did was offer a 90-day challenge. They weren't pressuring at all, but the basic idea was you give 10% for 90 days only. They showed a video clip of someone who had taken the 90 day challenge and was blessed. I mean, nobody won the lottery or anything, but just felt like God had touched them in some way. You might consider jumping into a full 10%, but not forever, for a month maybe and then decide to renew it with yourself month by month.
