Stewardship Idea

As we continue our pledge season, in order to plan for next year's budget, it is interesting to consider non-traditional means of raising money for the church. 50-50 drawings, bake sales, bachelorette auctions, renting out the building for various activities -- the list goes on (and gets much weirder).

But I've never seen such an audacious idea as this one. To be sure, this is a for-profit venture, not a church-sponsored thing. But as this article asks, one wonders about how many people will be interested in something like this. $9.99 is not exactly chump change.

Then again, if you're "spiritual but not religious" and not affiliated with a church, there may be times when you feel like asking for a prayer, but you don't know who to ask. Here, in the faceless void of cyberspace, armed with an email address and a credit card, you can reach out to meet that need -- and get a personalized confirmation email in return. So maybe there is a market here. Or in evangelistic terms, maybe there is a spiritual need here that Christians -- particularly church-going Christians -- should recognize and be aware.