Just reading Carey Nieuwhof, one of those current Canadian entrepreneurs who is attached to the pastoral thing here in Canada. He made a suggestion that might just need time to stick to and with me. But the idea is something I have come to see in this subscription based age.
Why not have newcomers (and old-comers) become subscribers to the church? Instead of asked for a tithe, they could subscribe a certain amount each month. This could push them to be sacrificial in their giving or at least regular in their giving. This wouldn’t preclude projects that would be above and beyond the subscription.
A thought . . .