16.8

I was challenged several years ago by someone who asked if anyone truly tithed their time. I then issued the challenge to people in both of my congregations. Then last night at church it came up again... A tithe of my time would be 16.8 a week equaling 873.6 hours a year. Is anyone giving that much time to ministry in any capacity (who isn't getting paid to do it)? 52,560 minutes of service a year from every Christian would make an enormous difference for the kingdom. 3,153,600 seconds to serve... even if that was given by just ten percent of the church the world would dramatically change. If I include worship and Bible study, I am currently at church approximately 4.5 hours a week, not even a third of what a true tithe of time would be. That is pretty weak. What would happen if I just doubled it? What would it be like if I reached the 16.8 hours a week that would be a tithe of time? Almost 17 hours a week seems like quite a bit, but how many days a week to I spend at least 2 hours in front of the TV watching movies, jeopardy, Big Bang Theory, or Grey's? 2.4 hours a day is what it would take. 144 minutes. My favorite movie is 153 minutes long and I find time for it frequently. What are my priorities?