Multiple Avenues for Church Tithing

The Lord has called us to give back. We know this command, but the struggle remains, not all of us Tithe as we should. The reason is as long as they are complicated. Whatever the reason, we must keep in mind that God’s word specifically speaks about giving. In fact, the topic of Money is talked about quite often in God’s Word. More than other topics we focus on. “Invest into my kingdom” the Lord says.

Make Giving Easy; Moving beyond “passing of the Baskets”

As a Church we should strive to make giving back to his kingdom as easy as possible. What good does it do to have a congregation that is well versed in the importance of tithing if they cannot have easy and various avenues for giving. The reality of today’s generation is that not everyone tithes via the baskets passed down the pews near the end of the service. Some people may find this uncomfortable or simply inconvenient. The “passing of baskets” assumes everyone either has cash on hand or checks, and the reality of that is limiting for a couple of reasons. First of all, many people simply do not carry cash and others have …

Key Points to Consider When Choosing a Chatbot Platform

With the global chatbot market, businesses are seeking platforms to build and host bots. Hundreds of chatbot platforms exist, so which one is right for your company? How do you find out? Look at these four critical points, in no particular order, to narrow down the list.

• Understanding
• Deploying
• Learning and Continuous Learning
• Pricing

Understanding

Enterprise bots have the ability to respond to difficult, complex questions. Natural Language Understanding (NLU)allows chatbots to take a user’s specific request and either perform the request or have the intelligence to probe the user for more information.

Here is an example. A user types: I’d like to purchase 2 reams of paper, 4 packages of blue pens, and 1 package of red pens and have it delivered to my office.

On a basic platform, the chatbot is unlikely to pick out the user’s complex intent. It might add 2 reams of paper to the user’s order, but it would not understand what to do with the remaining items. On a platform that allows for understanding and complexity, the chatbot would do as the user asked and only prompt them for their work address. This is because a complex …