The reason I ask is a particular church I know of has new leadership now (ok, it's my home church
) and has asked the members, or wanna be members, to sign/affirm the thing in the OP..I told them this past week that I had taken a sabbatical, and felt I couldn't sign it at this time. Leadership was understanding and have left the door open for me anytime. BUT when/if I go back there, I don't think I would sign it anyway...I've been there several years now and have been "faithful" so IMO signing a agreement like that would be putting a legalistic twist on what I've been doing there already. I also agree with what has been said here regarding the "tithe" one. I HOPE they don't start to require W2's or do like some churches have done recently (send letters to folk that haven't paid their tithes and dis-fellowship them).