Here are the group rules for the gifting ministry Facebook group. Rules are subject to change over time, as needed.
Last edited May 19, 2024 (added to the FAQ section).
Gifting Ministry Group Rules
1) Faith-Based Group
We are a faith-based group and ran with foundational principles from the Bible. You do not need to be a Christian to join but no promotion of things like pride, abortion, false religion, etc. will be allowed.
2) Legal, Safe, and Compliant
Every gift, offered or requested, must comply with local, state, and national laws and adheres to safety guidelines and recommendations issued by reputable experts.
A couple examples of what NOT to list:
- An expired car seat
- Alcohol (as we cannot verify age)
3) Community Building
You are encouraged to make friends and build community with those you meet within this group. No walking on eggshells here! However, if a problem arises between you and your friend, it should stay between you and them. The group will not get involved in such private matters. Conduct yourself with honesty, integrity, and empathy. Do not take anything that you weren’t gifted (stealing) and do not pressure others to give you something.
4) Specify Your General Location
Since the group covers a wider distance, it’s all the more imperative to specify your general location in your post. This could be a well-known landmark or cross streets. Some people can’t drive far away. Show them that respect and be transparent. If a location is not specified, I reserve the right to add your general location on your post in the comments. If a location is not specified on a continual basis, you will be removed from the group.
5) Be Nice, Play Fair
No drama, bullying, hazing, harassment, cruelty, ill intent, or hate speech. No gossiping – if you don’t like what someone did, block them and move on. We are called to live in peace. As for no shows, you are encouraged to keep a record of who doesn’t show up with no notification. If it happens a couple times, block them. I do the same on my end (who doesn’t show up/notify me) and they are removed from the group and blocked after 2-3 times.
6) Gift Freely and Generously
All gifts should be given freely of your own accord, without any expectation of anything in return, but please do list in only one group at a time (give it a few days to simmer before listing in another group). No buying, selling, bartering, or trading.
7) Participate At Your Own Risk
The group admin accepts no responsibility or legal liability for any loss, damage, illness, or injury arising out of the group activities.
8) Do Not Delete Posts
Saving your posts on the site helps with SEO, building of community with one another, more gifting to others, transparency, and accountability. Instead of deleting, please edit your post to say GIFTED when the item is gone.
9) Selling of Gifted Items
Reselling of items is not prohibited, but you must make your intentions clear. Some people do not like something to be resold and some people are okay with it. We should respect the gifter’s choice.
10) Keep It PG
If you wouldn’t want your child to see it, don’t list it. This ensures that everyone feels safe to spend time on the site and build connections with littles in the room. I’ve only seen one or two things not appropriate in other groups, so for most people, this won’t apply.
FAQ’s
1) What do I do if I move out of the city limits of the group? Do I have to leave the group?
You are still allowed to stay in the group. You meet friends, you connect, it’s a bond there, a community. To leave would not be fun to lose all those connections.
You shouldn’t give gifts in the group because it’s out of the boundaries there, but you’re more than welcome to receive gifts from the group (if you’re willing to drive for them).
2) I’m in more than one gifting group, do I need to only be in one group?
There’s no rule against being in multiple groups. I know of a few groups who only allow you to be in one group and it feels a bit oppressive to me, so we won’t be doing that around here. ❤️ Please do take note however, there is a rule about only gifting a gift in one group at a time in order to give everyone a fair chance to score the item.
3) How do you choose to gift to? How do you have so much to gift?
I answer all those questions and show behind-the-scenes of how it all works in this post here.
4) My comment was deleted. How come?
Was there a cuss word or using God’s name in vain in your comment? Was your comment disrespectful in any way? If so, the comment will be deleted. This group belongs to God. It’s my gift to Him (the service to others) and I want to keep my gift to Him very pure.
4) I was removed from the group. How come?
Was your heart being disrespectful to the one serving you? I pour out my entire life, sacrificially, to those around me. Just because someone is kind and nice, doesn’t mean they let someone walk all over them. If I am not being respected, or what I am doing is being taken for granted, taken advantage of, or there is shady business being done (some think I do not see what they are doing, but I do), those people are removed from the group in order to keep the group pure and holy and free of the poisonous attitudes that would destroy the whole of the group. A little leven, levens the whole lump. Galatians 5:9. If things like that are occurring, you will be removed with no warning. This group belongs to God; it is my gift to Him and I will not present Him a bad gift, but a pure and holy one.
Do you live within the physical boundaries of the group? The group is for those who reside within the boundaries of the group: Eagle, Idaho, Star, Idaho, and Meridian, Idaho. If you do not live within those boundaries, you may be removed at any time.