A Great Idea!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
About a month ago as we were thinking of the many things that had to come together to prepare for launching CenterPoint Church, a good friend shared a great idea with us.
In a few days many of us will be getting a tax rebate check from Uncle Sam - $600 to individuals and more to families. There are so many things you might be planning to use that money on- but we want to add an option that will have an eternal impact.
To really launch strong as a church, we are praying that God will raise a minimum of $15,000 for start up costs (we need a sound system, chairs, projector, tables, copier, paper, office supplies, computers, desks, etc...), and a minimum of $10,000/month for salaries, rent, utilities, insurance, and all that is needed to allow for effective ministry.
So what's the great idea? Here it is!
Would you be willing to share a portion or all of your rebate check toward the start up costs for CenterPoint Church? Denny Weber has built a great offering box that will be available at every Launch Team gathering & Preview Service in the event you feel led to invest your rebate check in building God's Kingdom.
Our personal journey with funding has really just been a backdrop to the greater story of God expanding our faith - and we have a feeling He will do the same with all of us. As we have faith, God will bring about the funding. God does not operate on the scarcity principle. His resources are not limited. God operates on an abundance mentality, and He already has everything that our church will need. What He provides may not be as much as we are expecting - or it could be more than imagined. Either way, it will be exactly what we need.
"Where God guides, God provides." We can trust that God will provide everything we need to effectively start CenterPoint Church. But more than that, we pray that God will grow our faith exponentially during the journey!
Pastor Dick
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