Size of Budget = Size of Dream
We went over first quarter financial reports with our Stewardship Team today. I was praising God through the entire thing. I'm amazed at the way God has made such miraculous provision. We budget pretty aggresively and we were at 120% on our income projections. And below budget on expenses!
We were talking about what factors caused that spike in giving and I'm not 100% sure. I'd like to say it all traces back to my Y Give message :) And those kinds of messages do present a financial challenge that many people respond to. But I think it boils down to this: provision is the byproduct of vision.
If you want people to give more you've got to dream more. Or to put it in equation form: size of budget = size of dream. The size of your budget and the size of your dream is the same!
I think our coffeehouse has had a psychological affect on NCC. People can see the vision and it inspires them to give.
I also think God has blessed us because of our desire to bless others. We were in the "red" on the Buzz conference. But we really viewed it as an investment in the kingdom. It is part of our missions. I think the increase in giving is God's way of making provision for that vision.
We were talking about what factors caused that spike in giving and I'm not 100% sure. I'd like to say it all traces back to my Y Give message :) And those kinds of messages do present a financial challenge that many people respond to. But I think it boils down to this: provision is the byproduct of vision.
If you want people to give more you've got to dream more. Or to put it in equation form: size of budget = size of dream. The size of your budget and the size of your dream is the same!
I think our coffeehouse has had a psychological affect on NCC. People can see the vision and it inspires them to give.
I also think God has blessed us because of our desire to bless others. We were in the "red" on the Buzz conference. But we really viewed it as an investment in the kingdom. It is part of our missions. I think the increase in giving is God's way of making provision for that vision.
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