Let me go on record: I'm absolutely convinced that God has blessed National Community Church because of our missions giving. Period. I still remember writing our first $50 check to missions before we were a self-supporting church. The next month we had a 600% increase in giving and never looked back. When we started giving to others, God started providing for us. We gave $300,000 to missions last year which is a long ways from that first $50 check. But the day will come when we're giving millions to missions every year. That is why we exist.
We continued our missions series this weekend. Did a "combined" service at our Ballston location that was awesome. Worship was a mix of Spanish and English and we subtitled the message. There was something unifying and expanding about a service in two languages.
We kicked off our week of justice tonight. I feel like this series is all about opening our eyes to the needs and issues and places we tend to ignore! We'll talk about everything from human trafficking to AIDS to homelessness.
We also challenged NCCers to make a faith promise. A faith promise is a financial pledge toward missions that is above and beyond the tithe. On a personal note, I'm convinced that the blessings I've experienced in the last two years are the direct result of faith promises Lora and I have made. As we've taken financial steps of faith, God has blessed us in ways we could not have planned or predicted. Few things are as exciting as financial faith. One thing is sure: you cannot out give God.
The American church is the most resourced church in the most resourced country the world has ever known. What would happen if we exercised our financial faith and invested in the kingdom the way we could or should?
We continued our missions series this weekend. Did a "combined" service at our Ballston location that was awesome. Worship was a mix of Spanish and English and we subtitled the message. There was something unifying and expanding about a service in two languages.
We kicked off our week of justice tonight. I feel like this series is all about opening our eyes to the needs and issues and places we tend to ignore! We'll talk about everything from human trafficking to AIDS to homelessness.
We also challenged NCCers to make a faith promise. A faith promise is a financial pledge toward missions that is above and beyond the tithe. On a personal note, I'm convinced that the blessings I've experienced in the last two years are the direct result of faith promises Lora and I have made. As we've taken financial steps of faith, God has blessed us in ways we could not have planned or predicted. Few things are as exciting as financial faith. One thing is sure: you cannot out give God.
The American church is the most resourced church in the most resourced country the world has ever known. What would happen if we exercised our financial faith and invested in the kingdom the way we could or should?
4 Comments:
I love your vision for giving and missions. It is refreshing to see :)
I was moved by the Mission commitment of NCC and I plan to share with my church family. Yesterday was my first visit to NCC.
Thanks
PL
So good to connect with you briefly on sunday evening mark! I'm back in Ireand for a week now, doing photography at a mission week for some friends. Safe travels, have fun!
hey mark
was reading thru your stuff and thought you might be interested in something. i started a new missions organization this past year called The 410 Bridge.
It's kind of a different slant on missions and allows a church to adopt a community in Kenya and spend a lifetime with that community going there, working with leaders there, sending help, developing relationships etc. thought you might be interested,'
check it out at 410bridge.org
we are having a special night called "a night for africa" at northpoint on aug 24th. Jeff foxworthy and myself are hosting it and we have created a childrens choir from kenya that will be singing there...as well as our bigstuf (catalyst) band.
if you are jogging thru atlanta on that day, you can be my guest.
lanny
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