Pastor's Pen

God is about to do a new thing here at Christ The King [Isa 43:19]! And this new thing can be described like this: We are going to help the kingdom come about. To set our hearts on the kingdom therefore means to make the life of the Spirit within and among us the center of all we think, do and say. How are we going to accomplish this?

In faith, we are moving ahead with our preparations for a capital campaign—our theme—Catch The Vision…Share The Mission. We have contracted with Rev. Dr. Eugene Grimm Stewardship Specialist, to lead us through this faith-raising adventure. We have not had a fundraising campaign since 1984 and we are long overdue. 

Most importantly, the results of this fundraising campaign will be used to lay the groundwork for our ten-year vision:  a new and vibrant alternative service, expanding our ministry menu of teaching/mission opportunities to reach younger families with the gospel and reduce our debt which will allow monies to flow towards making the
Family Life Center a reality. This is exciting stuff!

From the perspective of the gospel, fundraising is not a response to a crisis. Fundraising is first and foremost a form of ministry. It is a “faith response.” It is a way of announcing our vision and inviting others to share in the mission of Serving Jesus and Transforming Lives Through Faith. Vision and mission are so central to the life of God’s people that without a vision we perish and without a mission we lose our way [Prov. 29:18; 2 Kings 21:1-9]. Vision brings together the needs and resources to implement the vision [Acts 9:1-19].

Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe. Fundraising is precisely the opposite of begging. When we seek to raise funds, we are not saying, “Please, could you help us out because lately it’s been difficult.” Rather we are declaring, “We have a vision that is amazing and exciting. We are inviting you to invest yourself through the resources that God has given you—your energy, your prayers, your spiritual gifts and your money.”

We have our Leadership Team in place for our capital campaign: Lynn Spatz-General Chair, Phil Nielsen-Communications Chair, Hospitality Chair-Ruth Olson, Spiritual Emphasis Chair-Mike, Johnson, Children & Youth Chair-Wendy York/Katie Mackoway, Follow-up Chair-Tim Lewis-Advanced Follow-up Chair. Our CTK council will also be participating and they will work under guidance of our consultant, Rev. Dr. Grimm. 

I highly endorse Dr. Grimm’s program Celebrate Generosity because of its deeply spiritual nature, focuses on prayer [we will offer a prayer vigil] and biblical teaching. I encourage all of us to support and keep those on our leadership team in prayer. Here is the lineup:

Catch The Vision…Share The Mission-Kick-Off Weekend 

February 18-19, 2012

Our Commitment Weekend

March 31-April 1, 2012

 

As a congregation we are being blessed beyond what we can imagine. 

Serving with you in the name of Jesus Christ,

 Pastor Dona

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