This week's video features our student ministry and the remodeling project that is under development.
Fifteen years ago a process was put in place to build a Children's Building. The construction project was completed in 2006. With God's help we paid off the note by 2012, only six years later, allowing us to burn the note in less than half of its maturity (15 years)! To God be the glory!
When plans for the Children's Building were developed the intention was to build a Student Ministry Building later. Five years ago our student ministry moved into our Family Life Center as a temporary measure. It is due time that we provide them a space that facilitates their learning, worship and fellowship as disciple-makers.
However, we calculate that to follow through with the construction "master plan" which makes the Student Building adjacent to the Children's Building in a horseshoe shape would cost us approximately $5 million. We feel like, given our current focus on missions, disciple-multiplication and future church planting, that it would be better stewardship to remodel and update their current space at a possible cost of $500,000. (Perhaps in the future we construct a new building but for now we feel this is the right thing for the students and for the mission of the church).
At this time we are asking you, group members and the congregation for prayer support in the process and for your possible future financial contribution toward the project investing in the future of our church and the Kingdom.
This week we are inviting you to explore Matthew 9:35-38 and Luke 10:2 with your group. What if God showed up? What if God answered our prayer according to these two texts? What if we prayed believing that God would show up?
We are launching 40 days of prayer on (Ash) Wednesday, February 14 through Palm Sunday, March 25. We want to pray for the harvest (new disciples), for workers (those of us going to share with them, baptize them and disciple them), and for God's provision for our church in all senses.
We are calling it 10:02 and using the hashtag #1002 to referring to Luke 10:2 and encouraging everyone to set their phone alarms to 10:02 AM and 10:02 PM to pause and pray. Pray 10:02!
As you talk about application with your group, keep this in front of them please. Ask group members:
- Will you commit to praying for 40 days at 10:02 AM and 10:02 PM according to Luke 10:2?
- Will you commit to praying for the Student Ministry Remodeling project and your personal financial contribution?
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