Numbers

It has taken the Point Team months to collect information and fact find regarding the new facility of interest, next to the present Foundry. Numbers … they are important. The leadership met last night and approved a final counter offer to the owner of the facility. It will be given to him this week. This is not a contract, but the final proposed terms we would need to agree on a contract. An agreement of the terms will be followed by subsequent presentations to the church, coupled with detailed information regarding our needs, obligations, and building use plans. There will be numbers … and lots of them. That’s a good thing!

Numbers are important. Just ask any fan who has been watching football openers in recent weeks. Numbers help tell the present state of things-  the score, the time, the field position, timeouts, the players on the filed, and the stats for every activity in between. The same is true with our mission and venture as a church. We all need to know where we are at and the present state of things.

In the newly designed bulletin this week, you will see a number that communicates where we are at financially each month. We think it’s important for the church family to always know the present state of things. To financially maintain a minimal level of ministry, we need about $49,000 each month. That number does not allow for a lot of breathing room or extras. The bulletin will reflect each weekly offering so you can see where we stand each Sunday.

In recent weeks we have fallen behind this number and it's now affecting our ability to meet our obligations and payroll to our staff. I believe with all my heart we can exceed $49,000 with the church family we have if we believe four basic truths:

·      Giving to God is to be done with great excitement, knowing there is no greater venture on the planet that is worthy of our time, treasure, and talent than God’s work.

·      Supporting a church financially is a team effort. When everyone is involved it allows us to go further and faster, and it gives wide spread ownership to responsibilities we have as a spiritual community.

·      Simple realities in accounting apply to our church potential. The more we have, the more we can do.

·      A responsibility to our church family must be prioritized before other outside ministry ventures. These may be very important and worthy causes. But our financial commitment to our church must be a priority if we are to count on a consistent base of support.

Numbers are important. They should not scare us, but excite us about our potential. Eternity is real-  so I am committed to thriving to new heights at BridgePointe. Let’s let the numbers reflect our passion for what we believe about our God, church, and community.