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- What is the purpose of the Kingdom Initiative?
The Kingdom Initiative is a strategy to expand the Kingdom of God in Maury County and beyond by investing in local ministry through:
- Existing ministry partnerships
- New ministry opportunities
- Expansion of our facilities
Over the next three years, the Kingdom Initiative will call our people to give to
reduce our debt and become more involved in ministry.
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- What is our church currently doing in local ministry?
Currently we support six local ministries that we believe are making a difference in Maury County for the Kingdom of God. While our current support is limited, additional funds could help us make a significant impact in these ministries both financially and through encouraging our members to engage in these ministries. Additional funds could also help to develop new ministries that will provide even more opportunities for our members to engage in making a difference in our community and in our world as Jesus stated in Matthew 25.
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- Is the Kingdom Initiative another building program?
One of our greatest ministry tools is our facility. The growth in our community is providing opportunity to reach more people for the Kingdom. Additional space will be needed. Our most pressing need is more children's space. Additional funds are needed to provide this space.
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- How will Kingdom Initiative funds be used?
Obviously, more funds raised would provide more opportunity for ministry. Our three mains goals are:
- Reduce debt so that our budgeted debt service could be reduced and more of our budget could be used to fund local ministry, both through the ministries of our church and through our local ministry partners (our current debt is $2.8 million; our current debt service is $380,000 annually.)
- Commit the first 10% of Kingdom Initiative dollars to local ministry. At the end of three years, we desire to increase our annual budget to at least $75,000 for local ministry partners (our current budget for local ministry partner support is $3,600).
- Raise at least $1,500,000 for the construction of a new children's wing.
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- What will be expected of me?
What we are asking of everyone in the congregation is to:
PRAY. Person by person, family by family, we must all be in prayer during these days. Each person's prayer should be along the lines of, "God, what do you want me to give these next three years, over and above my tithes and offerings and over and above my current level of service for the future of the ministry of our church?" If we will take this spiritual journey together, we will come to Celebration Sunday and be able to make a financial commitment saying, "This is God's will for us!"
PREPARE. We want to open every line of communication and provide answers to the questions our people have. It is important for all of us to listen and read carefully each piece of information that is provided.
PARTICPATE. In order for our campaign to be successful, we will need everyone to help. Be ready to say "yes" when called upon. We want everyone to attend the special events of the campaign. Especially important are the special prayer events, and the Celebration Sunday. These are "don't miss" events for every household in our church.
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- Who should I contact if I have questions?
If you have questions about the Kingdom Initiative that are not addressed on this website, please call the church office at 931.388.2655 or send email.
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