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St Jelavic, Walton

The box and the balloon:funding ministry and mission in Walton

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Our church

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Beyond our church walls?

• We support Christian Ministry for allo Parish Share/Common Fund

• We support relief and development agencieso Tear Fundo Our link church in Rwanda

• We support local and national charitieso Church Urban Fundo Children’s Society

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The cost of our ministry

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Where our money comes from

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Our vision

“See, I am doing a new thing!    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?”

(Isaiah 43:19a)

• Create a more welcoming spaceo Replace our old boilero Create a carpeted area

• Increase our mission giving to:o Tear Fund

• Fulfil our wider obligations to:o Our Diocese/Circuit/Region

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Our challenge

• To maintain our mission and achieve our vision we need to increase our giving

• Expected Weekly Receipts£1,289

• Expected Weekly Payments£1,482

• Shortfall per week£193

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The balloon and the box

• Do we let the air out of the balloon?

• Or do we find a bigger box?

• ‘whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.’

(2 Corinthians 9:6)

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Our choice

This many people

Increasing weekly

giving by

Equals this much extra

income

7 £1.00 £7.00

13 £2.00 £26.00

19 £3.50 £66.50

7 £5.00 £35.00

4 £6.00 £24.00

3 £7.00 £21.00

2 £8.00 £16.00

Target £195.50

• Leaders already pledged increase of £51.50 per week

• Remainder needed£144.00 per week

• Choose a level you are comfortable with – then challenge yourself to step up!

• Consider giving proportionally?

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What next?

• We will each soon receiveo A brochure outlining the challengeo A letter from our Minister/Pastoro A response slip

• Please prayerfully consider your response to our challenge

• Complete the response slip and return onSunday <date>

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The future is in our hands

• Giving is a sign of Loveo He gave His one and only Son (John 3:16)

• Giving is a matter of Discipleshipo The Son of Man did not come to be served, but

to serve, and to give His life (Matthew 20:28)

• Giving is a element of Maturityo See that you also excel in this grace of giving

(2 Corinthians 8:7)

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The future is in our hands

• We give so that our church can pay its way and be a sign of God’s love in this communityo He gave His one and only Son (John 3:16)

• We give to sustain and grow our ministry and mission in this congregation and communityo The Son of Man did not come to be served, but

to serve, and to give His life (Matthew 20:28)

• We give because giving is a matter of discipleship, gratitude and worshipo See that you also excel in this grace of giving

(2 Corinthians 8:7)