This past Sunday we announced our "we're giving it all away" plan. It's not that complicated really. We are just giving it all away. Yesterday our message challenged the myth that when it comes to our money God wants something from us. Since we talked about money we want to put our treasure where our heart is. So on June 15th we are giving away 100% of our offering. We even challenged those who were skeptical of this to withhold their giving for the next 2 weeks and then give it all on the 15th of June- then see if we still give it all away...we will! No matter the size of the offering we are giving it all away. Our offerings have been as low as $240 a week and as much as $4200. No matter how big or little we are sending 100% of it to Response Church in downtown Indianapolis. The lead planter is Jake Nelson and this is what he has to say about this new church,
Our vision for the church from the beginning has been
"Act On Reality".
It is the very
nature of why we named our church Response Church….reality is there is a God
who is seeking out His creation. We then
have a choice to make. Do we
"respond" to being chosen by God and seek His will in our life, or do
we respond with apathy…ignoring the fact that we are chosen by God.
So we "respond" to God with worship, community,
and the sharing of the gospel through service.
We have no tangible handouts, cards, literature, signs or
marketing.
We have built the church purely by Gods direction in our
relationships. Our only buzz is word of
mouth.
One particular direction that "Act On Reality"
has played out is in our love for those individuals who have been overlooked
for various reasons by the church. In
other words, they have reached out, and due to certain character traits, have
been pushed aside for not being the "average target demographic" of
the church. We live in an area that is
so diverse culturally, spiritually, economically and racially.
Which means our target demographic is….well
everyone. This creates a beautiful mix
of people, what others might call chaos…but a beautiful chaos at that.
Congratulations Jake for establishing a vision that connects disconnected people to God and congratulations to the givers at The Path Christian Community for putting your treasure where your heart is.