he story is told that when a pastor was preaching, his son was acting up in church (why is it that everything is funnier in church than anywhere else) so he pointed to his son and said, "when we get home you are going to be in trouble." That was INFORMATION that the son did not want to receive. He immediately was INSPIRED to behave better than what he was behaving in church and when they got home, they had a time of COMMUNITY STIMULATION together where the son was CHALLENGED to behave better next Sunday.

Stewardship cultivation is something that each and every one of us uses and we don't even realize what is happening. It is "hard-wired" into our personalities and is effective because it makes an investment in the life of every member. No pressure or coercion is needed.

We are committed to leading Christians through a process of making a spiritual decision about their giving.

Pastor's Quote

"Is this the right thing to do? Is this the right consultant? Can we justify spending money to bring in an outsider?" But in a tiny step of faith we agreed because we were convinced we must bring in the experts and do it right.

God has blessed us every step of the way. In the last three months, we have moved Forward in Faith at an unprecedented rate and the blessings of God have accompanied our journey. We’ve seen leaders emerge. We’ve seen our congregation come together

with greater unity than ever before. We’ve seen eyes of faith opened. We’ve seen the lost saved. We’ve experienced answered prayer. We’ve seen repentant hearts come home. We’ve seen people settle the Lordship issue. We’ve seen tremendous examples of sacrifice. We’ve learned from powerful testimonies. We’ve experienced greater fellowship. We’ve seen the negative turn positive. We’ve truly experienced the momentum of God. We’ve gone Forward in Faith.

- Preacher Mark, DE