The New Year is also a time to look back to what I've done in 2007.  As I contemplated that, I remember one of our pastors called me to ask how GHC spent the $10,000 his church gave to GHC missions.  What a great question!  I explained that in the last 4 years, we started 51 churches which worship with over 7500 per weekend and those churches brought over 1000 to faith in Christ.  For our existing churches, we spent $370,000 in consultations for greater effectiveness in finances, evangelism, discipleship, worship, leadership development and lay mobilization.  We’ve also helped churches raise over $15 million for building, debt reduction, reserves for future vision and staff support.  We also provided training events for clergy and lay leaders for greater ministry effectiveness.  We also provided leadership in pastoral search.  

I thought that was a pretty good answer, but this pastor didn’t like it.  He asked, “That’s nice that GHC did those things, but how was my $10,000 spent?  How did you use my money?  I felt nervous.  I thought for a moment and gave him the break down as follows:  

• $2,449 started Renaissance Church in Burbank, CA
• $1,408 sent missionaries to churches and to remodel our church in Huron
• $1,891 provided a consultation for 1 church
• $1,945 provided 1 mentor for 2 months for a group of 10 pastors
• $ 413 helped us find a pastor for a church
• $1,896 provided infrastructure so all of this could happen

Heart and lives are changed because of our generous churches.  Thank you to all who have supported GHC in 2007.  Consider supporting 1 new church in 2008 or providing a mentor for a group of pastors or providing a missionary for churches or providing a pastoral search consultant for a church in need.  It is your generosity that makes us stronger together than we are individually.