Bixby's First Baptist Church
Monday, September 06, 2010
Loving God: Loving People
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Campaign FAQ's

  1. What are our campaign goals?
    • Our minimum Victory Goal need is $250,000.
    • We also have a Challenge Goal of $500,000.
    • And a Hallelujah Goal of Phase I Completed Debt-Free.
  2. When will my family make its THE MASTER’S PLAN commitment?
    • Most families will be invited to make their commitments immediately after THE MASTER’S PLAN Special Event, scheduled on August 25th .
  3. Will my family be asked to make a public commitment?
    • No. A commitment card and envelope will be provided from the church.
    • After families have filled out their commitment cards and placed them in envelopes, they will return them to the church for tabulation.
  4. What assurance do I have that my family can give its commitment?
    • God never leads us to make a commitment we cannot fulfill
    • One pastor noted, “When people give from reason, they give from their apparent resource; when people give from revelation, they are then free to give from God’s actual resources.”
  5. Why use a commitment card?
    • Commitment cards enable families to indicate in a simple, yet confidential way their plans to support the building program.
    • They encourage families to set specific goals for giving.
    • They help the church plan wisely.
  6. How will my family give its commitment?
    • The church will provide each family with THE MASTER’S PLAN envelopes during the banquet on August 25th, 2010.
  7. Can I change my commitment later?
    8.         •  Yes. Because the future is always uncertain, some of us will be blessed in ways that will allow us to give even more than we are  committing at the present time. Others may find it necessary to lower or even cancel their commitments because of unforeseen circumstances.
  8. Will commitment cards be mailed or will Commitment Visitors call on Sunday School pupils who are not church members and others who are not church nor Sunday School members?
    9.        •  Adults who are Sunday School members will be invited to participate.
           •  Also, others who have manifested a continuing interest in the church, though they are neither church nor Sunday School members, will be invited to participate.
  9. Will my commitment constitute a permanent investment?
    • No doubt about it! Many people have invested in different ways in past years to bring us where we are now.
    • We have the privilege of providing buildings for those who will come under the influence of this church’s life and work for decades into the future.
    • George W. Carroll, a wealthy Texas philanthropist, gave several large gifts to Baptist causes. He later lost large sums of money. One day while viewing a church building he had helped to build, he was asked by a friend if he was sorry he had given his money to the church. He replied, “No, because all that I kept for myself, I lost; only what I gave away is preserved.” Surely, we need to know and believe that Christ will always honor and reward a sacrificial commitment made in His name for His work. We need to trust Him to do it in His way and in His own time.