One Hundred Disciples: Fall Stewardship Campaign

Our Fall Stewardship Campaign challenges us to honor all of our membership vows. This is not simply a financial campaign. Rather, we are challenging the entire congregation to renew all of the practices that form us as disciples of Jesus Christ so that we can transform the world.

As members we confess Jesus Christ as Savior. At the same time we promise to serve him as Lord. Many people are thankful to accept Jesus as Savior. Fewer, however, serve him as Lord. If Jesus is Lord, then Jesus is the Master, the Boss of our lives. We do not get to pursue our own personal agendas. We pursue God’s agenda for us and for the world.

We need help doing this as it is so contrary to our nature. There are several practices that help form us as disciples of Jesus Christ. We promise to practice these habits as members of the church. We affirm that we will be loyal to Christ through the United Methodist Church and that we will faithfully participate in the ministries of Salem Church by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness.

Therefore, our Fall Stewardship Campaign challenges us to commit our lives in faithful participation. Everyone will receive a letter with instructions and a pledge form to fill out and bring back to the consecration service on November 22 (or send to the church office ahead of time). Please prayerfully consider your response. This is important.

For John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, being a Christian was serious business. He was highly critical of “the almost Christian,” one who has the outward form of godliness but not the power (2 Timothy 3:5).

John Wesley once said, "Give me one hundred people who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergy or lay, they alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of God upon the earth.”

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