The link at the Tower Theater for the Annual Community Christmas Eve Service just went live.
Click on the picture below and make sure to get your tickets soon (tickets were sold out in a week and a half last year!!)
One of my favorite Bend Traditions!!
Hi Pastor Ken,
I’ve been thinking about tithing as it relates to Antioch. I’m sure you have thought of this. On a yearly basis, our pastor in The Dalles, Jim Hazlett, would discuss tithing from the biblical angle, and then finish by asking us to make a monthly commitment for a year. Maybe not 10%, but as much as we could prayerfully arrive at. As a rookie tither, this made sense. As the months and years went on, God taught me about tithing and the blessings that come with it. I learned that you can’t “out-give” God. This challenge was well accepted, and it was a blessing to our church family. Thanks for your time.
Andy.
Andy – that is a good thought and something I have pondered. I might try to hold an ‘after service’ budget meeting early in January to discuss this and some other things related to the 2012 budget. Antioch has grown 24% in 2011 so somehow we’ll need to try and raise the budget accordingly.
The Antioch community has always been faithful and generous and we’ve never gone with out – so I’m trusting God this year will work as well!
Again, thanks for the encouragement to speak directly to the church about the budget and tithing.
God bless,
Ken