Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your ... Brochure.pdf · “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment And the second is like it:

All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” MATTHEW 22: 36-40

‘Love your neighbor

as yourself.’

2016-17Giving Initiative

God’s Love In Motion

When your clergy team arrived at Maple Springs in July 2012, the church was highly

energized towards a major renovation of its worship and social spaces. It was our joy

to help you walk through that project, to pray and refine and dream with you, and to

see it through to its completion. It’s amazing to have such great spaces for worship and

hospitality, but there’s more to do!

Our mutual, biblical task is to “go and make disciples” (Matthew 28:16), and that

means GOING. It means getting out there in our community and engaging in life-

changing relationships. It is future-forward outreach outside the walls. We work best

when we have been focused UPWARD (in constant relationship with our Loving God)

and INWARD (hand-in-hand with each other in Christian relationships). From there,

we go OUTWARD, to our community. Christ has truly built us up to send us out. The

language of the New Testament is both “come” and “go.”

Our 2016-2017 budget reflects our increased engagement in community, in both

missions and evangelism. It reflects our passion towards sharing biblical truths by

example and bringing others to Christ because they have seen Him in action through

our ministries. God is after your heart and the hearts of this community! United in

devotion, in relationships, and in outreach, we will experience God’s love in motion in

our community!

Let’s dream BIG together about how God can expand the reach of Maple Springs!

Yours,

Pastor Jeff and Pastor Bev Coppley

We will share Christ’s love and do amazing things together!

Giving Initiative Goals

Upward, Inward, Outward – God’s Love in Motion. Our goal is to encourage members

of Maple Springs to live the greatest commandment by generously supporting the

mission and ministry of our church with your time, talents and resources. We want to

show you where and how your gifts will make a difference. Below are two pie charts (1)

shows how our budget aligns with our Upward, Inward, Outward goals and (2) shows the

traditional view by categories.

Traditional Budget for 2016-2017 $2,572,400

Property Management$552,100

21Staff$1,297,000

50

Administration&Communications$135,400

5

Apportionment$200,000

8

Ministries$116,200

5

Worship$95,700

4Mission & Outreach$176,000

7

Ministry Focus for 2016-2017 $2,572,400

Outward$512,400

20Inward$1,081,100

42

Upward38

$979,000

Another way to understand our goals is to see how we plan to maximize your

generosity in the chart below. At the Minimum Goal, we would be able to operate on a

tight budget, service our debt, and increase our focus on Missions. At our Target Goal of $2,572,400, we not only satisfy our operating needs, but we increase the money

we have for missions, enhance our programs and fund our Trustee’s reserves. With

more generous giving, at Maximum Generosity, we can retire our debt early to better

position us for the future.

Giving Goal $2,872,400

Minimum Goal

Missions

Basic Programs

Apportionments

Staff

Property Management

$60,000 Debt Service

$2,212,400

Target Goal

More for Missions

Enhanced Programs

Trustees’ Reserves

$2,572,400

Maximum Generosity

Including Early Debt Retirement

$2,872,400

Not sure how much to give? Here are a few ideas.

Some of us respond to God through the Biblical tithe, which means we give 10% of

our income to God. Are you able to commit to this level? If you cannot give 10%, could

you commit to stepping up over time to that level of faithfulness?

Malachi 3:10 offers this promise, which has changed many lives, hearts, and churches

over the years: “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my

house, and thus put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts; see if I will not open the windows

of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.” This is the ONLY place in

the Bible where we are invited to put God to the test. This might be your opportunity to

open up the overflowing blessings which perhaps your life has been missing up to this

point. We have seen people move towards tithing and even beyond it as these blessings

have been made manifest in their lives and decisions.

Here is a helpful chart to see where you are, and might go, based on monthly giving:

Monthly giving chart

Annual Income 1% 3% 5% 7% 10% 12% 15%

$10,000 $8 $24 $41 $58 $91 $99 $108

$20,000 $18 $50 $83 $116 $166 $200 $250

$30,000 $25 $75 $125 $175 $250 $300 $375

$40,000 $33 $99 $166 $233 $333 $399 $499

$50,000 $41 $125 $208 $291 $416 $500 $625

$60,000 $50 $150 $250 $350 $500 $600 $750

$70,000 $58 $174 $291 $408 $583 $699 $874

$80,000 $66 $200 $333 $466 $666 $800 $1,000

$90,000 $75 $225 $375 $525 $750 $900 $1,125

$100,000 $83 $249 $416 $583 $833 $999 $1,249

$110,000 $91 $275 $458 $641 $916 $1,100 $1,375

$120,000 $100 $300 $500 $700 $1,000 $1,200 $1,500

$130,000 $108 $324 $541 $758 $1,083 $1,299 $1,624

$140,000 $116 $350 $583 $816 $1,166 $1,400 $1,750

$150,000 $125 $375 $625 $875 $1,250 $1,500 $1,875

$175,000 $145 $437 $729 $1,020 $1,458 $1,750 $2,187

$200,000 $166 $500 $833 $1,166 $1,666 $2,000 $2,500

$250,000 $208 $625 $1,041 $1,458 $2,083 $2,500 $3,125

$300,000 $250 $750 $1,250 $1,750 $2,500 $3,000 $4,500

UPWARD,INWARD,OUTWARD: GOD’S LOVE IN MOTION

Overview of 2016-2017 Giving Initiative Activities

October 11 Pastor Jeff casts vision and overview of

UPWARD.INWARD.OUTWARD. - Matthew 22:36-40

Congregation receives information packets following worship

Intentional Vitality for Charge (IVC) Large Group Talks

9:55-10:45, Craven Hall , led by Dr. Michael Boyles

October 18 Lay Leader Dr. Michael Boyles on UPWARD - Acts 7

Intentional Vitality for Change (IVC) Large Group Talks,

9:55-10:45, Craven Hall, led by Joe Collins

Pumpkin Patch Palooza 4-6 pm

October 25 Pastor Jeff on INWARD - Romans 14:13-19

Intentional Vitality for Change (IVC) Large Group Talks,

9:55-10:45, Craven Hall, led by Gaye Kelley

November 1 Pastor Bev on OUTWARD - Matthew 28:1-20

All Saints’ Day

Dedication of Giving Commitments Sunday

On November 1, there will be a special time to present your pledge cards during

the worship services. You can bring the one from your packet or there will be cards

available at the service. The cards will be given directly to the Finance Coordinator

who will provide a summary report to the Finance Chair. If you are unable to attend the

service on November 1, you are welcome to turn your card in to the church office at your

convenience. We ask that all cards are turned in by the end of November. Updates on the

campaign will be provided in communications in December.

A Letter from the Finance Chair

As Chair of Finance I want to personally say thank you for so generously supporting

the ministry of Maple Springs over the last two years through our One Faith One Future

generosity campaign. Let me take a moment to share some of the milestones reached

as part of the two year campaign:

• Craven Hall has been updated creating a wonderful space for worship, social events, and recreation

• Our Sanctuary has been completely transformed inside and out enhancing the traditional worship experience.

• Our pipe organ was replaced with a state of the art electronic organ adding more range and functionality to this principle worship instrument. In addition, we added a beautiful grand piano to enhance our worship experience.

• Common areas were updated with fresh carpet and furnishings

• The accessibility of our sanctuary has been greatly improved so more people can enjoy worshiping with us.

• We repaid the outstanding balance of the money borrowed from our Henning Fund during the building of the new education building and Craven Hall.

Due to the great leadership of all involved in these renovations, we will carry a very

manageable level of bank debt into the new budget cycle.

Now that we have prepared our facilities for visitors and for the work God has for us

to do, we shift our focus to those in our community who need to feel God’s love for them

through renewing our commitment to Missions and Outreach as a meaningful part of

our operating budget. This will require each of us to continue our financial support in

proportion to and in gratitude for the blessings God has entrusted to us.

Through your generosity we also have the chance to substantially reduce if not

eliminate the remaining debt incurred through our renovations. If we can do this we

will position Maple Springs to be a greater blessing in the lives of our members and the

community in the years to come. Join me in praying for God’s provision for our church as

we stretch to accomplish great things for the kingdom of God!

God Bless,

Joe Collins

Finance Chair

Our relationship with God

Missions and Outreach Focus for 2016 & 2017

In 2015, the Missions and Outreach Committee identified the missions and outreach

activities that our church community is already engaged in. Did you know that we

identified twenty-two separate and active Missions and Outreach programs for our

community? Such programs of course include the Food Pantry and Prison Ministries,

but also include Red Bird Mission and Old Town School, as well as our commitment

to opening our facilities to support groups such as Al-Anon and AA. Check out our

Missions and Outreach brochure for more details on existing programs and additional

Outreach opportunities.

Throughout this year, you have demonstrated your love and support for Missions

and Outreach with our numerous appeals during the monthly offerings. As we focus

on Missions and Outreach, we want to transition from pockets of support to wide-

spread congregational support. We, as the body of Christ, want to be better Stewards

of funding our outreach programs so that we are able to develop long term programs.

We want to dedicate our church to Missions and Outreach by including it in the

operating budget. To support our plans, we have developed a budget totaling $63,000

for 2016. As we ramp up our Missions and Outreach programs, we have set a goal

of $113,000 for 2017. This level will make us a “Tithing Church” – using 10% of our

resources to serve those beyond our walls.

There are so many opportunities for expansion of our existing programs, as well as

new opportunities. We ask you to focus your heart for Missions and Outreach with a

commitment to the giving initiative. Your generosity will enable us to be good Stewards

to fund our commitment to reaching “Outward” and spreading the love of Christ.

Brian Miller

Missions & Outreach Chair

SPOTLIGHT ON MINISTRY GOALS FOR 2016-2017FROM OUR CHURCH STAFF

Each ministry area was asked to provide ministry goals for 2016 – 2017 – beyond

their general, expected activities and they are listed on these two pages. Your generous

support of time, talents and resources will make these a reality for Maple Springs.

Financial support provides for the salaries of the staff to lead these ministries, the

facilities where we worship and allow others to have a comfortable and safe place to

meet and the materials needed to support our programs and missions. Your time and

talents are given through your commitment to be faithful volunteers in support of these

goals and in return you experience the fellowship of your church family and the joy of

returning to God that which we have been given

Missions • Continue to nurture and develop the missions programs of the church

including the Food Pantry, Project HOPE, Prison Ministry, Burn Unit Ministry, Home Repair Ministry, and the many others that help Maple Springs reach outward and serve

• Expand the number of patrons able to be served by the Food Pantry to achieve peer group level 4 with the Second Harvest Food Bank

• Initiate Feed the Need campaign to better fulfill food security needs of the community

• Involve each small group, including Sunday School Classes, in ongoing mission projects

Community Outreach and Evangelism• Host TWO large Outreach events annually, including the Pumpkin Patch

Palooza

• Conduct annual Faith-Sharing Training Events

• Continue to refine weekly hospitality and outreach to groups using the facilities such as Boy and Girl Scouts, Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Triad Job Search, etc.

• Consider next-steps on national and international missions ventures

Contemporary Worship • Additional Worship Service

• Increased investment in technology, design, and production

Traditional Worship

• Additional special services, including additional Communion opportunities and a possible new Sanctuary service devoted to outreach to the Recovery community

• Development of more traditional musical opportunities for the youth in the church, including a youth chorus.

Chinese Ministry

• Increased emphasis on teaching and outreach

• Expand college ministry at Wake Forest

Children’s and Family Ministries • Enrich Cherub Choir curriculum for foundational vocal growth and increased

participation by both adults and preschoolers

• Increase the connection between the Church and Preschool through events and evangelism materials

• Continue to grow Midweek DIRT Children’s Ministries

Youth and Next Gen Ministries • Continue to grow #goodsoil Midweek Middle School Ministry

• Development of a High School Boys’ Breakfast Group

• Adult Spiritual Formation/Leadership Ministries

• Development of 5 new groups each quarter

• Increase Midweek Bible Studies and Spiritual Formation Classes

SPOTLIGHT ON MINISTRY GOALS FOR 2016-2017 continued

Office and Communications • Development of Communications Committee to provide support to all

ministry areas

• Transition to monthly newsletter/ministry calendar

• Increased web presence, targeted web advertising

• Move to Elexio web-based data platform for easier intra-congregational communications

• Mobile apps and other media upgrades

Congregational Care • Continue to train and expand teams of lay servants to provide care, prayer,

and meals to those experiencing transitions

• Increase our congregation’s ability to tell their own stories of faith and make invitations to friends and neighbors

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2016-17Giving Initiative

God works through relationships.

The UPWARD is our first relationship, with the God who made us and loves us.

The INWARD is the accountable relationship we have with each other in the church.

The OUTWARD is the invitational relationship with our neighbors and friends.