The truth is that no, of course, we aren’t sure! However, we have prayed and discerned as a leadership team regarding what we feel God is leading us to as a church in this next season and what we feel would be a reasonable yet challenging goal for us, and we believe this is the right number. Our vision has grown after the first year, leading us to expand our goal to $98 million, as He continues to reveal greater plans to us.
This is a huge initiative – and one that requires faith like none other. To encourage you, think of the $98 million like this: By God’s grace, our current giving pace is about $50 million over a two-year period. So, we are looking to accelerate our two-year giving from $50 million to $98 million through this Awaken initiative. The goal is $48 million above our regular giving over these next two years.