Money, Money Money...One thing we are going to do this year is give more money away at The Journey...well don't come to church looking for cash falling from the ceiling...when I say at The Journey, I mean The Journey (and me) giving away more money. We have some big things coming in November and our Christmas project in December.
However, if you have some extra cash laying around we are going to need some big things to help us take next steps:
We need 50 MORE CHAIRS for our auditorium. We are tight now at 11. So we will need some people to switch, but also chairs would be helpful.
We would like to purchase VIDEO EQUIPMENT. Right now I use our one computer for video editing and our one video camera. We would like to get more cameras and a work station at church so we can have multiple people that could be trained and and working on projects.
We need to upgrade our JOURNEY JAVA BAR - mainly behind the counter - adding a dishwasher, cabinets, storage. This was cut from the original plans figuring we do it later. The main thing is being prepared for more service as we continue to grow and the JJB sets a tone for our environment and welcoming people.
One more big thing would be paying for some more STAFF. We would like to add some part time admin/ministry assistants, Youth and Music people. It might be as interns or staff positions.
There are a few other projects we've talked about like building a loft in the 1st - 5th Room, updating our computers and network, some additional sound equipment, more lights and along with a few other things, but those things are down the road. The main thing is giving away more - being generous - because God is the Blessor and He has blessed us to be a blessing and then getting the things we need to be prepared for the next stages at The Journey so we can help people take first steps and next steps.
Now if we had $1,000,000 we could do all kinds of things - like take over the world or I could buy you a fur coat (but not a not a real fur coat, that's cruel).