By Tom Jenkins on 11/17/2008 2:54 PM

    We began “30 Days of Prayer” on November 16. The emphasis calls for church members to pray for specific ministries and programs of the church over the next 30 days. The themes for prayer are taken from our Core Values. Core Values identify a church’s mission and vision. They are the drivers for the work of the church, the non-negotiables that define the church.     Our Core Values appear in our budget as the headings for categories of ministry and mission that we support through our financial contributions. That implies that our Core Values drive decisions about how we spend our money. The Stewardship Finance Committee will mail copies of the proposed budget for 2009 to church members in a few weeks. When you receive your copy, notice how the Core Values are used to drive the budget. During the “30 Days of Prayer” ask for God’s blessings upon specific areas of our ministries. For an example, pray for our local missions work. Our food closet, just one area of our local missions, provides food each week to...

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