The 10% Solution

Every year our Stewardship Committee works diligently in putting together a budget that represents all facets of ministry in which TBC is involved. We ask committees and ministry groups within the church to voice their desired needs for the coming year. We bring the new budget before the congregation, asking for approval of the budget and giving our congregation the opportunity to make their commitment toward meeting that budget. By doing this, you support TBC dthroughout the coming year without having to pick and choose where the money is spent since that is determined in the budget formation process.

The real secret to making the budget process work is a simple 10% solution. We have been told that if the US government abolished all loopholes and every citizen and every business gave a straightforward 10% of what they made, we would have no more financial worries on the national level. Whether this is true or not, it is absolutely true on the church level; any church, any size. But we seem to be held captive to the 80-20 rule; approximately 20% of the people providing 80% of the income for most budgets. Those figures will vary from place to place, but they are pretty accurate across the board and TBC's numbers are not far off.

The problem comes in the fact that the average person who makes a million a year cannot fathom giving $100,000 a year as a tithe, while at the same time, the average person who makes $10,000 a year cannot fathom giving $1,000 a year as a tithe. The key word in that statement is average. The people who tithe are not average. God does not call us to be average. While tithing was required under the Mosaic Law, Scripture for those no longer under the law, but under grace does not impose the tithe as an ongoing obligation. Paul says, rather, that the Christian should give "as he has purposed in his heart" (2 Cor 9:7).

Some of you cannot fathom giving 10% of your income to God. Well, maybe he does not want 10%. For some of you he may want 15% and others maybe 5%. However, God may not require you to plunge in over your head. I suggest that you "test God" as Malachi 3:8-10 encourages. Start with 2% or 3% or 5%. Pick a starting point and trust God to enable you to increase it a percent or two each year. And remember, you don't have to stop at 10%.

Are you ready to stop being average? Are you ready to start moving toward the 10% solution? Go ahead and test God. He is up for the challenge.

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in Jesus Christ committed to vital worship and

personal devotion

that finds expression in ministry and missions

Lead Pastor

Dr. John W. Shouse

Executive Pastor

Dr. Glenn Prescott

Minister of Music

Beth Singleton

Young Adult & Family Pastor

Brice Butler

Youth Pastor

Steve Reynolds

Children's Minister

Stephen Aoki

Hostess

Carol Jackson 

Admin Assistants

Ida Times

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Sunday

Worship 8:30 am

Bible Study 9:40 am

Worship 11 am

Life Together 5 pm

Wednesday

Dinner 5:30 pm

Prayer 6:30 pm

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The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

Billy Graham

Do most of your banking and bill paying online these days? Want to be able to make your financial commitment to the Lord when you're traveling? Did you know that you can set up an automatic donation authorization or fund transfer to TBC? Simply pick up an AutoGift enrollment form in the Gallery and return it to the office or Pastor Glenn or Jim Rehkopf and we will take care of the rest.