Friends, Looking back through my notes I discover that this is the tenth finance update I have written at Everyday Church. The first one was written at the end of March 2020. We had just entered the world of COVID and though there is uncertainty in what I wrote, I can remember thinking at the time that we might be in that season for the … Continue reading Financial Update – January 2022
Friends, Welcome to the latest finance blog. Our goal in these updates is to keep us focused on our three key values on finance: Transparency Accountability Generosity The aim of values, is that over time, and through consistent expression through real action, these values become our default culture. We are getting there in terms of our church culture and hope that you are seeing a … Continue reading Financial Update – October 2021
When we launched Everyday Church Online on Sunday, 20th September 2015, we had no idea the essential role it would play throughout the last 6 years, especially in the past 18 months with lockdown. We love the journey that God is taking us on and since our launch we have received and prayed for 6,170 prayer requests and seen 3,750 commitments made. It has been … Continue reading Celebrating 6 years of Everyday Church Online
I am not a good baker. I once made a vanilla sponge cake that oozed melted butter as you picked up each wobbly slice. It was really bad. Since this kitchen disaster, I have discovered that baking is more about science than spontaneous creative flare. A set of well calibrated measuring scales is essential. A good set of scales takes out the guess work. You don’t have to approximate how much flour you’re adding. You can avoid making my mistake, and instead, add the correct amount of butter to your mixture. The cake turns out … Continue reading Recalibrating Worship
Joshua Jones reflecting on Sunday’s Vision Sermon by Simon Elliott. Vision matters. It is important to be doing the right things, but it is even more important to know why. And so vision is key for the church. God has a vision for us both as individuals and as Everyday Church. His mission statement calls us to be in presence and to engage in his … Continue reading Vision
Dear Everyday Church family, Welcome to the third finance update of 2021. Our goal in these updates is to keep us focused on our three key values on finance: Transparency Accountability Generosity The aim of values, is that over time, and through consistent expression through real action, these values become our default culture. We are getting there in terms of our church culture and hope … Continue reading Financial Update – July 2021
Dear Everyday Church family, Welcome to the second Finance Update of 2021. Our goal in these updates is to keep us focused on our three key values on finance: Transparency Accountability Generosity The aim of values, is that over time, and through consistent expression through real action, these values become our default culture. We are getting there in terms of our church culture and hope … Continue reading Financial Update – April 2021
Dear Everyday Church family, Welcome to the first Finance Update of 2021. Our goal in these updates is to keep us in line with our three key values on finance: Transparency Accountability Generosity As I wrote back in October we are encouraging one another to apply these principles to our personal finances and to model them within our handling of our church finances. We do … Continue reading Financial Update – February 2021
I love Christmas! No, really I do. I know for some it is a tough time, but by the grace of God Christmas has always been good to me. Even growing up in a slightly dysfunctional family, I remember Christmas being a time of Joy. When my own children were small I discovered that it really is better to give than to receive and the … Continue reading Christmas
Dear Everyday Church family, Back at the beginning of April we let you have our first financial update of 2020. We said we would do these updates quarterly, but given the impact of lockdown and some of the tough decisions we have had to make, we felt it right to give you an update a little ahead of schedule. In the first report I reminded … Continue reading Financial Update – June 2020
