Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. - Acts 4:12

Faith Promise Missions


WHAT IS FAITH PROMISE MISSIONS GIVING?

As its name suggests, faith promise mission giving is based on a faith commitment. In addition to regular tithes and offerings, each church member is challenged during the annual missions conference to exercise faith in making a one-year, weekly commitment to the church’s missions program. The church increases its missionary commitments for the next year based on these anonymous commitments. This is not a pledge to the church, but a commitment to Christ and world missions. Just as Christians partner with missionaries in prayer, they also share in the fruit of their labors through sacrificial, financial giving. It is a source of great joy to know that our gifts enable missionaries to stand in our stead, preaching the Gospel, and winning precious souls to Christ. While money alone can’t convert a single soul, missionaries are sent and sustained only by the consistent, sacrificial, financial commitment of God’s people.


IS IT BIBLICAL?

There are several biblical principles in 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and 9 which define faith promise mission giving:
  • The prerequisite is that we first give ourselves to the Lord (8:5).
  • The attitude of our giving must be cheerful (9:7).
  • Our willingness to give demonstrates our desire to further the work of God (8:3, 8, 12; 9:7).
  • Our giving demonstrates our debt of gratitude for all that Christ has done for us (8:8-9, 24).
  • Faith giving allows believers to give “beyond their power” to the cause of world missions (8:2-3, 7).
  • We are to give out of our need rather than out of our excess, this is how God’s Word defines sacrificial giving (8:2).
  • No one is exempt from participation in faith promise giving, God’s plan is all-inclusive (8:7).

Paul commends the impoverished Macedonian believers for exemplifying these principles of giving, demonstrating that financing missions does not depend so much on deep pocketbooks, but on willing hearts. These two chapters connect grace with giving, placing emphasis upon both the gift and the giver. God promises the power to abound in giving just as He promises the power to abound in other Christian graces.


HOW DOES FAITH PROMISE MISSIONS GIVING HELP OUR CHURCH?

As a Bible-based program, Faith Promise Giving:
  • Elevates our church’s mission program to the place of prominence the Great Commission deserves.
  • Foster a more direct and personal connection between church members and missions, resulting in a more mission-minded church.


WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO FAITH PROMISE MISSIONS GIVING?

The  benefits of Faith Promise Missions Giving is:
  • We are more eager to participate in mission-related activities such as conferences, correspondence, housing, and even mission trips.
  • Young people are more apt to respond to the call of missionary service.
  • It promotes a strong sense of personal connection with God’s plan for world outreach.

Real faith is put into practice because we accept our commitment as a firm obligation and determine to trust God to help us live within His provision and that we will not use tithes and offerings to pay our faith promise commitment.
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