Special Update from Pastor Adam - September 25, 2023
Dear Resurrection Leawood Family,
This is a very important week for our church! This coming weekend our congregation will return our annual stewardship commitment cards and our commitments in the Generation to Generation campaign. I am sending this update to those of you who worship at our Leawood location,If you are a visitor at Resurrection, we want you to know that we are preparing for an exciting future. For our members and those who call Resurrection their church home, this email has important reminders I wanted to share with you and a few invitations.
Reminders:
- Update our student center after 18 years, creating an awesome space for youth and an outdoor recreation area for all.
- Renovate the current Wesley Chapel to become our Care Central with counseling and pastoral care, a small chapel and reception/welcome center.
- Build our permanent chapel for weddings, funerals, 7:30 am worship, large classes and so much more.
- Pay off the remaining Leawood debt, allowing us to be debt free, freeing up $1.2 million currently used for debt to instead be used for mission and ministry.
To accomplish all of the Generation to Generation goals, it will cost $46 million. While this would require a minor miracle, on Sunday I shared that 391 of our leaders already made their pledges in advance and they have already committed $28,020,160! I’m so proud of all who have already committed. This is an amazing start to the campaign.
But now it’s up to those who have not yet committed. I believe we have another 2,000 plus households who will make commitments in this effort. I’m hoping you will join in making these spaces possible by making a commitment in the Generation to Generation campaign, over and above your ministry commitment. Generation to Generation commitments are over a three-year (four tax year) time period.
At the bottom of this eNote is a standard gift profile chart for a campaign of this size. We’re not looking for equal gifts, but equal sacrifice. If we’ve prayed, and listened for God, and done what God calls us to do, whatever we raise will have a huge impact.
I have four requests of you:
I’m so proud of you, Resurrection, and excited about what the future holds for our congregation, generation to generation.
Adam
PS: Here is the gift profile that shows the kind of gifts needed for a $46 million campaign. It is not exact but a tool to help you think about your gifts. Again, these gifts are given over a 36-month period (which is over four tax years – 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026). Every gift matters. If you have questions, please reach out to Debi Nixon at debi.nixon@cor.org.
Adam Hamilton
Resurrection Senior Pastor
Reverend Adam Hamilton is the senior pastor of Church of the Resurrection and the author of 22 books. He has been married to LaVon since 1982, and she has been a critical partner in every dimension of Adam’s work. They have two daughters and one granddaughter.
Adam’s writings are known for helping readers make sense of challenging theological questions, exploring the significance of the biblical stories, and equipping Christian leaders to be more effective in their work. He earned his MDiv from Perkins School of Theology and graduated with honors from Oral Roberts University with a degree in Pastoral Ministry.
