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The story of Jesus cannot be contained in a history of 33 years on an ancient strip of land along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The group of Christ followers that Jesus empowered transformed the world with the good news of redemption and reconciliation He preached. He started a revolution that changed the world.

Today those early Christ followers and their story carry us into our future. Their devotion and perseverance challenges us to step out in faith and make a difference for the cause of Christ. Our mission is the same as the early church. We can be part of the ongoing movement to change the world with His revolutionary message.  We can be a part of the revolution.

Imagine people like you and I with the unified purpose of the revolution that is Jesus. We become revolutionaries! Agents in a revolution that has far-reaching change. We become engaged in the progress of the Gospel. We fulfill our purpose and mission. We make a difference!

Since the inception of Vail Christian Church, our mission has been to make room in life to connect people with God and others.

As we continue to look toward the future, we need to strategically plan how we can boldly engage in this mission so that people far from God will be filled with life in Christ.

Two years ago we launched the Revolution Campaign through the diligent work of our staff, elders and leadership. We laid out clearly defined goals of how we would accomplish our ultimate goal of connecting people to God and others. Those goals were:

Foster Community, Extend Our Resources, and Take New Ground.

Vail Christian Church values environments that foster discipleship and spiritual growth, such as community groups, classes, service teams and key events that reach into the lives of our neighbors and friends. We believe the best way to lead others to faith in Jesus Christ is through authentically telling and living out our story in community. In these last two years we have seen many lives reached, transformed, cared for and celebrated through these communities. Life in Christ happens best when we are in real community with each other. Families learn and grow to know the purposes of God when they are living in authentic community. This is the core of the Revolution! This is where the power of the gospel is fleshed out in real life. This is the real authentic church of Jesus Christ! Much of this part of the revolution is hard to measure because it takes grassroots level commitment and sacrifice to bear fruit in the harvest. But in these past two years, many adults and children have committed their lives to follow Christ marked by baptism at Vail Christian Church. Many people have grown deeper in their journey to established faith in Jesus Christ. Revolution 1.1 will continue to aggressively foster community, leading the way for effective physical growth.

We believe that we exist both for the Christ follower and the person far from God. Therefore, we are determined to provide valuable engaging resources and opportunities geared to serve the Vail community and surrounding areas. This also includes obtaining land, a campus and additional staff. $100,000 has been raised and saved this far in the Revolution Campaign for land and a new campus. We have also replaced and upgraded significant equipment we utilize every week. In addition, Empire High school has allowed us to permanently install technical equipment and storage containers used weekly. These things were all purchased through the Revolution Campaign. This year as we surge forward we would like to additionally raise another $100,000 moving us forward to achieve our goal of some day building a campus that gives us a permanent home in Vail.

The mission of the church is to glorify the Lord our God. (1 Corinthians 10:31) Key partnerships with other churches accelerates our potential to do this. Our commitment to partnerships with those seeking to launch churches in our area and abroad helps us fulfill our mission to successfully launch new churches. Two years ago the Revolution Campaign gave us the ability to start the Southern Arizona Church Planting Network. $81,000 has been saved through this partnership to plant churches in our area. In addition we have also assisted in launching the Pantano Christian Church multisite campus in Sierra Vista and invested significantly to build the Church On The Shelter in Ukraine. The Revolution Campaign also helped us get started in our commitments to two missionary families with monthly support that has seen an increase every year. In this next year it is our dream to be a part of launching new churches locally and abroad. Through the Revolution 1.1 campaign we can see this happen.

There are many principles from the Bible that should influence our giving in this revolution of reaching people far from God. I think II Corinthians 8:1-5 applies to these times and opportunities that are before us as a church. In this passage, Paul describes a church that has very little - in fact, he says its members are living in extreme poverty - and yet they give beyond their ability in order to spread the gospel of Christ. As I have read this encounter and tried to get to the core of what would drive people to give beyond their means despite their severe circumstances, several things rise to the surface.

These people were yielded to the the Lord! They were fully surrendered to God and His heart. In fact, they were so yielded to the Lord that they begged to give so they could be apart of His work, despite their difficult circumstances. I’m not sure I’ve really ever begged anyone to let me help in this way. As I look into this kind of action, it drives me to consider how yielded I really am! These people gave themselves to the Lord, asking Him to direct their giving, requiring genuine submission. This also moves me to examine the submissiveness of my heart before the Lord. But the best part of this story is that they experienced tremendous joy as a result of there sacrificial giving. That’s what I want and really need. What about you? Do you have what drove these people to give?

Please consider, if you haven’t already, how you can give through Vail Christian Church. I would like to personally challenge you to be courageous and give to Revolution 1.1.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes,
so that you by his poverty could become rich.
II Corinthians 8:9

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