First and foremost, we are asking that you pray and seek God’s leading of obedience in your life. Prepare your heart to hear Him and then do what He says. Engage in a discipleship group during this season and engage in personal reflection with God through the Multiply Discipleship Journey resources. Talk with your spouse, your family, or others about what this commitment will mean for this next season of your life.
We are asking that you make a sacrificial commitment to gospel-centered generosity – whatever it is that God is leading you towards. Follow His leading. Finally, we ask that you prepare to be amazed. It is an awesome God that we serve, and He is going to move in huge ways, and we anticipate an unprecedented impact from our collective Multiply commitments – something only God can do.
You may have been a part of church giving initiatives in the past, during which you were asked to give a second gift “above and beyond” your usual gifts to make special initiatives like new buildings and new ministries possible.
Normally, you gave that gift to a “Building Fund,” and you also continued to give offerings to the “General Fund.”
At Church at Viera, we believe that it is all ONE MISSION that we’re on – to see people transformed by the love and truth of Jesus. So, we want to encourage all of us to unleash our generosity towards that mission.
This Multiply Discipleship Journey will last for two years. In those two years, every gift that is given to Church at Viera will go to the key components of Multiply.
During this two-year period, every contribution to God through Church at Viera is a contribution to our Multiply Initiative.
Every aspect of the ministry vision God is calling us towards for the next two years will be funded through Multiply. There will not be separate funds. Every gift made will go into the same fund and will be our Multiply giving.
Therefore, every weekend becomes a day to celebrate and contribute towards what God is doing in us and through us as we pursue our vision as a church family.
Be creative as you explore ways you and your family can give towards Multiply. You might have stocks, property, or other items of that nature. Or you may have stored resources that God has blessed you with in the past that He just might be calling you to give out of during this time.
Please let us know if you need assistance with facilitating gifts of property or stock, and we would be happy to help you with that.
Multiply is about your total, radical, sacrificial generosity to God’s mission at Church at Viera. We believe that God calls us to action in times of hardship just as much as He does in times of abundance, and that looks different for every person. But Multiply is about a heart change – one that is only accomplished by surrendering our lives completely over to God in this area of giving.
God may be calling you to make a commitment that you don’t quite know how to fulfill right now, but that you believe God will provide for as you seek ways to sacrifice and work towards that commitment. It is not about the size of the gift, but your obedience towards what God is calling you to in this season.
The primary goal of this discipleship journey is 100% participation of every person who considers Church at Viera home.
If you are someone currently seeking to make payments to pay off debt right now, we commend you for making progress on that. And you should continue to do so.
We would be happy to help you in this journey and/or to recommend a budgeting class that might minister to you. Being in debt does not, however, make someone “excused” from giving. Giving is not about what God wants from you; rather, it’s about what God wants for you.
So, it should be our joy and privilege to give at all times. Please contact us if you need assistance with this or if you would like to speak with a budgeting counselor, and we would be honored to help.
Multiply was crafted specifically with you in mind. Multiply is a “one fund” generosity initiative, meaning that it is different from a traditional capital campaign, where you are called to give an extra gift above and beyond your normal giving, thus creating two steps for people who aren’t yet giving. Multiply is a call to sacrificial, gospel-centered generosity for absolutely everyone at Church at Viera.
If you have never given before, this is your chance to get in the game with a committed sacrifice. We really hope you will.
Multiply is about the vision for our church. We believe that the local church is one of the most compelling missions to give towards, and we would really love for you to make Church at Viera your home and join us in Multiply.
If you are ready for it, this is a perfect time for you to put a stake in the ground and make this your church.
People take different spiritual steps at different times. Some people begin praying before they begin attending church.
Others begin going to a discipleship group before they begin talking to God in prayer. Giving is another spiritual step, and it comes at different times for different people.
One thing is for sure, however, just like other spiritual disciplines, giving draws us closer to God. And God is calling all of us to give. (Matthew 6:19)
Whether you have taken the spiritual step of baptism or whether you haven’t yet, we would encourage you to still join us in this Multiply Initiative. We firmly believe that it will draw you closer to God and hopefully to a place where you are ready to make the decision to be baptized.
For all finance and giving-related questions, please contact our Church at Viera team (cavinfo@churchatviera.com).
For all Multiply questions, please reach out to our vision and engagement team (DiscipleshipJourney@churchatviera.com).
For all other questions, please contact our communications team (communications@churchatviera.com).
We’re here to help you! For all questions related to Multiply,
please email discipleshipjourney@churchatviera.com.
