Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me. 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
“Paul saw generous financial support for the poor and careful administration of that gift as integral to biblical mission, gospel mission. It was part of what he was called to do, as well as the more obviously evangelistic tasks of preaching and planting churches.”
Christopher J. H. Wright in The Gift of Accountability (Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library, 2013) 45.
Today we will start the day with a one-hour radio interview with a leading Christian radio station in Belize. It’s pretty amazing considering we started yesterday on the leading morning television show for the whole country.
There’s so much interest and curiosity in the country related to our visit. It’s remarkable! People are excited to hear that someone cares about ministry administration as much as gospel proclamation and is taking action.
At GTP, we see it as following Paul’s example, who demonstrated taht faithful administration is integral to gospel proclamation. You can’t have one with any measure of sustainability without the other.
Pray for JOE (Journey of Empowerment) to wrap up great today. We plan to finish guiding 20 influential pastors and ministry workers through JOE and train them to replicate it before our big onsite teaching event on Saturday.