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Nine steps to sacrificialcommitment.

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CampaignBanquet tobe held atThe GrandTradition.

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ISSUE NO. ONE

9Life Christian Church1602 S. El Camino Real Oceanside, CA 92056

“Not Equal Gifts, but Equal Commitment.”

With a renewed sense ofpurpose and a zeal andurgency to get the job done, we embark on this vision of secur-ing our beautiful property on El Camino Real. Running with the Vision, our theme for this cam-paign, captures the essence of what we are doing and how.

As a church family, we all sense that this is God’s time for us and we are so ready to rise up and take the challenge. Every great endeavor requires every member to give of themselves and even, at times, go beyond their potential. God is on our side and with us as willing vessels, He will perform miracles. We expect it!

SPECIAL FEATURE Throughout the weeks of “Running with the Vision;” Sunday worship services will include a special feature. The personal testimonies of persons who love the church and are committed to our fu-ture will be given.

Roger Souders, SpiritualEmphasis Director, isscheduling the testimonies.

These testimonies will give a good cross section of the convictions and emotions our people have about our minis-try, to our church body, and the surrounding community. You will want to hear each one, and we ask that you take time to encourage each person who gives a testimony by expressing to him or her your appreciation.

LEADERSHIP TEAM Together We Work to Supply Every NeedOne of the finest features of our “Run-ning with the Vision” campaign is the eager participation of our people. We enjoy our work and do our best when we feel a real part of what is going on. Summarized here is a por-tion of the organization and brief look at the duties.

Dr. Stephen Johnson No effort will enjoy complete success without the whole-hearted backing of the pastor. Pastor Johnson has al-ready shown that he feels this effort is our top priority. He will lend the in-fluence of the pulpit through the 156 weeks of the program and be the keynote speaker at our “Running with the Vision” banquet, Sept. 20th at The Grand Tradition in Fallbrook.

Campaign DirectorRandy Willis

Randy keeps in close contact with Pastor and committee directors act-ing as a “trouble-shooter” and step-ping in at any point where the organi-zation needs help.

Spiritual Emphasis DirectorRoger Souders

Roger is responsible for laying a founda-tion of spiritual strength on which theentire campaign can be built.

Advance Commitment DirectorPJ Potter

PJ assists in the enlistment of advance support for the program.

Promotion DirectorApril Mitchell

April is responsible for coordinating and preparing all promotional materials seen and used throughout this campaign.

Co-Banquet DirectorsEdelia Willis; Josh Willis

Edelia and Josh are working together to lead and coordinate our “Running with the Vision” Banquet on Sept. 20th at The Grand Tradition as well as the children’s party being held that same night at the church.

CAMPAIGN BANQUET to be held at the Grand Tradition. details on back...

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“Write the VISION;

clearly inscribe it on tablets, so the one who reads it

may run.”

Habakkuk 2:2”

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What an exciting time! What a sense of vision and purpose! What a mo-ment for Life Christian Church to run with the vision and break the finish tape victorious.

“Write the Vision; clearly inscribe it on tablets, so the one who reads it may run.” Habakkuk 2:2. The vision that God has given is what keeps a local church pressing onward to-ward the goal. The vision we see for our church is one which is withoutboundaries - we are praying that God will enable our church as never before to reach out into our commu-nity to touch lives and nurture them as they become part of our family of believers.

In reaction to the growth God has blessed us with and in preparation for what is soon to come, we are preparing for the future. In fact, the future is now! Through our “Running with the Vision” capital campaign we can supply the support necessary to secure our beautiful new building without interrupting our present ministries. God has poured out His grace upon us in giving, and He is also able now to make His grace abound to us that we will have an abundance for the good work which He has called us to. As we cheerfully give, stretch out and sacrifice to meet the goals He has set before us, He will be faithful.

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for God’s guidance with anopen mind.

“What does sacrificial giving mean to me?”

Bible examples and principles ofgiving and stewardship.

a tentative list of possible gifts.

God’s leading with continued prayer.

and await confirmation from God, family or friends.

in the satisfaction of finding andfollowing His will.

your commitment cheerfully.

God provides.

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Survey DirectorGreg Sandoval

Greg leads the enlisting and coordi-nating of the surveyors and captains. He will supervise the final survey.

Fellowship Visitation DirectorBob Dow

Bob’s job is to make sure each mem-ber of the church received a per-sonal in home visit, Fact Sheet and Prayer Tent from a team member to explain what this campaign is about in detail.

Hostess DirectorDiane Dow

Diane oversees the enlistment of hostess captains and their individ-ual teams. These hostesses will tele-phone all church member families regarding the banquet.

Co-Campaign SecretaryKerri Lang

Kerri provides support and assis-tance to all Directors as needed. She has been particularly busy pre-paring banquet invitations.

Co-Campaign SecretaryCampaign Directors AssistantGreg McCullough

Greg is lending Randy a hand re-laying important team messages and working with Kerri on important information tasks.

Continuation DirectorScott Landis

Scott is responsible for making sure every church family has the oppor-tunity to register a commitment. The director and his team will help to in-volve new families in the program during the 156 week program.

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ACTIVITIES TO COME!Intensive PeriodJuly and August

This will be a time of intense communi-cation. We want every person to have as much information as possible so that intelligent, prayerful decisions can be made.

Church-Wide BanquetSeptember 20

This will be a time of bringing all of our family together for information, inspira-tion, and fellowship. There is no cost to this event, and every family is encour-aged to be part of this fantastic event. Details above.

Follow-Up Survey VisitationSeptember 21-30

Teams will be going out during the two weeks following the Banquet.

Victory SundaySeptember 27

On this day we will celebrate together the victory that will enable us to secure the purchase of our newbuilding.

First Fruits SundayOctober 4

We begin “Running with theVision” with the receiving ofthe first gifts.

CAMPAIGN BANQUET “One of the outstanding events in the life of our church” is the way to describe our Capital Campaign banqueton September 20th. The Grand Tradition has been reserved for this occasion.

This banquet marks the inspirational climax of phase one of our campaign. Every member of the churchis invited and the children (toilet trained toddlers up to youth) will enjoy a special party at LifeChristian Church during the event. Please mark your calendars now if you need to get ababy-sitter for your younger ones.

There will be NO CHARGE for this semi-formal preferred event. This advancenotice will give church members a full month to make arrangements toattend. Each member is urged to change any previous plans so as to makeit possible to attend.

The Hostess Committee will be calling church families in the daysahead to confirm reservations for thebanquet and children’s party.You may also use the RSVPcard enclosed bySept. 10th.

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