A Crisis of Culture | A Letter from Pastor Erwin McManus

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"The context for a miracle is always sacrifice." To join us in giving, visit mosaic.org/give --- Pastor Erwin's letter in full: Dear Mosaic Family, We are at the precipice of extraordinary opportunities as a church family and with this comes great challenges. We have been stepping up and raising the bar of our faith and commitment to reaching our city and serving those in need across the world. I am writing this letter to you knowing that everything that God has called us to do we can only do together. Today we face a unique challenge as we have stepped into South Pasadena taking on the Rialto Theatre while at the same time continuing our work from our location in the heart of Hollywood. This is not to mention all that God has been doing on the Westside through our Venice/Santa Monica campus. We have seen literally thousands of people come to know Jesus and find a home here at Mosaic. These last six months have demanded much of us and this summer has been full of ministry but soft in giving. There have been so many global crises that have demanded our attention, prayers, and financial assistance. This has created a significant crisis here at HOME. I find that often good people are unaware of the need within the church and thus give to many other causes and crises. We are facing a significant financial challenge at this time at Mosaic and we need everyone to step into this moment and give above and beyond. I rarely make an ask like this and work hard to insure these moments are far and few between. Still this is one of those moments. I am asking you to make the church your giving priority. I am also asking you to go beyond giving your tithe (10%) and to make a sacrificial gift to the church at this time. Our staff is already extremely small and I hope and pray we can keep moving forward in Hollywood and South Pasadena and on the Westside. This is not a time to retreat. Please understand that I am reaching out because we are at a critical moment and without increased commitment that results in increased giving we will have to relinquish one of our strategic locations and pare down our already small Pastoral staff. Mosaic has been a gift to so many. An endless number of lives have been forever changed because of the work and sacrifice of this beautiful community. Let's all take this great challenge on together. We can do this! Let's create a movement of sacrifice and generosity and watch how God blesses us in the midst of this crisis. Would you consider giving online right now to push the church through this crisis so that we can move forward from strength to strength? Together we are unstoppable! Often the urgent overshadows the important- especially in giving. Today your gift to the church is both of eternal importance and critically urgent. Please join us in giving to Mosaic and restoring the strength we need as a church to move forward into the future God has called us into together. I am confident we will all step up and take on this great challenge. Thank you in advance for your generous gift and sacrifice. Pastor Erwin McManus Visit mosaic.org/give to join us in giving now. #Mosaic @ErwinMcManus

Topics

• Leadership
• Christian Living
• Strength in Hard Times