These are exciting days at UBC for many reasons, one of which certainly is the Challenge. We have been so blessed by God, and Mike has reminded us more than once, that we have more than enough resources to do what God has called us to do as the body of Christ at UBC. We … Continue reading The Challenge: from a staff perspective

Each year we host the Spiritual Formation Conference.  We have brought in speakers who have aided church members, church staffs, and promoted a view of health for the body of Christ corporately and in their homes. This year's conference is Friday, February 11-Sunday, February 13.  The bulk of the conference is through Saturday, February 12th … Continue reading Spiritual Formation Conference ’11

We are at $443,228 as of this morning; that puts us $17,000 from having the 2nd goal of retiring the line of credit accomplished!  We are less than $150,000 from meeting all 3 goals of the Challenge with 11 days to go. Incredible.  We keep thinking a low giving week is ahead, and God keeps … Continue reading The Challenge update…

Men, don't allow yourself to replace the real impact you can have in the next few weeks with the cheap substitutes of giving gifts or being chauffeur.  Engage.  Plan.  Get quiet.  Lead.

What an incredible first week we reported to you earlier.  Almost $200k given to The Challenge in the first 7 days.  Well, we were certain that week two would be a lull.  It was a bit less, but not by much.  We have now had over $320k given to the challenge (even more than the … Continue reading The Challenge Update…

So, I've sought to be open and honest with you in every way since I arrived four years ago.  We've talked openly about even ideas we've had, even more so with actual decisions that need to be made.  Therefore, I want to tell you that the first week of The Challenge (zeroing debt / multiplying … Continue reading Week 1 of The Challenge…