Equal Sacrifice

by Robert Dennistoun
Capital Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chair

While the Capital Campaign is a great opportunity for SOTV, it also causes each member to make a critical decision. “How do I decide on a special level of generosity for the next 5 years?” How do I balance this generosity with other gifts I am making and the necessities of our household? Tithing is referred to in Proverbs 3:9-10 “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops”. The campaign’s pledge is separate from tithing which must continue to support the daily missions of SOTV.

A key premise for our pledge is that it is a gift of equal sacrifice, not of equal amount, for its limited time and specifically defined purposes. Sacrificial giving is described in 2 Corinthians 9: 6-7:  

“Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

The Capital Campaign puts into action specific goals over the next five years, each of which lays a foundation for the future to continue efforts of our church to serve God. Our pledge matters, whatever the amount. In each of our lives, we invest to lay a foundation: a college education for realizing personal potential; a new prosthetic hip for continued enjoyment of life; renovation of a home for cherished life experiences, and daily living to build family closeness that endures. By keeping in sight the desired goal of our decisions, we find a way to make it happen.

The campaign asks each of us to consider a sacrificial gift that is right for us to help meet specifically defined purposes. Our gift of any amount matters because we have made it in prayerful consideration of our faith, our church and our personal situation. As the community of SOTV sharing the blessings of a Risen Savior who loves us through all that we do, easy and hard, personal and shared, in our homes and on the go, we know that  

“God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things and in all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work (2 Cor 9:8).”

Will you prayerfully consider your campaign visit? Please consider a cheerful gift with full confidentiality, knowing that whatever you decide, it matters greatly to the foundation of our ministry.


Please see the list of Campaign Visitors on our website or complete a yellow card available in the narthex.