FIRST THINGS FIRST

God is calling our church into a movement that puts Christ first in everything. In our hearts, in our priorities, in how we live every day. To make Jesus first in the agenda of our whole lives. We must vision to put Christ first, His agenda first, in everything He is calling us to do as a church. That call is to exponentially grow our impact For the Gospel…

1) THROUGH our Ministry,

2) IN our Community,

3) and FOR the World.

We’re calling this movement

First Things First.

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him God created everything. Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before anything else, and He holds all creation together. He is the beginning, So He is first in everything.

Colossians 1:15-18 NLT

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Our primary goal: 100% Engagement

First Things First is first and foremost a discipleship initiative. We’re all at different points moving toward restoration.

We want to learn new things about God and about ourselves. We want every single person at Bear Creek to make First Things First and to be willing to take a next step of growth in this area of generosity.

Whether you’ve never given anything before, whether you’re an infrequent contributor, or whether you’re a consistent and thoughtful giver, there is a next step God is asking you to take in this journey.

Our secondary goal: $11.3M

Our secondary goal is monetary. This is a one fund initiative, so the amount includes our total ministry fund for the next two years (First Things First Through Our Ministry), our expansion for our continued vision to reach out to more people (First Things First In our Community), and our desire to grow our missions’ impact by 100% (First Things First for the World).

If 100% of people at Bear Creek get fully engaged, we expect to see an increase in generosity like we’ve never seen before.

Our 3 Priorities of "First Things First"

Through Our Ministry: $9,300,000

Over the next two years, we are allocating $9,300,000 Through our Ministry to fund and radically expand our reach through existing ministries to kids, students, and adults. Plus, we will accelerate our freedom from all facility and campus indebtedness, striving for debt freedom in 2026.

In Our Community - $1,000,000

The Court Venue is where two of our four worship services meet. We are quickly reaching our seating capacity in this space. We will expand our worship capacity and improve the experience through improved media allowing us to reach more people in our community.

The Court also serves as our Sports and Recreation Ministry space allowing us to reach and serve our community.

Over the next two years we will invest $1,000,000 In our Community expanding and improving The Court Venue.

For the World - $1,000,000

We will grow our missions’ impact by 100%, funding gospel sharing ministries to inner-city Houston, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Guatemala, and South Texas. Together we will fund a mission’s center and help launch new churches in El Salvador. We can support gospel ministries in Cuba where people under persecution of their government are coming to Christ. We will also restore and complete a weekday ministry center that we have been constructing in partnership with a Spanish-speaking church on the border of Texas.

Over the next two years we are allocating $1,000,000 For the World, doubling our missions giving with a 100% increase in resources.

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Expansion of "The Court"

Through your giving to First Things First, we can double our seating capacity for The Court Venue, where 2 of our 4 Worship Services meet every Sunday, and improve the worship experience with this expansion.

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"First Things First" Journey Guidebook

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How to fill out the Commitment Card

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Devotionals

We hope you join us for the next weeks in our Sunday morning services for First Things First and also during the week through our daily devotionals as we learn how to prioritize our life for God.