During this two-year period, every contribution to God through One Life is a contribution to our generosity initiative. This means that everything from our general ministry budget (which is anything but general!) to our special community outreach events, our mission work locally and globally, our church planting efforts, and our campus expansion projects will all be fueled through the One Life initiative. In other words, every single dollar given within the next two years will fuel this life-changing mission!

First and foremost, we ask you to pray and seek God’s leading on what He is asking of you at this midpoint of our One Life journey. Prepare your heart to hear Him, then listen to what He says. We are asking that you make a sacrificial commitment to gospel-centered generosity — whatever it is that God leads you to do. The most important thing is to follow His leading!

NEW COMMITMENT: Perhaps you recently joined our church family and are wondering, “What is the One Life Initiative, and how do I become a part of it?” The One Life Initiative is for anyone who calls Echo their church home, and we welcome you to the family!

If you are new, we ask you to consider making a 12-month generosity commitment to the One Life Initiative.

FINISH STRONG: Perhaps you made a commitment last year, but this journey may have been difficult — or more difficult than you envisioned. Maybe you went to an entirely new level in your generosity and are still adjusting your life to it. Whatever you have been through, persevere to finish strong in this journey you started! We are standing with you, encouraging one another. We know that God is faithful, and He will provide.

Finish strong in your commitment to the One Life Initiative as we continue to demonstrate our trust in God and obey His leading.

INCREASE: For some of you, you made your One Life Initiative commitment a year ago, and perhaps God has entrusted you with an increase in your finances — or you’ve experienced an increase in your faith. Keeping your commitment may not have been easy, and it has likely required many sacrifices, but even now, you may be sensing God stretching you to take an additional step of faith in your generosity.

If this is you, we challenge you to respond to God’s generosity by increasing your commitment.

Get creative in exploring ways you and your family can give towards the One Life Initiative! You might have some stocks, property, or even some stored resources that God has blessed you with and just might be calling you to give. To give transfer stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other non-cash gifts, please go to echo.church/giving or contact at giving@echo.church.

If you joined us in the One Life journey in December 2021, the fulfillment period for your commitment began with our first gift on Sunday, December 5, 2021, and will culminate on December 31, 2023.

If you are new, we’re excited for you to join us on this journey! We ask you to make a 12-month commitment starting December 4, 2022, and will culminate on December 31, 2023.

One Life is a one-fund initiative, meaning all of our giving is united, just like our mission for Jesus. However, we have campus-specific projects that will be designated as priorities for each campus. We all get the benefit of joint giving with the ability to fund projects at each campus that might not otherwise be possible. We call this the family win!

One Life was crafted specifically with you in mind. One Life is a “one fund” generosity initiative, meaning that it is different from a traditional capital campaign where you are called to give an extra gift above and beyond your normal giving, thus creating two steps for people who aren’t yet giving. One Life is a call to sacrificial, gospel-centered generosity for absolutely everyone. If you have never given before, this is your chance to get in the game with a committed sacrifice. We really hope you will.

If you’re new here, we first want to say a big welcome! One Life is all about the vision for our church and our personal discipleship in giving. We believe that the local church is one of the most compelling and powerful missions to give towards, and we would love for you to make Echo.Church your home and join us in One Life. So if you’re ready for it, this is the perfect time to put a stake in the ground and call this your church. We want you to join us and make a 12-month generosity commitment and live out the mission God has for us!

People take different spiritual steps at different times. Some people begin praying before they begin attending church. Others begin going to an Echo Group before they begin talking to God in prayer. Giving is another spiritual step, and it comes at different times for different people. All we ask is that you ask God what His next right step is for you — and that you do that. Regardless of your decision, one thing is for sure. Just like other spiritual disciplines, giving draws us closer to God. And God calls each and every one of us to live generously, with open hands. As He says to us through the Bible, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19). So whether or not you’ve been baptized, we encourage you to still join us in the One Life Initiative. We firmly believe it will draw you closer to God and hopefully to a place where you are ready to make the decision to become baptized.

First of all, we will miss you and hope you will still stay a part of our Echo.Church family through our online campus! We invite you to continue supporting the mission and ministry of Echo by committing fully for the next year and then modifying later if needed. We’d love for this to be something that keeps you tied into our family — because you are an essential part of it!

Another question might be: “What if we raise more than $25 million?!” In the event that either one of those things occurs, our leadership will assess our priorities and determine the best course forward. The current allocations of priorities stated in our secondary goal are all we hope to accomplish if we reach our $25 million goal. But in the event we either raise less or more than that, our leadership will assess our situation and communicate our priorities clearly in either direction. For more specificity on this question for anyone with large concerns, please feel free to reach out at giving@echo.church, and we’ll be glad to do the best we can to communicate our thinking around current priorities, though they may be subject to change based on discernment and reality of current events.

We have several options for giving. One is our giving envelopes provided each Sunday in all of our services. You can also give online. There are more options to give (such as giving of your stocks or through your employer’s matching fund). For more details, visit echo.church/giving.

Great! We encourage you to read more about the One Life Initiative, and if you still have questions, feel free to email us at giving@echo.church.