$221,342

No, that's not my salary.  That's not even our church budget yet.  $221,342 represents the amount of debt families and individuals at Journey committed to KILL during our ReThink Money Seminar last weekend.  Just got the number from Casey Graham.  He's jacked up about what happened last Saturday.  It was as much a spiritual experience as it was a financial one.  Just imagine what can and WILL happen in the Kingdom with $221,342 freed up to impact lives for Jesus. People will be able to experience greater opportunities and options for their families;  Kid's education will be funded;  Retirement will be funded;  They will have opportunities to explore mission projects and help plant new churches all over the world.  It's amazing the freedom and options you have when you don't have debt looming over you.  That's exciting to me.  I believe God's going to bless our church because of the commitment you have made to kill the debt in your lives.  I believe God is going to use our church in a big way because of your obedience to invest in Kingdom causes.  Yesterday I was in Birmingham at a Developing Churches Roundtable and the topic was Missions Mobilization.  It was no accident that we committed to pay off debt because I believe God has something BIG for us to be a part of in the coming days.   More on that later.