Movement Makers

Generosity isn’t just about what we give; it’s about who God is shaping us to become. In this Team Night message for table group, volunteer team, and support group leaders, Pastor Christy Gibas introduces Keep the Change, a five-week series beginning November 8 that invites The Table Church to trust God with our finances, pursue freedom from debt, and grow in open-handed generosity.

Drawing on her first career in banking and her own story of God’s provision, Pastor Christy explains why debt isn’t automatically the problem, but it becomes one when it has us. She shares a bold dream for The Table Church to be debt-free, so that our households and our church have the margin to say “Yes, Lord” when God calls us to the places where people aren’t lining up to go.

You’ll hear a walkthrough of the series, from “What Are You Afraid Of?” (Matthew 6) to “Open Hands” (1 Chronicles 29), and a preview of our Big Give Sunday on December 6, which supports table groups, hot meals through Steel City Table, our new after-school program, welcoming worship spaces, and a stronger financial foundation for the years ahead.

Pastor Christy also offers five practical ways leaders can walk alongside people during the series: take the journey personally, make room for conversation, share your story, care for people with compassion and without shame, and help people put their faith into practice. The episode closes with an invitation to join a 30-day breakthrough prayer from 2 Corinthians 9:8–12, and a reminder that when we pray for God to move a mountain, we should be ready to wake up next to a shovel.

How would you define the culture of your group? Everyone brings unspoken assumptions about what their group gatherings should be. In this episode, Pastors Shawn and Jonathan talk about the marks of a “Movement-minded” culture as compared to the dominant church culture as well as how to work towards changing your group culture. 

To access our Disciple Making Tools, you can use the Crossroads App or go to http://xr.church/disciplemakingtools 

As followers of Jesus, giving is a journey, but it can be an intimidating subject to navigate. Yet, Scripture spends a great deal of time talking about money and how generosity marks the lives of those who follow Jesus. Jonathan recently sat down with Julie Bullock to cover a range of questions on the subject and how we can approach the topic both scripturally and with sensitivity.

Pastor Christy Gibas speaks about the “birds and bees” of group multiplication at Disciple Makers Training Camp 2023. 

Anthony Jerrell speaks at Disciple Makers Training Camp 2023 on how to create a B.L.E.S.S. Plan. For the B.L.E.S.S. Plan worksheet, go to xr.church/disciplemakingtools and look under the Out section of “Life Group Tools.”