For years, God has lead Grace to do things that are beyond us. Things that are cutting edge and outside the box. Only through His leading could these ideas and challenges come to be, much less come to fruition. As we look back on what He’s done, we see His power, provision, and love for all people personified. 

Now, He’s revealed something else to us. For the One is all about Jesus. It’s about making sure He gets the first and best of us. It’s about priority and focus. It’s about all the work He’s called us to do as a church, with an external focus on mental health.

As we embark on something new, we remain on our knees trusting God’s power, provision and plan to bring For the One to life. He’s leading us into new spaces and new work. These callings will expand our minds and hearts for Christ. In short, we will all be changed.

As He calls us, He will show us who He wants us to help, and how. He will show us how to care for His church and those who haven’t yet seen the fullness of His love. Through radical love and generosity, we will show them God is real. We can make a difference in families, in our city and in the world for generations to come. 

God’s not finished, so we’re not finished.

Something beyond ourselves, bigger than we can do on our own, and something with potential beyond anything we’ve ever done.

For the One is important for the Kingdom. It’s important for our city and it’s very personal for us. Our prayer is that it becomes personal for you and that it changes your life.

We can’t wait to see what God does.

Our dream for For the One is that every person at Grace would acknowledge and declare Jesus is before all things in their lives. We are calling everyone to think differently about how we view all of our lives and consider this: Is God getting the first and best of every part of us? Our thought life, our worship, our time, our finances…all of it?

Our primary objective is that everyone at Grace would engage with God and ask these hard questions of themselves before God. Then listen to His leading and do what He says. 

Of the $20 million, For the One will invest $13 million into our regular general budget over two years — sustaining and growing existing ministries to accomplish our mission of moving people toward Jesus and each other.

This amount includes $11 million over two years to cover our current budget, plus an additional $2 million to invest in growth in mission and impact. Part of this additional vision includes leadership development and planning for neighborhood churches that we will launch as God leads. The purpose of these churches is twofold. They will provide more reach for the DNA of Grace Church to continue to point people to Jesus all through the valley, and they provide a growth engine for Grace. (Currently we are near capacity at our current campus due parking limitations.)

External Focus: Mental Health

For the One will also invest $7 million into tackling the problem of mental health in our city.

Addiction is real. Recovery is possible. For years, we have invested in this hope. We’ve seen many success stories ending in the ultimate redemption of people finding Jesus. There is still much work to be done. We’ve learned the secret to understanding addiction often starts with treating underlying mental health issues. With that in mind, we are focusing on dealing with the very real problem of mental health in our city.

EXTERNAL

PARTNERSHIPS

We will support and partner with other agencies who are fighting mental health problems with boots on the ground. As with HopeFirst, we will consider whoever God brings, consider their stability and impact in the city, and support as God leads.

Be a part of the 100% engagement by making a two-year commitment to For the One. God has called Grace to something bigger than what we could do by ourselves. For the One who created us. For the ones He’s calling us to reach.