Unshaken is a generosity discipleship journey. Therefore, the first thing we’re asking you to do is open yourself up to the Lord’s work in you. This means asking God for grace to hear Him and grace to respond to His leading.

Some practical ways to take this discipleship journey include: 

1. Commit to attending all five weeks of the Unshaken Presence series. 

2. Participate in a City Group or our Unshaken Discussion Group Gatherings.

3. Engage in personal reflection with God in the Unshaken workbook. 

4. Talk with your friends, spouse, family about what this commitment will mean for this next exciting season of your life.

We are also asking that you make a faith-stretching commitment to give generously as the Lord leads you. Follow His lead!

Finally, we ask that you prepare to be amazed! The Lord promises in His word to “increase the harvest of your righteousness” (2 Cor. 9:10). We anticipate an unprecedented impact from our collective commitments to Unshaken – something only God can do. Mark your calendars for Commitment Sunday, November 16th!

Some folks made a two year commitment, running from December of 2024 to December 2026. Others are joining us with a one year commitment, running from December of 2025 to December 2026.

During this initiative, every contribution to The Paradox Church is a contribution to Unshaken. You will not be asked to designate your giving to a particular fund. This “one fund” approach helps us see how all our mission is connected, and it allows us to celebrate the total generosity of The Paradox Church in a clear and unified way.

Be creative as you’re exploring ways to give to Unshaken. In fact, we’ve included gifts from stored resources in this initiative to encourage you to ask, “Am I honoring God with what He’s already given me?”

You might have valuable assets that can be converted to cash in order to make a greater kingdom impact. You might have stocks, property or other items of that nature. Or you might have stored resources that God has blessed you with in the past that He just might be calling you to give out of during this time.

If you need help facilitating gifts of property, stock, or other non-cash gifts, contact Pastor James (james@theparadoxchurch.com) for transfer instructions or assistance making this type of gift.

Unshaken was designed for you to be able to participate right alongside those who are already giving. Unshaken is a “one fund” generosity initiative, meaning that it’s 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 are not yet giving.

By doing a “one fund” initiative, we’re saying that every dollar given to The Paradox Church over the next two years goes toward Unshaken. That means you don’t need to already be a regular giver in order to participate and make a difference. If you’ve never given before, this is your chance to get in the game and join the work God is doing. We really hope you will.

Unshaken is about growing as disciples and fulfilling the mission of Jesus. There’s no prerequisite for participating. You can do that whether you’ve been here 10 years or 10 days. We would really love for you to make The Paradox Church your home church and join us in Unshaken. If you’re ready, this is a great way to put a stake in the ground and make this your church.

If you are currently seeking to pay off debt, we commend you for that and encourage you to stick with it! If you need help getting on a budget and putting together a plan to get out of debt, we’d love to connect you with our Financial Counseling team. Please contact Pastor Ryan Seals at ryan@theparadoxchurch.com for next steps.

We’d also encourage you to consider that paying off debt does not preclude giving to the Lord. In reality, everything we have – including the resources we use to pay down debt – is a gift from Him. Giving while at the same time responsibly paying down debt can be a way of honoring God for giving you everything you need, while trusting Him with your future.

The New Testament gives examples of generosity from people who are not considered wealthy compared to others. Jesus teaches His disciples about generosity by showing them a widow who gives two coins (Luke 21:1-4). Paul teaches the Corinthians about generosity through the example of the poor and persecuted Macedonian church (2 Cor. 8:1-5).

Therefore, consider this: if you participate in Unshaken according to whatever means God has given you, it could be the thing He uses to spark generosity in others! That’s how the kingdom of God works. And that’s the spirit of Unshaken!

While your commitment to Unshaken should be realistic, it should also stretch your faith (and likely your bank account). If a personal or financial hardship changes your circumstances to a point where you’re unable to fulfill your commitment to Unshaken, please let us know. We’d be honored to offer you prayer and counsel during a difficult time.

For more information, visit www.theparadoxchurch.com/unshaken. If you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to speak personally to any of our staff or elders, or submit a question via email to james@theparadoxchurch.com.