Donate to our Mission in Rome

Posted on February 26, 2010 | 0 comments

I am the worst at asking for money. I live very simply and would give my last dime to help support God’s global mission. I didn’t write that to sound self-righteous, its just a fact.

With that said, let me give you a little background to the Matthew’s Table story.

We decided from day one in the life of our church that we would be directly involved in international mission because too many “missional” churches simply do not do mission for a number of reasons. We did not want to fall into that trap.

To this end, I had the opportunity last spring to go on a vision tour of Rome, Italy and Marseilles, France with The Upstream Collective.

While in Rome, I connected with a church planting team who seeks to live incarnationally in what is Western Europe’s largest city with 3.8 million people. We have since formed a strategic long-term partnership with this team and will be taking our first trip at the end of April.

Our church community is made up of people who live pay check to pay check not unlike most of America.

For full disclosure: I do not receive a salary as a pastor nor do I pay myself one through Java Joe’s. My wife does receive a small salary from Java Joe’s – usually around $400-$600 a month depending on how business has been. Java Joe’s itself does good to pay the bills. Matthew’s Table receives $875/month in support from the Tennessee Baptist Convention which goes to help Java Joe’s pay the rent. Our monthly giving through our membership averages $500/month which is designated for our weekly meals, child sponsorship through World Vision, family ministry, and local mission.

I said all of that to say, we need to raise ten thousand dollars for our team of five (besides myself, all are relatively new believers). The cost breaks down to $1,500 for the plane ticket and $500 for food and lodging while in country.

I have attempted to make giving as simple as possible through Pay Pal. You can give simply by clicking the “donate” button below.

If you do not want to donate online, checks can be mailed to:
Matthew’s Table
1029-K West Main Street
Lebanon TN 37087