Pledge Drive Letter | Ben

Dear Collective Community, Partners, and Supporters, 

When I left church work in 2008, I didn’t think I’d ever be back. The beliefs and approach to faith made me feel like an outsider — even as a pastor. I wanted the community, the mystery, and the experience of faith, but church simply wasn’t working for me anymore. 

If you’re like Stacy and me, and many others who have found a place at Collective, you’ve struggled with these same frustrations and tensions. You may have tried a different church brand or music style, only to be disappointed with the same experience: Overbearing answers to questions you weren’t asking, simplistic-exclusive morality, and supernatural cliches that failed to address real life.

Collective is a fundamentally different approach to faith and community. What I love about leading Collective is the freedom to lead by discovery. I have been profoundly changed personally, formed deeply through liturgy and practice, and continue to discover a more 
open, holistic faith and life with you all, through Collective.

Three years ago, generous financial support from the Methodist Church laid the foundation for our success. But the future of Collective’s success is now up to us. 

Now is the time for those of us who ARE Collective to take on this responsibility. To embrace the partnership we have created, and recognize this not as an obligation, but as ownership. 

Now is the time to view the important services Collective provides in our community as adding value and meaning to people’s lives in the congregation and beyond.

And now is the time to recognize that it can only continue with everyone’s support. Those of us who already fund Collective are asking you to join us.

Our goal is simple: to reach the monthly budget of $9,000 by September 29th, 2015. With over $4,000 already pledged, we’re nearly halfway there. Making a scheduled, automated gift is a simple and convenient way to help us reach our goal.

Please take a moment to consider the value of Collective in your life, and invest in our shared future. Visit CollectiveGives.com to get started. Once you’ve registered, click the Scheduled Giving tab to set up automated giving via credit card, debit card, ACH or eCheck. This 
will count as your pledge. For a non-automated pledge, click My Account and add a pledge. 

Thanks in advance for your presence and support,

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