Okay, the New Facilities Proposal at Ebenezer IS OFFICIAL! I have just heard of the first person that said “If we vote this thing, I am going to stop giving money.”
That is really sad to think that any Christian would believe the right thing to do is to stop giving to God; to think that the right thing to do would be to punish the church because we are doing something this person does not believe in. I pray constantly that God will unite us in HIS plan on this thing, and I am still praying it. But for someone to be actively telling others of this intention, this is a passive attempt of influence.
I remember years ago when Ebenezer was about to vote on me as their pastor. It was unusual that this would happen, because Southern Baptist churches rarely call a pastor from within their current staff. I remember people saying if David Wike was called as pastor, they would stop giving or leave the church altogether.
They might have done that, but God is still in control. We have grown, both numerically and financially every year. NOT BECAUSE OF ME . . . Because of GOD. I believe He is still at work at Ebenezer and have often said WE are not building this, WE are not raising the money, GOD IS DOING IT. AND He can do it with or without us!!!
One Pastor's Perspective 
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