We first met Blake Pitts from Grace Baptist Church in Seneca, South Carolina earlier this year when we talked to him about his decision to lead his church through a capital campaign in the midst of a recession.

What I love about this story is that Blake broke all “the rules”:
1. He isn’t old enough.
2. He hasn’t been pastor of the church long enough.
3. The economy isn’t strong enough.
4. The church isn’t big enough.

And I could go on an on…

Even though he could have held back, he chose to follow God’s direction. His leadership and faith resulted in a growing spirit of generosity in his church. At the time of our conversation, he projected an increase well over $100k in total giving for 2009.

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