Doing ministry is a matter of going where people are, and it's my feeling that more people (particularly seekers) are reached on Tuesdays at 2 than Sundays at 11. That's why we do what we do.
What excites me most about Needle's Eye Ministries is changed lives - when I can see Jesus Christ become real in another person's life or when that person has an "a-ha" moment and understands that God wants to use them in a certain way.
There are several sub-themes within our Dare to Imagine campaign. The primary one is the theme of what can happen when Jesus Christ is allowed to impact and saturate the business community. When corporate cultures are affected by employees whose lives have been changed by the Gospel, exciting things can happen. Excellent products and services are produced in a timely manner for a fair profit and with the care and compassion of Christ.
I don't really care if people have heard of Needle's Eye. I do care if they've heard about Jesus Christ.
Like Christ's Gospel, your gifts to Needle's Eye Ministries will not return void. Your giving will enable us to significantly increase the impact of our small groups ministry throughout the Richmond region, transform businesses by transforming the lives of CEOs and other business leaders, and support the work of local churches through education, encouragement and partnerships in marketplace issues.
We are committed to this case for our future. We are committed to the next 30 years of ministry through Needle's Eye. Dare to Imagine with us as we look to Christ who is able "to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine."
Judson E "Buddy" Childress, Jr.
I became a member of a church fairly early in life, but I didn't really hear the Gospel until my late 20s. Back then the church wasn't engaging the marketplace as a place to minister, but as a business person, I knew I had that need.
