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Church CFO explains the cost of each salvation

johnbcrist2:40

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So these are like children's ministry offices. Pretty great. I don't have a personal office yet, but it's kind of like the world is my office, you know, kind of thing. So anyways, okay.

Oh my. He's here. Brian, what happened? >> Brian's here. Brian's here. >> Chief financial officer Brian on the day that I tried Barrel Jeans. All right. Okay. Uh, there he is. Let's uh >> Hey, Brian. What a surprise. A good one. >> Well, I saw you running down the hall, so pretty sure you saw me, too. >> Get my steps in. >> What's that? >> Uh, do we owe this pleasure, sir? >> Q1 numbers. Go over quickly.

>> 312 people join Bible study. 94 rededication. 13 first time salvation. >> 13 first time salvation. 13. And you know what? You know what? You can't put a price on salvation. And that's in the Bible. >> Actually, you can. >> Oh. >> Our outreach and advertising program combined with our Sunday morning cost. The underwater film crew for the baptistry. >> I think we needed that. >> Our model show new salvation cost $22,457.31. >> This is pretty. >> Is that a lot? >> In comparison? First Pres down the street $6,320 per salvation. >> Okay. Well, >> Creekwood Church of Christ $46 bucks. >> Church of Christ. Yeah. On some of those. >> I mean, uh, I mean, we're going to look at that budget. Shouldn't we? Let's just count rededications as salvation. >> Well, I mean, traditionally, we do the rededication separately because they've already been saved. >> Like, why do you have to? Why would you have to re-up the process if it's good for >> life? You know what? I will check with the SPC on that. Uh, because recently they have had some movement and you know, and uh, sometimes they don't take. >> Yeah, ask about that. Yeah, I will. That'd be great. I will.

>> That's not the point, guys. >> Listen, that's not the point. I agree with you. We did get Marcus. >> Oh, that is the Marcus. >> Marcus, life points cleanup softball player and we played in the championship last year. >> Oh. >> He got divorced and now attends here with his new girlfriend. >> Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. He came here, got saved. >> Oh. >> And you know what he said? He got saved. >> Can't put a price on salvation. Won't he do it? And that's Marcus. While the bases are loaded for us this year. >> Thanks, Brian. >> Very helpful. >> Very. >> Also, he was playing for Life Point and not saved. They could have to vacate the championship. I'm going to look into that. >> But well, I'd say this is a success. >> Give us back the trophy. >> Cha-ching.