Lyn and I are forever thankful that during the beginning years of Faith Coaching Network dozens of encouraging friends helped us with prayers and funds. In the last six months of 2009 almost every financial gift that came our way appeared just in time to pay the bills. It was like manna, just enough at just the right time. More than one donor said, "Well, after all, this is a faith ministry."

2009 was a great year of outreach for Faith Coaching Network (FCN). The website doubled in size, audio files were added, the concept of faith coaching was clarified, over 11,000 people visited the pages of this ministry, Bible study and search tools were added, books and other resources can now be purchased online via a cooperative arrangement with Amazon.com. New FaithFeatures have been added, and i2eye Inspirational spots are available. A constantly updated news scroll is now available on the PrayerPoints page. Overviews of potential church training events are described on the Focal-Point Faith page, and the FCN--faith coach verification process is explained on site. All in all, there is a lot of information on faithteam.org, but the 2010 plans are bigger yet.

The number of Faith Notes subscribers has grown by 38%. Dozens have emailed comments and engaged in faith coaching discussions. God has used these connections to rescue and prepare believers to be HIS  fingerprints in circumstances and conversations around the world. Prodigals have come home, doubters have discovered faith, the discouraged have renewed hopes, legalists have traded cynical hearts for faith and grace, couch potatoes have been pushed out of comfort zones and into unexpected adventures.

Faith Notes has become our outreach arm both as a weekly subscription-based faith coaching email, and as a blog on the http://ronsfaithnotes.com website. Shortly after the first of last year I began a Facebook account (Ron Rose: as of the beginning of 2010 that page has claimed 728 friends) and within a few days I also opened a Twitter account (faithcoach: as of the beginning of 2010 I have 127 followers). In December of 2009 a page for Ron's Faith Notes was added to Facebook, and now more than 240 Facebook friends have become fans of Ron's Faith Notes.

This year we are planning to expand the audio files on the website and beyond, producing an audio version of Faith Notes while transforming our 140 i2eye spots into a unique series of YouTube inspirational videos. Also a mobile phone Faith Notes app is in the planning stage. The goal is to bring convergence to the resources of the faithteam.

Other radio programing resources are still in process. LB Lyon has doubled his efforts at collecting and producing new FaithFeatures, PrayerPoints continues on a weekday basis, and I am scheduling speaking appointments in local churches to help share the Faithteam.org story.

Last but not least, this is the year to develop training videos and a YouTube Faith Notes presence. Our ministry mandate is to do ministry without borrowing money, so a special fund has been set aside as a Video Production fund. Although we can get started with $2000 (for equipment and setup), we are asking God for $10,000 to launch this new arm of the ministry. Can you help?

I hope you feel the excitement growing in our hearts. This is the year of gifts...I know it.

The experience of 2009 has taught me several things, one of which is the need for monthly gifts to sustain us in the tough times. So, as this year begins, would you seek God's leading--would you, in the middle of all the other needs, make a bold pledge to give this ministry $100 to $1000 for one year? You can make your donation online, through EFT from your bank, or by sending a check to:
Faith Coaching Network, 5001 Surrey Ct., North Richland Hills TX 76180.
The full amount of your gifts are tax-deductible.

We are praying, not just for funds, but for dozens of believers who catch this vision and become part of this "Standing Strong for Faith" team.