{"id":19984,"date":"2025-11-19T14:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?page_id=19984"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:40:43","slug":"matters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Your gift makes room for God\u2019s transforming work"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>\r\n\t\t\tTransformation is God&#8217;s work &#8211; your gift helps make room for it.\t<\/h2>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t\tYes! I want to invest in what endures &#8211; leadership shaped by the compassion,  character, and courage of Jesus.\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ECFA-logo-1.png\" alt=\"ECFA\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"218\" title=\"ECFA-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n\t<h4>When you make a year-end gift of any size, we will send you this encouraging resource, <em>Spiritual Truths That Ground Us in Polarizing Times.<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<p><b>Written by Ruth Haley Barton, the seven points reminds us that:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>transformation is possible,<\/li>\r\n<li>the Holy Spirit is at work in ways we can&#8217;t always see,<\/li>\r\n<li>and practices like solitude, silence, prayer, and self-examination create room for God to reshape us into people of love, peace, and compassion.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>Our hope is that these truths strengthen you as you seek to live faithfully in a world that often feels fragmented.<\/b><\/p>\r\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.givevirtuous.org\/Account\/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FDonations\">Log into the donor portal<\/a> to update your contact information, credit card information, and view your giving history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transformation is God&#8217;s work &#8211; your gift helps make room for it. 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