Why 40 Months?

The number 40 is no accident.

All throughout Scripture, 40 marks seasons when God prepares his people for what’s next. Moses spent 40 days on Mount Sinai receiving God’s law. Israel wandered 40 years in the desert, learning to trust God before entering the promised land. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness, fasting and praying before beginning his ministry. And those are only a few. Again and again, God uses the number 40 as a time to realign, to deepen trust, and to move his people forward.

These weren’t short bursts of activity. They were intentional seasons marked by obedience, faith, and often difficulty where God did something lasting.

That’s why Catalyst will span 40 months. It’s a meaningful stretch of time that’s long enough to build something real. Long enough to stretch our faith. Long enough to make space for God to work in us, in our church, and across our region.

This isn’t just about raising resources. It’s about growing spiritually. About watching what God does through our collective generosity. About creating places where people encounter Jesus and launching churches that carry this same mission into new communities.

Forty months from now, we believe we’ll look back and see more than updated spaces. We’ll see changed lives. Renewed families. And new Gospel outposts across the nine counties we call home.

This is our moment. A Catalyst moment.

Are you ready to step in?