Expanding Our Reach 2021

Most of us can't wait to see 2020 in our rearview mirror. But before it goes, I have something I need to say to you.

Because of the generosity of so many, as COVID took over our lives, The Marcella Project could pivot our ministry to meet our new virtual realities. That movement enabled The Marcella Project to touch more women, often isolated, who needed reminding of the Imago Dei in them.

You know me. My passion is to be present with people, to be near in body and spirit. 

However, COVID pushed our Wine Women and Jesus studies onto Facebook Live, and I found a new way to be present. I never expected a more than three-fold growth in the number of women who could participate! Nor could I have predicted the level of need and engagement.

From book clubs on Zoom to the new Jackie Always Unplugged podcast and through my writings, The Marcella Project reached more than 10,000 people in more than 50 countries this year. Take that in for a minute. As a technological novice, I could pivot my work in a pandemic and reach thousands of women and men stuck in their homes. That's God for you. 

As a result of the level of engagement, the Marcella Project board and I made a concerted decision to harness this new influence and Expand Our Reach in 2021. 

Therefore, we have engaged an organization experienced in the digital world we find ourselves impacting. I want to have many more stories, like the ones I'll tell you over the next few weeks, to share with you. If we don't expand our reach now, when?

Will you reinvest in this work before the year ends to help harness this moment? Fifteen thousand will Expand Our Reach in 2021, an unprecedented investment for TMP. 

Reshaping how women view themselves and how the faith community views women, it's what we do, together.