Redefining Success in Fundraising
Fundraising is inviting others to join you in accomplishing something together. But are you only successful when people respond by giving? Some might say yes. But I’d like to challenge that idea. Fundraising is ministry. Just as Paul challenged the church at Corinth, we are also challenging the Body of Christ to excel in the ...
Partnership > Giving
Two experiences I’ve had in the last 24 hours really left an impression on me. Experience #1: Last night around 6:30 pm. My wife and I have our two kids in the car and we pull up to Target to buy some school supplies. A young woman comes up to our car and begins to ...
A Picture of Partnership
One of the most difficult things about support-raising is keeping an accurate picture of how real partnership looks. It’s very tempting to see partnership as transaction – where you are simply a link between a “customer” and the goal/product. However, real partnership is actually a triangle of interdependency. In this version the leadership, partners, and ...
Our Perspective on the Outcome
We want all things in our lives to point to Christ. And raising support for ministry is no different. If you let it, the gifts you receive for ministry will point to an all-sufficient Savior. Which brings me to the third biblical principle in giving, Knowing Christ Changes Our Perspective on the Outcome. One outcome is praise ...
Our Attitude Toward Giving
The second biblical principle I’d like to share with you this week is Knowing Christ Changes Our Attitude Toward Giving. And what better example to give you than the early church in The Book of Acts. The transformation they received through Christ caused them to meet each other’s needs no matter what the cost. Acts 4:32-35 says, ...
