Fundraising, as we all know, refers to the process of creating content and communicating with an intent to convince the listener and get committed support for the work we represent. The “Call to Action” determines whether a fundraising communication will be effective or not. The action almost always begins with conviction before it shows out as a support. Let us see how we can effectively generate a cadre of supporters for the call of Christ upon the Church. Marketing evolution of Ministry Fundraising: Evangelical Marketing through electronic and social media, that was mostly a hit or miss campaign, has now […]

It was a cold and clear Sunday morning last winter in Portland. We exited our church building having just heard a great sermon which touched on themes of social justice and generosity. On the sidewalk at the foot of the church steps was a Central American woman with four young children, and a sign that said “Hungry – please help.” What a set up! Having just heard the sermon, sung songs and prayed prayers, we were confronted with a real, live, opportunity to immediately respond to a hurting family. What would each one of us actually do? Give her money? […]

In the ham and eggs story, the chicken boasted to the Pig, “Do you realise how faithfully I sacrifice an egg a day to serve breakfast to our master?” …the pig simply replied – “but today I will give my very life to satisfy my master”!   I think it is time to operate not merely as sincere and sacrificial managers but as selfless sons who are willing to give their very lives to satisfy the master’s passion! Let us begin by understanding our heavenly master’s expressed longing to us! We all know that the Great commission of Christ to […]

This is a topic I have been thinking a lot about in recent years, which is why my MA thesis was focused on this topic. I see now the title of the thesis and think it is too long, but here it is: “WHAT CHALLENGES DO LATIN MISSION LEADERS FACE WHEN RAISING FUNDS LOCALLY AND WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DEVELOP RESOURCE MOBILIZATION CAPACITY?” in other words, how can we help develop more capacity or strength in expressions of local generosity. I presented some reflections The Church from all the continents must actively participate in the blessing of giving […]

Money, Wealth, Possessions – A Guardian business article published in April 2018 ran with the headline “Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030”. The article stated based on the growing inequality, that the top 1% would hold wealth equating to $305,000,000,000,000.00 US dollars, which is double what they hold in wealth today. Many people, probably a whole lot of people are angry about this, crying out against this injustice. Wherever I travel and speak with people and families across the globe, I find that the person’s view of money, wealth, and possessions depends on his/her […]