Is your Christian nonprofit or church struggling financially? Do you find yourself saying, "If only we could find a few more givers with deep pockets to help us make budget?" It's an understandable sentiment. But the Bible holds a totally different approach to major donor development - one completely counter to the secular fundraising approach ministries have been taught they must practice. In this nuts and bolts nonprofit fable, you'll learn how: -God has already sent your organization all the major donors you need. -Major donors are about more than big gifts; they're champions awaiting your coaching to make a comprehensive difference in your cause. -Each and every person who comes to your ministry is sent as a gift and challenge from God - and God is holding you accountable to grow each one to their fullest potential. As you set aside the secular shackles you've unwittingly placed on your Christian development program, you'll lower the barriers to meaningful involvement in your cause while raising the bar for what you can expect from your ministry's champions - all while having a lot more fun in fundraising.
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The Reverend Eric Foley is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seoul USA/.W (which stands for DOTW, or Doers Of The Word). Over the past twenty years he has trained more than 1,300 Christian NGOs how to build volunteer and giving programs grounded in distinctively Christian discipleship practices. He is a much sought-after speaker and teacher in North America and Asia, and his Transformational Giving blog at www.ericfoley.com receives visitors daily from church leaders and development professionals around the world. Rev. Foley graduated Magna cum Laude from Purdue University, served as Presidential Scholar at Christian Theological Seminary, and received a Masters in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Denver. He lives with his wife, Hyun Sook, the Co-Founder and President of Seoul USA/.W, in Colorado.
The Reverend Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Hyun Sook Foley, of Seoul USA, a multinational, multicultural ministry supporting the work of the indigenous underground church in North Korea and the spreading of historic underground Christian discipleship practices worldwide. Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and the Seoul USA executive team oversee a far-flung staff in the US and across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. Foley is Dean of Underground University, a missionary training college for North Koreans. He is committed to equipping North Korean church leaders for comprehensive underground Christian service.
Rev. Foley pastors .W (which stands for DOTW, or Doers Of The Word) Evangelical Churches in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Seoul, Korea, congregations of The Evangelical Church of North America denomination. Over the past twenty years he has helped more than 1,300 churches and Christian NGOs learn how to build volunteer and giving programs. Most recently, he has taught them how to adapt discipleship practices of the North Korean underground church (and other underground churches throughout history) to churches in countries with freedom of religion.
Rev. Foley received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Purdue University, served as Presidential Scholar at Christian Theological Seminary, and received a master's degree in Applied Communication and Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Denver. He is currently a doctoral student and Nonprofit Fellow in the Doctor of Management Program in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, where his research centers on the happiness of North Korean defectors. He is an ordained pastor of The Evangelical Church of North America.
Rev. Foley and his wife, Hyun Sook, the Co-Founder and President of Seoul USA and a doctoral student at Regent University, divide their time between Colorado and Seoul. They have four children. His books, Coach Your Champions and The Whole Life Offering are available through amazon.com. His congregational training manuals and persecuted church discipleship manifesto Church is for Amateurs are available through Seoul USA.
I've never read a better book on Christian fundraising than Eric Foley's Coach Your Champions. In fact, after 15 years of professional fundraising, I've pretty much given up on "Christian+fundraising+book" as a profitable search, because most of what's out there is either terrible as fundraising, or terrible as theology, or both. But this book is the exception.
After following Eric's blog for a few months, I finally bought his book. What a blessing to be encouraged to disciple rather than manipulate! Well written, clearly presented, and compellingly argued.
After more than two decades of struggling with many dimensions of more traditional approaches to raising funds, my prayers were answered by the publication of this book. Coach Your Champions presents an integrated, biblical approach to the vital area of ministry finances through an engaging story centered on chocolate chip cookies. Like the ministry in the story, our ministry has embraced a whole new paradigm of stewardship and discipleship. I have recommended this book to many who have also benefited greatly and highly recommend it to everyone seeking God's heart and wisdom for fundraising in the 21st century.
