Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not [Paperback]

Scott Morton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967248000 | ISBN-13: 978-0967248004 | Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Using a fun, comprehensive approach, Funding Your Ministry Whether You’re Gifted or Not addresses the obstacles faced by anyone in ministry who raises personal support. Ideal for missionaries, pastors, Christian organizations, and other fund-raisers, Funding Your Ministry will help answer your questions and put you on the biblical path for recruiting and maintaining donor support.

This 219-page book starts with a thorough teaching on a biblical perspective of fundraising, then presents practical fundraising strategies, including making appeals to individuals and churches, writing newsletters, and donor ministry. Not only is this book packed with vital information—it’s actually fun to read!

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While there are other Christian fundraising books available, no other book addresses this heavy topic in such a palatable way. With cartoons, vivid stories, and a biblical, comprehensive fundraising strategy, this book is one-of-a-kind.

From the Author

After our first year in ministry-a year of living at 60%-my wife asked me, "Are you going to support this family or not?" This book was born out of my own struggles and victories and my personal realization of the biblical attitudes and skills needed to raise personal support.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Dawson Media (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967248000
• ISBN-13: 978-0967248004
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on fundraising, March 10, 2005

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D. Love "austriaduck" (Oregon or Austria) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not (Paperback)

The focus of this book is that God is the provider of your support and he uses real people to do it.

I too was sceptical of the "ask" focus of this book when I first read it. However, having re-read the book and been to the seminar by www.thebodybuilders.net (highly recommended) I am convinced that sharing your vision for ministry and asking for support face-to-face is very appropriate. Did your husband send you an e-mail asking you to marry you? Did you hope your wife would figure out eventually that you wanted her to marry you? No, you asked in person because it was too important to leave to an e-mail, prayer letter or osmosis.

As to whether this approach is UNbiblical... Just because something is not mentioned in the Bible does NOT make it unbiblical. If so, going to a baseball game would be unbiblical.

Also, to set the record straight about George Mueller... Yes, technically the man never "asked" for money but every time he spoke (in front of tens of thousands of people over time) he shared stories of how God provided in amazing ways at the last possible moment and then said: "but I've never asked anyone for money but God." Well, that may not be asking, but it sure is back-door asking.

So, you may not agree with everything in this book but it is VERY helpful if you need to know where to start in funding your ministry.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perspective changer!, May 29, 2007

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C. Hilliard (north Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not (Paperback)

This book changed my perspective on fund-raising! I now no longer dread this task, but eagerly anticipate what God will teach/show me about His provision through His people!
The humor in Morton's stories and Stayskal's illustrations keep this potentially dry subject very fresh.
I highly recommend this book for rookies and veterans in the support raising arena!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book!, March 23, 2007

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This review is from: Funding Your Ministry: Whether You're Gifted or Not (Paperback)

This book was recommended to us a an experienced fund-raiser (which we are not!) It was incredibly helpful to us, not just with mechanics and how-to's, but also with attitudes and spiritual issues. I recommend it for anyone who is faced with having to raise their own support for their Christian ministry.