Have you ever thought about how much of your regular giving goes to see those who have not heard learn about the Water of Life? While other ministries are very important and deserve our support, we should be attentive toRead more…
Issachar Summit FREE Livestream broadcast
You can participate in the Issachar Summit DFW via our FREE Livestream broadcast, on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Issachar Summits have been described as a one-day TED conference on the Great Commission. An estimated 600 marketplace and ministry leaders will gather in Dallas to hearRead more…
Ideas for raising funds or reducing costs for missions
Tim Welch of SIM drafted a fascinating list of ideas to raise funds for mission. Could you perhaps add to this list?!!! Please add comments to this discussion or send it to [email protected]
What Every Board Member Needs To Know About Fundraising
If you’re a board member for a nonprofit organization, I bet you are dealing with fundraising issues more often than not. As a board member, you are voting to support (or not support) various fundraising strategies. You are probably allocatingRead more…
Ten Mistakes Mission-focused People Make (Plus Four Bonus Mistakes!)
What with it being Lent and all, I thought about giving up Practical Mobilization or maybe mission mobilization in general! That’s a thought. But one that raises all sorts of Psalm 137 feelings, you know, “May my right hand forget itsRead more…
3 Concerns for Those Raising Funds
As a fund raiser I’m always concerned as to how effective I am as a fund raiser. Now is the time when you and I can take a look at three of those concerns. Why do some raising funds haveRead more…
The Diaspora Dollar: A response
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…
Western Individualism Meets African Ubuntu: We Are Because He (Jesus) Is
The African Ubuntu worldview is reflected in the statement: “I am because We are.” One of the clearest expressions of this concept of interdependence is found in an African proverb that says: “All things are interdependent”. Another rendering of theRead more…
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Foreign Finances and the Local Church
There are a number of discussions related to finances and missions taking place on the Lausanne sites. Many of these focus on the nature of the financial interactions between outsiders and the local church. Throughout these conversations, I have beenRead more…