If you’re building something from scratch, you’re going to have to know how to ask people for money. Essentially, you need the skills to become a Ministerial Entrepreneur, whether you’re building a church or a…
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3 Church Fundraising Ideas that Actually Work
Fundraiser? Chicken BBQ? Rummage sale? Golf tournament? Church fundraisers can be confusing to navigate, which do you choose and why...? Let's try a different approach.
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How to Overcome Mental Blocks and Ask for Money
Asking for money can be hard, and you often get in your own way. Learn to overcome three mental blocks and start asking for money to fund your ministry dreams!
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Three Keys to Increase Church Giving: Outreach, Generosity and Story-Telling
It might be counterintuitive, but giving away money can lead to more income for your church. Read how one church combined outreach, generosity and story-telling to end 2020 and 2021 in the black, with money to spare.
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Giving Isn’t Everything – Think Sustainability
Ministry is often an unsustainable adventure that can leave you and your leadership burnt out. Use these approaches to sustain leaders and grow giving.
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Facebook Page Deactivated? Three Ways to Stay Connected Without Breaking the Bank
Three ways to diversify your online impact BEFORE your Facebook page gets deactivated (on accident, of course).
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5 Steps to Reframe Problems Through Your Strengths
Ministry problems make fundraising and capacity building difficult. Follow these five steps to reframe and regroup.
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Five Ministry Roadblocks; How to Turn them into On-Ramps
Struggling with ministry roadblocks? Here are five common ones and how to reframe them for positive mindset and messaging.
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3 Ways to Take Ministry Relationships from Transactional to Transformative
The English language makes me chuckle sometimes (okay, most times). Because this sentence can mean more than one thing, without changing any of the words: To fundraise and build capacity, transactions are not what are...
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We are a world that follows people, not institutions: 3 social media mindset shifts for your ministry
In the United Methodist system, there is something called “itineracy.” For those of you unfamiliar with what this means, it means that Elders (ordained pastors) can be moved each year, to a different church, depending...
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3 Marketing Mistakes Churches Make (and how to remedy them)
Note: this post contains affiliate links, which support the ministry of Affirm Fundraising. If you need any of the services advertised, I’d love it if you use these links! For many faith communities, the word...
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