Tag Archives: Development

A Signature Anti-Participation Project? A Review of “A Day Without Dignity”

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Pastor Foley

April 5 witnessed the first anti-participation project we can recall, Good Intentions Blog’s A Day Without Dignity: A Day Without Dignity is a counter-campaign to TOMS Shoes A Day Without Shoes “awareness raising campaign” (commerial). On or around April 5th – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is There a Downside to a Spontaneous One Weekend $5.6 Million Church Offering for the Homeless? Er, Yes.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Pastor Foley

On March 12 and 13 of this year, First Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida had Bruce Wilkinson come in and speak, and he challenged the church to respond to the “new homelessness” afflicting Central Florida due to the economic downturn, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Worst–and Most Common–Fundraising Ask From Missionaries, and How to Fix It

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Pastor Foley

It’s always a beautiful day in the neighborhood when my favorite guest blogger, Todd Eckhardt from World Gospel Mission, drops by. Todd’s topic today: The worst (and, not coincidentally, most transactional) ask a missionary can make, and how to transform … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment