Tag Archives: Discipleship

“Dear Missionary, Please Stop Sending Prayer Letters. Sincerely, The 21st Century”

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Here’s a new year’s resolution for all missionaries: Stop sending prayer letters. Switch completely to regular personalized electronic communication with your donors in 2011. I know, I know. You have no time for communication while you’re in the field, etc … Continue reading →

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Forget Your Brochures; Here’s A Far Better Tool to Help Your Nonprofit Help Churches Grow in Your Cause

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Pastor Foley

I am swooning with love over a booklet I received in the mail today, about which I was tipped off by Jonathan Powers at Theology in Worship. The booklet is S.T. Kimbrough, Jr’s Songs for the Poor: Help Us Make the … Continue reading →

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Marking Donor and Member Development Through Ritual

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Nice piece by the folks at Hanopolis on the recent coming-of-age ceremony of a group of Korean students as they finished their college exams. Has me thinking about what occasions we mark–and don’t mark–for our donors and church members as … Continue reading →

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