Tag Archives: Transformational Giving

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 →

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Development as Donor Catechesis, Part II: Include a Required Test in Every Newsletter

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Those who come from a high church background will be familiar with the concept of the “church year”–the liturgical calendar that runs from Advent to Christmas to Epiphany to Lent to Easter to Pentecost to Ordinary Time and back around … Continue reading →

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Development as Donor Catechesis, Part I: What Fundraisers Can Learn from the Worship Wars

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Maybe you and I should order copies of T. David Gordon’s Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns–right after we order copies of my new The Whole Life Offering: Christianity As Philanthropy, of course. The books have a surprising amount in common. Check out … Continue reading →

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