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Freed up to return to full-time support raising? Here’s some key advice to make the most of it.
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- Renew your mind on your call to ministry and MTD
- Set your attitude: boldness
- Establish two clear goals: a dollar amount and a date
- Prep! Get new photos, scrub your data, more
- Game plan: chose who to contact and in what order
- Communicate early, concretely and often
- Know which ask is appropriate and refresh
- Know how to ask for an increase
- Decide how much in-person MTD you need to do
- Get current with the digital world
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Renew your mind
Let’s face it: It’s been a while since you’ve really turned all your focus toward full-time MTD, and many of us, when we think of picking up that phone, have a few buried fears. They are, in some ways, the same fears we faced when we raised our initial support. But they also have the potential to be more insidious because now they can be compounded by the memories of our past experience.
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The questions of “how much do you need to raise” and “when do you need it?” are key. We need concrete goals here. “As much support as we can get” is true for nearly any missionary, but infinity makes for poor communication and vision as we lead ourselves and our ministry partners into the next phase of our ministry.
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Let's look at an example. Jeff has a current support goal of $6,514 but is showing only about $4,950 in active recurring giving each month. He’s getting by, but there is not room for ministry expenses. And because of the lower funding, Jeff hasn’t taken his last offered raise, which would increase his support goal even more. The shortfall is $1,564. After prayer, Jeff decides to set his intermediate goal at $1,500 of new financial support and celebrate if it goes even above and beyond that. |
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