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If you haven't watched the introduction yet, go here.  

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We are reverse-engineering the cultivation planning process and starting first with your motivations and strengths. We believe God has uniquely equipped you to connect with your support team in some pretty incredible ways. And we want to empower you to do just that! 


UI Steps
UI Step

Take the Personal Preferences Quiz.

UI Step

Interpret your quiz results.

Grab the results emailed to you after taking the quiz.

Here's what to do with your results: 

    • Drains Me: Consider yourself FREE from having to incorporate these activities into your MTD Cultivation. (Commence happy dance.)

    • Enjoyable: Expand your Enjoyables below to discover a suggested cultivation activity. 
      *This isn't a conclusive list. Look at these as examples to get you thinking. Feel free to create your own. The point here is to find 3-5 cultivation methods that come easy to you or give you energy vs just doing what you think you "should." 


Click on your Enjoyables.
Goal: Find 3-5 cultivation activities that are enjoyable, would give you energy or are easy for you.

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titleWriting
  • Writing prayer letters (paper or email)
  • Writing blogs
  • Writing social media posts
  • Writing emails
  • Writing text messages
  • Writing ministry stories 
  • Hand-writing a personal note or card
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titleTalking on the phone
  • Calling supporters with an update or a thank-you
  • Scheduling video calls (individual) 
  • Scheduling group virtual hangouts 
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titleTexting people
  • Texting supporters with ministry updates
  • Texting with prayer requests
  • Texting a group through an app like Flocknote. *arrives to the recipient as an individual message, not a group text 
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titleReading
  • Sending a book suggestion to a supporter 
  • Texting or emailing a supporter with a link to an article in an area of their interest / or something you feel would encourage them
  • Reflecting on something you've read and sharing that with supporters in a prayer letter. *Provides content of substance beyond "reporting" on ministry activities.  
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titleHanging out with people
  • Invite a supporter to coffee
  • Set up a monthly or quarterly virtual "hang out" that people can pop into to get ministry updates, connect with you and tell you how they're doing. 
  • Invite supporters to volunteer with you/ the ministry
  • Plan a trip to visit a city where a number of supporters (or potential supporters) live. Get together in person. 
  • Plan a virtual tour where supporters can log in and get a look at a ministry activity or get a tour of your ministry location. 
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titleDrawing or Painting
  • Draw or paint a few cards and snail-mail them to some key supporters
  • Draw or paint your reflections on a recent season in ministry and include

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  • a pic of it in your prayer letter
  • Draw or paint your photo for your ministry card or prayer magnet and use that instead of a regular picture
  • Like to journal or do Bible studies with doodles or drawings instead of words? Dedicate a prayer letter each year to teaching your supporters how to utilize this technique. 
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titleListening to Podcasts
  • Share with your team things you are learning
  • Pray for your partner team as a podcast prompts you
  • Ask for podcast recommendations and share yours with others
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titleStudying the Bible / Theology
  • Share devotionals with partners
  • If you found a source you enjoy reading or listening to, invite your partners to listen
  • Invite donors/ partners to join you to conferences 
  • Share what the Lord is teaching you at this time
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titleTaking Photos
  • Create thank you cards using photos from your ministry
  • Take and send unique pictures to specific donors
  • Explain to donors why pictures are spiritual to you
  • Use photos to share a story without words
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titleVision- Casting
  • Create a video sharing the 5 year goal of your ministry
  • Make an infographic that paints the big picture of the need
  • Write a blog post that shares your heart and share with the donors
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titleAnalyzing Data / Results
  • Share interesting data about the needs of your ministry
  • Use more charts in how you communicate to people
  • Create infographics to share information


We will continue to add more examples here. Reach out to MTD@reliant.org to talk about specific ideas around your passions

More Creative Ways to Connect With Supporters.


We asked on the preferences quiz:

What are the TWO things you feel you do really well in your MTD cultivation? 

If you want to keep doing them, be sure to include them on your list below. 


UI Step

Create your "Likes List" of 3-5 cultivation activities

These are items that are enjoyable, would give you energy, are easy or things you feel you're already doing well. 

Also record with your "Likes List" the answers to these questions from the quiz: 

  • Capacity: Hours per month for MTD
  • Anything else you want to mention/ remember

Bring this list into the next step. 


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Next → Step 2: Learn Your Donor's Desires

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