How I Raise 100% Support
When I started ministering with The Navigators more than 50 years ago, I struggled raising personal support. As I served on college campuses, and later on City, leadership, and Advancement teams, God gave me a heart to empower other gospel workers in biblical fundraising.
Over the next twelve months, I’ll be posting three-minute snippets that share what I’ve done over many years (and still do) to reach 100% funding. Each post will include a simple testimony or story with a humorous, relatable Stayskal cartoon.
I Pray Seven Words Each Day
When I started raising support, I tried to spot people who could give. I focused on friends I figured were sure bets, then resented them when they said no. Eventually a veteran missionary friend asked a simple question: "Do you pray about your funding every day?" That question—and two passages of Scripture—changed everything. I'd been looking horizontally for my support, when I needed to look vertically.