The following is excerpted from Matt Kruse's "What I Learned from Raising $150,000 in 40 Days."
God in His grace surprised us at Seven Mile Road this Fall. We needed to raise $150,000. Cash. In 40 days. In the teeth of a recession. In a Jesus-hating commonwealth. Somehow, we did it. I am still not sure how, but I am looking at the signed documents.
I’ve complied a list of 10 key things I took out of the exhausting process of leading our church through that season. May they be a help to others who will need to raise some capital to fund the redemptive work of God among those they are called to.
1. You have probably never actually met the person who will make the biggest gift.
We realized that those who could give large gifts ($5k+) probably resided outside of ...
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On Fridays, we want to focus on equipping pastors and church planters personally - to step away from the practical, logistical aspects of church-planting and take a deep look at the pastor's soul. Today, Matthew Kruse provides fresh insight from 1 Thessalonians for church planters to diagnose their own health in pastoring their congregations. Originally published here, and the here's the PDF.
Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians has become for me a beautiful example of the intense love that a church planter should have for the people that Jesus has given him. Writing to a young congregation who was undergoing unexpected afflictions and beginning to despair, Paul (with Silas and Timothy) encouraged their Thessalonian brothers to hope in the Gospel. But what has struck me most ...
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