How to Successfully Communicate with Ministry Partners Excerpted from Never Do Fundraising Again, also available as an online course, empowering missionaries to not transform donors into lifelong ministry partners. “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward.
Read MoreExcerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness God provides many examples in His Word of His people responding to bad times with worship and praise. Second Chronicles 20 is my favorite example. A huge army was on the march to obliterate Judah. Their leader Jehoshaphat was terrified, but he
Read MoreExcerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Worship has a special relationship to joy. It is both a key to joy and an expression of joy. Are you down? You can worship God and experience true joy. Are you truly joyful? If so, you will express it best through
Read MoreDo you know anyone in the military? 2031 Names of God makes a great gift for them. Look at what Brig General David B. Warner, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, Officers’ Christian Fellowship, said about 2031 Names of God: “We serve an amazing God! Understanding and appreciating the character of the Lord is the beginning of
Read MoreCommunicating with Ministry Partners Excerpted from Never Do Fundraising Again: A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Lifelong Partners Written communication can be powerful if it is done right, or it can be a waste of time if done poorly. In this chapter we’ll look at a variety of ways to communicate with partners in written
Read MoreGratitude Releases Joy Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Did you know that the Bible never commands us to feel grateful? God knows that our feelings follow our actions. He tells us to give thanks, knowing that as we do this we will begin to feel thankful if
Read MoreA Checklist for Writing to Ministry Partners Excerpted from Never Do Fundraising Again: A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Lifelong Partners After you write a letter and before you send it, evaluate it with the following questions. You might want to write your letters with these in mind. Did I write it with only one
Read MoreHappy New Years!! As you look back on 2013 and look forward to 2014, I pray God will reveal Himself to you in new ways. God’s Name: Amazing Counselor From 2031 Names of God: Change Your Life! Get to Know God in Fresh New Ways His names will be: Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father,
Read MoreHappy Christmas Eve God’s Name: Almighty God (All Sufficient God) El Shaddai (Heb) From 2031 Names of God: Change Your Life! Get to Know God in Fresh New Ways When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. Genesis
Read MoreNever Do Fundraising Again! A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Life-Long Partners This book is now available. You can get it for half price by purchasing one copy at full price. Then email us to let us know you want the BOGO offer. Email BOGO@rrbooks.org. We’ll send you two copies of it. This makes a
Read MoreAs God’s children we have immeasurable resources at our disposal for managing stress effectively. God provides these resources so we can live abundant, fruitful lives even under great amounts of stress. They are our greatest source of help in times of stress. Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9-14 illustrates some of these resources. However, applying
Read MoreGod, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name. Psalm 8:1 (MSG) Excerpted from The Surprising Joy Journal: A Daily Adventure with 365 of God’s Names The Surprising Joy Journal is now available! It can be used with the Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart or separately. Each day has the name of God, a verse
Read MoreNever Do Fundraising Again: A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Lifelong Partners When we are in true partnership with people, God often speaks to them about our needs without our mentioning them. In this practical, biblical book you will discover how to: Transform the stress and drudgery of fundraising into a joyful ministry Utilize proven
Read MoreDid you know that stress can be helpful and healthy? Excerpted from All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go, Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life, Recover Your Sanity By Ken Williams, Ph.D. and Gaylyn Williams Stress is normal. Up to a point, it is helpful and healthy. Often we view all stress as negative, when
Read MoreGet your f.r.e.e eBook: Unlocking Joy Excerpted from Unlocking Joy Click the following link to get a copy of Unlocking Joy, without any obligation. Can you relate to the following statistics? A majority of people in ministry constantly fight depression. 70% of people in ministry have a lower self-image now than when they first started. And this is just
Read MoreHow can prayer bring you joy? Find out more. Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Our Heavenly Father eagerly waits for us to share our hearts with Him through prayer—our gratitude, our sorrows, our needs, our wants, our fears, and our trust. He also longs for us
Read MoreThe Power of a Handwritten Note Excerpted from Never Do Fundraising Again: A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Lifelong Partners By Ken Williams Ph.D. and Gaylyn Williams The first example of the written word in Scripture was when God wrote on the stone tablets (Exodus 24:12). We have come a long way since then in
Read MoreHow Do We Stress Ourselves? Excerpted from All Stressed Up and Everywhere to Go, Solutions to De-Stressing Your Life, Recover Your Sanity Internal stress can cause us to see and feel the stress situation to be worse than it really is. Internal stress is the burden of unresolved mental and emotional stress we carry
Read MoreWorship expresses true joy and we find true joy through worship. Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness When joy lifts our hearts, our most appropriate response is to worship the Creator of joy. When our hearts are burdened, we can find joy through worshiping the One who gives
Read MoreKnowing God Unlocks Joy Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Several years ago I tried something that changed my life. While Bobbie and I were on a year-long mission trip, I decided to read only the Bible. No magazines or books for the whole year! The Bible became
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