Missio Colonia | Kevin and Kathi in Cologne, Germany

Well, I got back from Dallas last night at around midnight. It was an interesting couple of days to be sure. I came away with a lot to think about in regards to support raising. At the beginning Kathi and I prayerfully developed the conviction that support raising needed to be done with tremendous love, gratitude, and sensitivity with a continual acknowledgement of the providing hand of the Lord. We shied away from the up-front, in-your-face, business type model that we had experienced before. But, after this training I'm thinking that maybe our support raising model needs a little boldness to it. Maybe it's not so bad to boldly challenge people up front to give of their finances. I'm not sure. Just things I'm chewing on.

Dealing with money in our culture is so hard. People normally avoid the subject like the plague, and anyone who asks for money is seen frequently as a begger. How do we continue to emphasize our conviction that support raising is a love ministry while at the same time boldly challenging people to sacrifice for the Kingdom? I would be grateful for any thoughts or encouragement.