http://www.dipshtick.com/2005/09/08/faith-or-fundraising.htm Fragmented pieces of information from a cluttered mind. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:23:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.dipshtick.com/2005/09/08/faith-or-fundraising.htm/comment-page-1#comment-756 The DIP Shtick » Blog Archive » We Need More Space…and the money to pay for it! Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:22:34 +0000 http://www.dipshtick.com/?p=83#comment-756 [...] the subject fresh in their mind throughout the week. One of the first emails I wrote had to do with Faith or Fundraising. I had been receiving (and still do) mailings from different Christian organizations requesting [...] [...] the subject fresh in their mind throughout the week. One of the first emails I wrote had to do with Faith or Fundraising. I had been receiving (and still do) mailings from different Christian organizations requesting [...]

]]> http://www.dipshtick.com/2005/09/08/faith-or-fundraising.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9 John Lindsay Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:26:07 +0000 http://www.dipshtick.com/?p=83#comment-9 I don't believe there's a believer who doesn't dread their own mailbox due to Christian fundraising, and, if they haven't, they've never purchased something from a ministry. Prior to the opening of the Christian musical production Act of God, I sent word out to 20 or so established ministries and requested that they confirm that the content of Act of God didn't compromise God's word. I received 10 very respectful complimentary letters of denial from mail sorters, and ended up on a bunch of mailing lists and have been aggressively solicited to ever since. We simply wanted to be held accountable to someone respectable in the Christian community. High-ups of popular ministries are highly insulated, but are we not called to edify one another? If our desire is to encourage our brothers and sisters won’t we create more opportunities to be an encouragement if we seek out those opportunities? Is it wise then to ignore any opportunity to edify? No? Then why aren’t most major ministries making it a practice to encourage their supporters? Is sending a monthly new letter a form of encouragement when it’s sent with plea for financial support complete with a return envelope? What makes a great ministry in God’s eyes? We pray that Act of God is allowed to continue to serve others based on God’s holy word until the end and will never get too big to where it can’t see even the smallest of needs that God has presented for us to meet. After all, great ministries should have the same qualities as their source. The Bible is purchased once and continues to give regardless of circumstance. We hope that Act of God, after its ticket is purchased and performance is viewed, will continue to bless others long after the final bow. The same rules that apply to ministries should apply to the individual as well. Since we’ve been bought with the blood of Christ, we should be prepared and willing to continue to do God’s work until the end. So, are you supporting a ministry that maintains the same quality as the Bible? If not, it’s time to take yourselves off their mailing list and continue to work like you’ve been paid for and hopefully, in time, your ministry will follow you. I don’t believe there’s a believer who doesn’t dread their own mailbox due to Christian fundraising, and, if they haven’t, they’ve never purchased something from a ministry. Prior to the opening of the Christian musical production Act of God, I sent word out to 20 or so established ministries and requested that they confirm that the content of Act of God didn’t compromise God’s word. I received 10 very respectful complimentary letters of denial from mail sorters, and ended up on a bunch of mailing lists and have been aggressively solicited to ever since. We simply wanted to be held accountable to someone respectable in the Christian community. High-ups of popular ministries are highly insulated, but are we not called to edify one another? If our desire is to encourage our brothers and sisters won’t we create more opportunities to be an encouragement if we seek out those opportunities? Is it wise then to ignore any opportunity to edify? No? Then why aren’t most major ministries making it a practice to encourage their supporters? Is sending a monthly new letter a form of encouragement when it’s sent with plea for financial support complete with a return envelope? What makes a great ministry in God’s eyes? We pray that Act of God is allowed to continue to serve others based on God’s holy word until the end and will never get too big to where it can’t see even the smallest of needs that God has presented for us to meet. After all, great ministries should have the same qualities as their source. The Bible is purchased once and continues to give regardless of circumstance. We hope that Act of God, after its ticket is purchased and performance is viewed, will continue to bless others long after the final bow. The same rules that apply to ministries should apply to the individual as well. Since we’ve been bought with the blood of Christ, we should be prepared and willing to continue to do God’s work until the end. So, are you supporting a ministry that maintains the same quality as the Bible? If not, it’s time to take yourselves off their mailing list and continue to work like you’ve been paid for and hopefully, in time, your ministry will follow you.

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