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A Spirituality Of Fund Raising (2000)

by Henri J.M. Nouwen(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0835898237 (ISBN13: 9780835898232)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

review 1: This was a sermon Nouwen gave a number of years ago and was edited into a book. It is a thin volume but thick on truth and a different view of fundraising and money. His main point is to encourage Christian leaders to see that our fear of talking about and asking for money stems from our dependance on it rather than God. We are fearful. He also highlights the idea that all mnistry is relational and that fundraising is ministry. Asking for money and giving can draw us into deeper relationships with others, he believes.
review 2: This is an excellent, short book on the heart of fundraising. If you're looking for encouragement to enter what feels to be a daunting tasks, Nouwen has some great, consoling wisdom to offer. My greatest take away:People give to som... moreething they believe in. It's a mission, not a task, that people want to participate in. This reality will drive us, the ones requesting, to the drawing board to ask, "How much do I believe in what I'm raising resources for?" Impactful Quotes:“Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission.” 71 • It is a way of announcing our vision and inviting other people into our mission. 110 • Vision and mission are so central to the life of God’s people that without vision we perish and without mission we lose our way 111 • “We have a vision that is amazing and exciting. We are inviting you to invest yourself through the resources that God has given you—your energy, your prayers, and your money—in this work to which God has called us.” 116 • “I ask for money standing up, not bowing down, because I believe in what I am about. I believe that I have something important to offer.” Without apology he invites people to be a part of his vision. 131 • less

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