Recently, a good friend of mine joined the staff of CRU. Part of her responsibilities is raising her own financial support. She setup a time to meet with my wife and I at a local restaurant. After hearing the story of what God was doing in her life, I decided to not only be a prayer partner, but a financial partner as well.
As I reflected on our time together, I realized there were applications to pastors who needed support from their financial leaders. The following are 11 Ways Pastors Get Maximum Financial Support From Financial Leaders I gleaned from our time together:
- Financial Leaders Value Relationships First And Foremost – Financial leaders get requests for money on a daily basis. But this individual has been a personal friend for several years. Therefore, I was willing to listen to her.
- Significant Financial Investments Are A Family Decision – My wife and I made this decision together. Any type of financial support is never a unilateral decision.
- Privacy Is Needed For Financial Leaders To Make A Full Investment – She met one-on-one with my wife and I. Many people think this could make us uncomfortable. On the contrary, we had some specific questions we needed to ask. I would have felt very uncomfortable asking these in front of a group of people. I appreciated the level of privacy she gave us.
- Financial Leaders Invest In Those Who Are Products Of Their Work – I met this individual because she began attending my 2-Minute Leader class for business leaders at our church. While God was already working on her heart about going into full-time ministry, my class was another part of the process. Since she came up through my ministry, I felt an obligation to continue investing in what God was doing in her life.
- Financial Leaders Have Limited Resources – As I was listening to her presentation, my mind drifted to the many other ministry partners I was supporting. I experienced a level of sadness because I knew there was a limited amount of resources I had available. As I told her, “There’s just a lot of hands in the pot.”
- Financial Leaders Are Often Bottom Line Thinkers – In an effort to be courteous, I allowed her to go through the entire presentation of her ministry. I already knew I was going to provide some level of support. I really just wanted to know how much she needed and what she needed me to do.
- Good Preparation And An Excellent Presentation Can Increase Your Financial Support – I was already going to support her going into the meeting. However, when I saw her preparation and professionalism, when I saw the amount of research she had done, I increased what I originally planned to give.
- Make Giving Easy For Financial Leaders – She gave us clear instructions on how to setup automated recurring giving. She wanted to make supporting her ministry as easy as possible. This was much appreciated.
- Financial Leaders Appreciate Gratitude – As our time together was concluding, she expressed genuine appreciation we would be part of ministry. This solidified my confidence we were making a wise investment.
- You Must Follow Up To Get Maximum Financial Support – As our meeting concluded, she asked for a scheduled time to confirm our financial support. This was very good! It communicated to me importance and a sense of urgency.
- Financial Leaders Wish They Could Give More
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