

The Purpose of the Tithe
Some say the original purpose of the tithe is to feed (provide for) pastors and to fund the church. What is the purpose of the tithe today?
“God expects us to give not as an afterthought, but as our top financial priority.”, – Alex Cook
How do you build relationships with your donors? Many of you will say that you have to treat them as friends. The next question is like this: What qualities do you look for in friends? Of course, you want them to be accepting, loyal, understanding, supportive, reliable, and to be present when you need them.
Do those qualities describe you and your organization in your relationship with your donors? If you consider fundraising as friend-raising, you want your donors to find all those qualities of friendship in your relationships with them.
Writer and theologian, Henri Nouwen, says that fundraising is always an act of conversion. That conversion is a radical change in the way we see, think, and act—both on the part of the one seeking the funds and the one giving it. God is able to create a new thing through the collaboration of the seeker and the funder. The transformational fundraiser is able to direct the mind of the giver to focus on this wonderful meeting of needs that God orchestrates through the ministry of fundraising. I cannot think of anything more beautiful than this conversion of the mind that happens in the act of fundraising.
Some Practical Steps in Growing Your Relationship with Donors
Some say the original purpose of the tithe is to feed (provide for) pastors and to fund the church. What is the purpose of the tithe today?
We all have a radically generous God. It’s not impossible to begin building a culture of generosity when God is the source! He will supply!
How can we grow faithful stewards in the church? Follow God’s way and begin to plant your life and become the first faithful steward, then let God take over!
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