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!!!Supporter!Training!&!Raising!Techniques!!!!!!!!!!http://costart.org!!9!http://starthelp.tumblr.com/!

Support Training & Raising Techniques

!!!!!!!!!!!!WELCOME!

The!journey!to!being!a!fully!supported!missionary!seems!daunting!

with!everything!set!before!you,!but!do!not!miss!out!on!the!blessings!

and!preparations!the!support!process!allows.!!Support!raising!is!one!

of!the!best!and!most!effective!ministry!training!grounds!God!gives!to!

develop!his!ministers!for!the!coming!tasks.!!Support!raising!and!

ministry!go!hand!in!hand!and!have!many!parallel!principles!and!

practical!lessons.!!As!you!develop!in!one!you!are!being!prepared!for!

the!other.!!Both!involve!vision,!discipline,!prayer,!initiation,!

endurance,!boldness,!time…and!so!on.!!May!God!affirm!and!prepare!

you!for!ministry!by!“meeting!all!your!needs!according!to!the!riches!

and!glory!that!are!in!Christ!Jesus”!(Philippians!4:19).!!

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www.COSTART.ORG!

www.STARTHELP.TUMBLR.COM!!

A!special!thanks!to!Steve!Shadrach!who!has!encouraged!our!ministry!to!come!up!with!our!own!support!training!notebook.!!I!have!gleaned!some!of!the!material!here!from!him.!!The!

endnotes!are!ways!to!attribute!material!to!their!rightful!owners.!!!Stevei!(personal!friendship!and!The!Bodybuilders—SRS!boot!camps),!Scott!Mortonii!(Funding!your!ministry),!Campus!Outreach!and!Ken!Currieiii!(support!training,!mentor,!and!a!vision!for!discipleship),!and!

William!Dilloniv!(People!Raising)!have!influenced!me!greatly.!!It!is!a!privilege!to!give!credit!where!credit!is!due.!

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!2012!coSTART!–!Andrew!Knight!&!Campus!Outreach!CO!Logo!courtesy!of!Campus!Outreach.!World!Watermark!adapted!from!Graphic!Resources.!

Social!media!icons!courtesy!of!Mysitemyway!Design!Team.!All!drawings!by!Dan!Nuckols!unless!otherwise!noted.!

!Scripture!quotations!are!from!The!Holy!Bible,!English!Standard!Version®!(ESV®),!copyright!©!2001!by!Crossway,!a!publishing!ministry!of!Good!News!Publishers.!Used!by!permission.!All!rights!reserved.!

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SUPPORTER!PREFACE….4!

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SUPPORTER!PERSPECTIVES….8!

!SUPPORTER!!PRINCIPLES….17!

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!SUPPORTER!PRESERVATION..44!

!!!SUPPORTER!RESOURCES….55!

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Supporter!Preface!

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We!must!view!support!raising!as!such!a!reward!that!to!withhold!it!from!potential!partners!is!doing!them!a!great!

disservice.!

“Not!that!I!seek!the!gift,!but!I!seek!the!profit!that!increases!to!your!account.!!I!have!received!full!payment,!and!more.”!!

Philippians!4:17,18!

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OUR!GOALv I. WHERE!WE’RE!HEADED…!

A. SUPPORTER!___________________!!

B. SUPPORTER!RAISING!______________!!

C. SUPPORTER!____________________!!

D. SUPPORTER!____________________!!

OUR!GOAL=!100%!FULLYVFUNDED!$225/WEEK!(SINGLE)!9!$450/WEEK!(MARRIED)!

30%!9!1!MONTHS!

60%!9!2!MONTHS!

90%!9!3!MONTHS!

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“WITH!MAN!IT!IS!IMPOSSIBLE,!BUT!WITH!GOD!ALL!THINGS!ARE!POSSIBLE.”!MATTHEW!19:26!

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II. WHAT!WILL!YOU!NEED?!!

A. _____________!!(BIBLE!MUST!BE!BROUGHT!TO!BEAR!ON!THIS)!!

B. _____________!!(YOU!MUST!BE!ABLE!TO!REPRODUCE!THIS)!!

C. _____________!!(TO!ANSWER!THE!SKEPTICS)!!!!

D. _____________!!(YOU!CANNOT!DO!IT!ALONE)!

E. _____________!!(YOU!WILL!NEED!TO!BE!SOBERED)!

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EVALUATIONvi HOW!ARE!YOU!COMING!IN?!

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WHERE!DO!WE!WANT!TO!BE?!

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WHAT!IS!YOUR!GREATEST!FEAR,!LIMITATION?!

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!!!!!!!!!!MISCONCEPTIONS!!! A. “PEOPLE!DON’T!WANT!TO!GIVE.”!

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B. “SUPPORT!RAISING!IS!NOT!BIBLICAL.”!!

C. “I!DO!NOT!KNOW!OF!ANYONE!TO!ASK.”!!

D. “MY!CONTACTS!ARE!TOO!POOR.”!!

E. “I!DO!NOT!KNOW!HOW.”!!!

F. “I!DO!NOT!HAVE!TIME.”!!What!are!you!telling!yourself!that!is!not!biblical!or!true?!!Which!of!these!statements!

(or!others)!do!you!find!yourself!believing?!!Identify!these!phony!truths!and!

intentionally!engage!them!with!fact.!Experience!is!not!authoritative!in!these!matters,!

but!only!engagement!with!God’s!Word,!God’s!people,!and!His!Spirit!will!prove!

trustworthy.!

Remember,!everything!hinges!upon!thinking!because!we!cannot!believe!what!we!do!

not!know!to!believe.!!Since!believing!follows!thinking,!it!is!of!the!utmost!importance!

to!think!rightly!(biblically!and!Christianly).!We!need!to!replace!false!information!

(lies)!with!correct!content!(truth).!!Come!to!this!study!asking!for!a!Romans!12:2!

mind,!“Do!not!be!conformed!to!this!world,!but!be!transformed!by!the!renewal!of!your!mind,!so!that!you!may!approve!what!the!will!of!God!is—that!which!is!good,!pleasing,!and!perfect.”!

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!Support!

Perspective!

!At!the!core!of!the!command!to!give!lies!the!cross.!Giving!

can!have!no!more!centrally!located!core.!!!!

“For!you!know!the!grace!of!our!Lord!Jesus!Christ,!that!though!he!was!rich,!yet!for!your!sakes!became!poor,!so!that!you!through!his!poverty!might!become!rich.”!2!Corinthians!8:9!

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!GOSPEL!&!FUNDRAISING!

“FOR!YOU!KNOW!THE!GRACE!OF!OUR!LORD!JESUS!CHRIST,!THAT!THOUGH!HE!WAS!RICH,!YET!FOR!YOUR!SAKES!BECAME!POOR,!SO!THAT!YOU!THROUGH!HIS!POVERTY!

MIGHT!BECOME!RICH.”!!2!CORINTHIANS!8:9!

• ALL!GIVING!STARTS!WITH!_________.!• THE!COMMAND!TO!GIVE!IS!BORN!OUT!OF!THE!_____________.!!!!

• NO!ONE!_____________!OUR!GOD.!(ROMANS!8:32)!!

• WE!ARE!ALWAYS!ON!THE!_____________!END!IN!OUR!GIVING!

RELATIONSHIP!WITH!GOD!

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• SUPPORT!RAISING!IS!A!REMINDER!THAT!WE!ARE!ALWAYS!A!____________!PEOPLE.!!!

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• YOU!ARE!RICH,!NOT!____________.!!

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than!he!who!has!God!

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EVANGELISM!&!FUNDRAISINGvii!

WHAT!DO!YOU!FEAR?!!!1. BOTH!REVEAL!______________.!!

2.!!!BOTH!INVOLVE!________!!___!!!_________!!!!______________________.!

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3. BOTH!CREATE!A!_____________.!!

4. BOTH!PAINT!A!________________.!

!5. BOTH!ASK!FOR!A!__________________.!

!6.!!__________________!IS!POSSIBLE.!

!7.!!____________!TOTAL!ALLEGIANCE!TO!YOUR!WORLDVIEW.!

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Courage!is!not!the!

absence!of!fear.!!

Courage!is!doing!what!

you’re!afraid!to!do.!

The!3!hardest!convos!to!have:!

1. Share!the!Gospel!

2. Confront!someone!in!

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3. Ask!for!support!

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!!!MINISTRY!&!FUNDRAISING!

THE!FUNDRAISING!PROCESS!HAS!MANY!OVERLAPPING!AND!DEVELOPMENTAL!

SKILLS!FOR!THE!PROSPECTIVE!MISSIONARY.!!IT!IS!AN!EQUIPPING!TIME!THAT!

REALLY!READIES!AND!REINFORCES!ONE’S!CALLING.!

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BOTH!REQUIRE!YOU!TO!BE!A!_________!9!!______________!

______________!IS!KEY!IN!BOTH.!!!

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____________!SKILLS!ARE!CRUCIAL.!

_________!!__________________!IS!IMPERATIVE!IN!BOTH!

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BOTH!!_____________!AND!______________!ARE!NEEDED!TO!BE!EFFECTIVE.!

BOTH!INVOLVE!_________!!_________________.!

________________!IS!PRACTICED!IN!BOTH.!

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BOTH!ARE!BUILT!BY!_______________.!

BOTH!ARE!_________!9!_______________.!

CONVICTIONS!MUST!BE!LIVED!OUT!IN!_____________.!

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!!!!!!!PARADIGM!SHIFTERSix!

GOD!OUR!GOD!IS!MORE!____________!TO!HIS!MISSION!THAN!WE!COULD!

EVER!BE.!

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MISSION!WE!ARE!A!_____________!PEOPLE.!!THEREFORE!GOD!IS!

ACCOMPLISHING!HIS!PURPOSE!THROUGH!__________.!

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YOUR!MINISTRY!THIS!MINISTRY!IS!______________!THE!KINGDOM!OF!GOD.!

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YOU!YOU!ARE!A!GREAT!________________.!!!

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OTHERS!YOU!ARE!NOT!JUST!SUPPORT9RAISING!BUT!_____________!9!RAISING.!

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MONEY!MONEY!IS!FOR!_____________,!NOT!FOR!HOARDING.!!!

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SUPPORT!FUNDRAISING!IS!NOT!SIMPLY!AN!AFFIRMATION!STEP!TO!PROVIDE!

FUNDING,!BUT!ITS!PROVIDES!ESSENTIAL!_______________.!!!

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GOSPEL!THE!GROUNDS!FOR!PAUL’S!COMMAND!TO!THE!GIVE!IS!THE!

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Giving!cannot!get!any!

more!core!or!central!to!

Christianity!because!it!

is!tied!so!directly!to!the!

Gospel.!

What!is!eternal?!!(God,!

His!word,!and!human!

souls)!!What!else!

would!you!give!your!

life!to?!!

What!your!God!thinks!

about!you!is!the!most!

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!“SUPPORT”!IN!THE!SCRIPTURE!

PHILIPPIANS!4:10V20!“I!rejoiced!in!the!Lord!greatly!that!now!at!length!you!have!revived!your!concern!for!me.!You!

were! indeed! concerned! for!me,! but! you! had! no! opportunity.!11!Not! that! I! am! speaking! of!

being!in!need,!for!I!have!learned!in!whatever!situation!I!am!to!be!content.!12!I!know!how!to!be!

brought! low,!and!I!know!how!to!abound.! In!any!and!every!circumstance,! I!have! learned!the!

secret!of!facing!plenty!and!hunger,!abundance!and!need.!13!I!can!do!all!things!through!him!

who!strengthens!me.!

14!Yet!it!was!kind!of!you!to!share!my!trouble.!15!And!you!Philippians!yourselves!know!that!in!

the!beginning!of!the!gospel,!when!I!left!Macedonia,!no!church!entered!into!partnership!with!

me!in!giving!and!receiving,!except!you!only.!16!Even!in!Thessalonica!you!sent!me!help!for!my!

needs!once!and!again.!17!Not!that!I!seek!the!gift,!but!I!seek!the!fruit!that!increases!to!your!

credit.!18!I!have!received!full!payment,!and!more.!I!am!well!supplied,!having!received!from!

Epaphroditus!the!gifts!you!sent,!a!fragrant!offering,!a!sacrifice!acceptable!and!pleasing!to!

God.!19!And!my!God!will!supply!every!need!of!yours!according!to!his!riches!in!glory!in!Christ!

Jesus.!20!To!our!God!and!Father!be!glory!forever!and!ever.!Amen.”!

!What!conclusions!can!you!draw!about!fundraising!from!the!Philippians’!support!of!Paul?!!

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1. Who!did!Paul!thank!in!response!to!his!needs!being!met?!!

2. What!words!does!Paul!use!to!describe!his!perspective!on!support!raising?!!

3. How!is!support9raising!a!matter!of!giving!and!receiving!for!the!sender!&!goer?!!

4. How!long!did!they!support!him?!!

5. In!Paul’s!opinion,!who!is!the!support!raising!process!for?!!Why?!!

6. What!are!some!of!the!effects!of!their!support!of!him?!!

7. What!is!Paul’s!ultimate!trust!for!support!raising?!!!

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PHILIPPIANS!4!CONCLUSIONS!

!!!SUPPORT!RAISING…IT’S!

#1.!!______________,!not!just!about!money.!

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#2.!!_______________,!not!just!duty.!

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#3.!!_______________,!not!just!an!individual.!

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#4.!!________________,!not!just!an!event.!

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#5.!!________________,!not!just!optimism.!

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#6.!!________________,!not!just!a!gift.!

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#7.!!________________,!not!just!obedience!!

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#8.!!________________,!not!just!an!expense.!

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SUPPORT HISTORICALLYx !!I. EARLY!CHURCH!

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II. GEORGE!MUELLER!(1805V1898)!!

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IV. DWIGHT!L.!!MOODY!(1837V1899)!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!___________!!&!___________.!

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“You!will!always!get!

what!you’ve!always!

got,!if!you!always!do!

what!you’ve!always!

done.”!

Stephen!Covey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!7!Habits!of!Highly!Effective!People!

“God’s!work!done!in!

God’s!way!never!lacks!

God’s!supplies.”!

Hudson!Taylor!

George!Mueller,!Hudson!

Taylor,!and!D.L.!Moody!

all!got!their!start!from!a!

generous!gift!by!C.T.!

Studd.!!He!decided!to!

spend!his!inheritance!on!

Kingdom!causes!!

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