Funding the Mission

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Funding the Mission

• Scott Snow
• Northern Illinois District
• LC-MS

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Funding the Mission

• Pray
• Ask
• Receive
• Give Thanks

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Everything belongs to God

• The Psalmist reminds us .
• The earth is the Lords, and
• everything in it, the world, and all
• who live it it.
• Psalm 24 1

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God opens His handsandsatisfies the desiresof
every living thing! Psalm
145 16
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Pray to the Lord of the Harvest!

• Pray that God would graciously supply your work
  in your corner of His vineyard with
  
• - People resources
• - Financial resources

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He calls us to be good stewardsin finding and
utilizing the giftswhich He intends for us
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Who are the Funding Sources?

• Yourself -
• Set an example by giving joyfully so
  that God can use you to be the first part of the
  answer to your prayer!

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Funding Sources (cont.)

• How will You raise the funds necessary to serve
  in the Lords vineyard?

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Dont be Afraid to

• ASK!

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Funding Sources (cont.)

• Core Group members
• Interested Individuals
• Financial gifts
• Land gifts
• Other special gifts
• Individual congregations

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Funding Sources (cont.)

• Groups within individual congregations
• Local Ladies Aid (LWML)
• Local Mens Groups (LLL)
• Mission boards, societies, groups
• School offerings
• Local Thrivent Branch projects

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Funding Sources (cont.)

• Groups of congregations
• Area congregations
• Circuits
• Regions
• Mission Societies
• District Mission budget
• District LWML
• District LLL

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Funding Sources (cont.)

• National Thrivent Grants
• Foundations
• Schwann
• Wheat Ridge
• Synodical specialized ministries
• Black Ministry, Hispanic, Blind,
  
• Deaf, other ethnic

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Funding Sources (cont.)

• LCMS World Relief
• International Center - St. Louis
• (Barbara Hoffmann, Manager,
• Grant Administration, x1386)

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Take a few minutes to discuss .

• Who ?

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How Do I Find Help/Resources?

• Nearby congregations and ministries who have been
  successful those who have a proven track
  record
• Your own district executive
• Grant Writers
• Foundations - Grantors themselves
• Grant Writing Seminars (CUSM)

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How Do I Find Help/Resources?

• Congregational Stewardship Workbook

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Take a few minutes to discuss .

• How ?

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What Components might your Request include?

• Ministry Stories - Recognize, Remember, and Write
  
• Ministry Goals Mission Statement
• Ministry Needs Strategy
• Information about the Planter
• The Ministry Vision and Plan
• Listing of support from individuals,
  congregations, circuits, etc.

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What Components might your Request include?

• Financial Needs
• Your plan for Supervision and Evaluation
• ANY of the other specifics requested by the
  potential grantor
• ALL of the other specifics requested by the
  potential grantor

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Grant Writing Suggestions

• Follow their guidelines and deadlines
• Ask loads of questions (most will bend over
  backwards to be very helpful !)

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Grant Writing Suggestions

• Dont get discouraged or angry
• Say Thank You!
• Stay in touch with them
• Keep trying!

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Keep in Touch/Communicate with those who give

• Tell them the real-life stories about how God is
  changing hearts lives!
• Newsletters to individual donors
• Regular letters to area congregations
• (ready-to-go information for their
  newsletters)

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Communicate (cont.)

• Circuit gatherings
• Reports
• to Grantors
• to the district
• others

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Take a few minutes to discuss .

• What ?

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Give to the Lord!

• personally
• congregationally

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Be a good steward

• Yourself

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Teach/Encourage Good Stewardship from those you
serve

• Boldly asking
• Wisely spending
• Generously giving

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Funding the Mission

• Pray
• Ask
• Receive
• Give Thanks

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Discussion Questions

• Whats in place already?
• 2. What yet needs to be done and by whom?
• 3. When I get home, what I will do next is ?