This post is for pastors, mission committee members and anyone else interested in getting missionaries to their fields faster. This excerpt of an article I wrote for the CCCC Bulletin has ideas that churches could use to greatly ease the burden of raising initial support. The suggestions come from eight missionary teams from around the [...]
Competing for donors
Should Christian ministries compete with each other? When I read Mark Petersen’s post yesterday, I was quite surprised to see what appeared to be a head-on competitive bid by Canadian Food for the Hungry International (FH). Mark posted a graph from FH’s website showing the percentage of donations that go into poverty-relief programs, not only [...]
Picking pockets and rolling drunks
One of the professors here at Harvard is an exceptionally good fundraiser. His track record is outstanding. When he speaks at fundraising events, he believes he should be upfront about his role. That way no one is surprised when he asks for money. He often introduces himself saying, “I am in the business of picking pockets and [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
