Francis Frizelle’s
Faith & Finances
For Fully-Funded Faithful Followers Forever On the Field!
How to grow in ‘Practicing Dependence on God’
The 16th Foundational Value of Youth With A Mission is to ‘Practice Dependence on God‘. For some, this trusting may mean seeing financial provision come through a pension payment, business as missions income, or another route, but for the vast majority of us it will mean building a team of ministry partners who provide us with finances & other forms of support.
Ministry Partnership Development (MPD) – also referred to as support raising, friend raising, financial partnership development, donor ministry development, biblical fundraising, and probably some other variants of this in other organisations – is a significant step of faith for any missionary, but many are not equipped to be as effective as they could and should be.
This course looks to train you to become well-grounded in a Biblical view of support raising as well as address obstacles in thinking and feeling that can hold you back from reaching 100% of your financial support goals. It will provide practical insights into developing a budget and a strategy for growing a team of ministry partners by giving personal invitations to be a part of the work of God’s kingdom and actively maintaining relationships with supporters while you are on the field.
An Overview of What the Course Covers
Foundations of MPD: Calling to Missions, Money Mindset, Biblical Support Raising, Shifts in Thinking.
Strategy for MPD: Prayer, Considering Who, Financial Planning, Scheduling, Accountability
Connecting with People: Resources, Moving People, Leaving Your Comfort Zone, Meeting Individuals, Meeting Groups
Engaging with Supporters: Developing a System, Writing Newsletters, Furlough, Visits, Attrition, Assistance
Other Aspects of MPD: One-Off Fundraising, Ministry Funds, End-of-Year Giving
Ongoing Growth in MPD: Biblical Prosperity, Overcoming Obstacles, When It’s Not Working, Continuing to Grow
What does it look like?
Lectures
The course is built around a series of lectures that will equip you in the different aspects of MPD.
These will give you a Biblical foundation for your calling, money use, and support raising, as well as equip you to plan your journey to full funding, and prepare to meet and share with potential ministry partners.
They will also help you consider how to maintain relationships on the field, how to deal with potential obstacles, and how to keep growing through it all.
Assignments
Once you have sat through a section of teaching, there will be follow up assignments related to that area that you will need to spend time completing.
Some of these assignments are more reflective, to see how you are being challenged to grow by the Biblical teachings that are covered.
Others are more practical, where you will start to develop your own plans and preparation for seeking out the potenitial ministry partners that you feel that God is leading you to invite.
Cohort groups
Having sat through the classes and taken the time to reflect and complete the required assignments, you will then take part in small cohort groups to help further your growth in MPD.
These times will include sharing some of your answers to reflection exercises, and plans from the practical assignments.
Sharing where you are at and what you are planning to do can provide an accountability that will boost your chances of MPD success in the long run.
Course Objectives
- To strengthen one’s own confidence in their calling to missions by God and how to articulate it
- To build a Biblical foundation for why we raise personal support and how to steward our time, money, and resources
- To know how to overcome conceptual, emotional, and practical barriers to being fully-funded on the mission field
- To develop a strategy for reaching & maintaining 100% funding, including a budget, timeline, invitations, & ongoing contact
What does it look like?
Lectures
The course is built around a series of lectures that will equip you in the different aspects of MPD.
These will give you a Biblical foundation for your calling, money use, and support raising, as well as equip you to plan your journey to full funding, and prepare to meet and share with potential ministry partners.
They will also help you consider how to maintain relationships on the field, how to deal with potential obstacles, and how to keep growing through it all.
Assignments
Once you have sat through a section of teaching, there will be follow up assignments related to that area that you will need to spend time completing.
Some of these assignments are more reflective, to see how you are being challenged to grow by the Biblical teachings that are covered.
Others are more practical, where you will start to develop your own plans and preparation for seeking out the potenitial ministry partners that you feel that God is leading you to invite.
Cohort groups
Having sat through the classes and taken the time to reflect and complete the required assignments, you will then take part in small cohort groups to help further your growth in MPD.
These times will include sharing some of your answers to reflection exercises, and plans from the practical assignments.
Sharing where you are at and what you are planning to do can provide an accountability that will boost your chances of MPD success in the long run.
To strengthen your confidence in your calling to missions by God and how to articulate it clearly to others
To build a Biblical foundation for why we raise personal support and how to steward your time, money, and resources
To know how to overcome conceptual, emotional, and practical barriers to being fully-funded on the mission field
To develop a strategy for reaching & maintaining 100% funding, including a budget, timeline, invitations, & ongoing contact
the details
DATES:
January 9th – 27th, 2023
TIME NEEDED:
Between 15 & 20 hours each week
PRICE:
>>>50% off if you register before 31st December 2022<<<
Category A: $50 / Category B: $40 / Category: C $30
(View the country category list here)
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The January 2023 course has now run but check back for new course dates in future so that you can start your journey towards being fully-funded!
