Cultivating a Resilient Faith: Strategies for Overcoming Spiritual Dry Spells

Cultivating a Resilient Faith: Strategies for Overcoming Spiritual Dry Spells The spiritual journey is seldom a relentless march towards enlightenment. More often, it follows an undulating path marked by moments of profound connection juxtaposed against spans of apparent spiritual desolation. The challenge of navigating these dry spells is not novel but stands as a timeless…

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Branches Bearing Frost: Remaining Fruitful in the Harshest Seasons of Life

Branches Bearing Frost: Remaining Fruitful in the Harshest Seasons of Life Life, in its intricate weave of experiences, is as much a giver of harsh winters as it is of nurturing springs. We all encounter times when our branches feel heavy with frost—times of pain, loss, or deep-seated change. Yet, even in these seemingly barren…

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Wilderness Wanderings: Preparing Your Heart for Christmas

introduction: Beyond the Glittering Lights As Christmas approaches, we are engulfed by a whirlwind of activities – decorations, gift shopping, family gatherings. Yet beneath the festive trappings lies a profound spiritual journey, a journey often forged in the quiet and barren expanses of a wilderness. Throughout the Bible, the wilderness is a recurring motif for…

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Discover Your Donor Opportunity

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The First Stage: DISCOVER Stage One: DISCOVER The first stage requires you to be open-minded and flexible. In the First Stage this stage, you must identify who your ideal donors are and discover the best places to find them. You don’t want to have a pre-conceived idea of people. However, identifying your target audience or…

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Donor Type 1: The Purposeful Donor

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The Purposeful Donor Church members and donors have specific needs. As a church leader, you are aware of the varying personalities that enter your church doors for every service. However, what many leaders overlook is that in order to reach a donor effectively and teach them more about giving, it’s important to understand their personal characteristics. In…

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Get To Know The Driven Donor

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Type 3: The Driven Donor If you landed on this page, you might have taken our Donor Personality Test, based on the 9 Types of Personalities. The answers to the questions we asked would have then summed up the likelihood of a Type Three personality. This represents the Driven Donor. Let’s explore more about this…

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Donor Type 2: The Engaging Donor

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Motivating The Engaging Donor Each of your church members and donors will have specific needs, which vary as they grow in service and in time with your fellowship. As a church leader, knowing how and why people do what they do is essential for growth. We have learned that, in order to grow a donor effectively and secure…

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The Purposeful Donor and the Spontaneous Donor (Type 1 and 7)

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The Purposeful Donor and the Spontaneous Donor (Type 1 and 7) In this article on Donor Personalities, we based the Purposeful Donor and the Spontaneous Donor on the Enneagram Types One and Seven. If you are a lead pastor, communications pastor, or non-profit director, you may have one or a few of these types in your church and community. In…

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