Recently I read R. Scott Rodin's "The Third Conversion," a short little novelette about fund development.
Sounds interesting, I know.
The basis of the title comes from a Luther quote, "There are three conversions necessary to every man; the head, the heart, and the purse."
The book offers great insight and reminders of what true stewardship is and who it belongs to and were great reminders for me as we are going through the strategic planning process for our command.
What we have is not ours. It all belongs to God. The glory belongs to Him and Him alone.
We need to treat our relationships with this in mind.
The book offers a summary and it lists seven things to keep in mind that translate so practically well to corps officers:
1. Be spiritually prepared for the battle
2. Trust God to be the fundraiser
3. Don't make decisions without prayerful discernment
4. Be willing to invest time in building kingdom relationships
5. Always make the ministry more important than the money
6. Seek and value accountability
7. Be sure God gets the glory
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