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"There is no one who has left house,
[or family], or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the
gospel, who will not receive a hundred fold in this age ...
and in the age to come."
(Mark 10:28-29)
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Friend Raising, by Betty Barnett
Building A Missionary
Support Team That Lasts, c1991,
YWAM Publishing
A time honored resource for raising support.
Friend Raising brings together God's plan for
missions support with principles proven in the field. In a world
swamped by fund raising hype, Betty Barnett presents a refreshing
biblical alternative.
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Comment Preceding Each Chapter
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1. |
The Dilemma of
Raising Support |
I am
carried on the shoulders of those who cannot see the landscape I
describe. |
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2. |
First
Pillar
- Friend Raising |
Friendship is a place
to hide in, to abide in — not to escape the world, but to face
it well. |
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3. |
Second
Pillar
- Generosity |
When we walk with God
we are not forced to act in a loving way. We are compelled to. |
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4. |
Third
Pillar
- Communication |
My friends force me
to open doors I would not choose to dare to enter. |
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5. |
Fourth
Pillar
- Prayer with Promises |
A Christian is
someone who can live beyond their own abilities and
understanding. |
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6. |
Friend Raising
Made Practical |
Friendship is abused
either by our demands upon it or by our demeaning of it; it may
die as certainly of glut as of starvation. |
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7. |
Hidden Hindrances |
A friend does not
cringe at the drop of a flaw, but picks up the shards carefully,
scrutinizing each to better mend the whole. |
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8. |
Will it Work
in Timbuktu? |
The simplicity of
friendship is this: that I know you are there; that somewhere on
this crowded planet you and I stand together, if only in a
moment of thought. |
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9. |
Testimonies That
Talk! |
Friendship is a place
where we go to grow — where it is safe to sprout wings, and shed
old skins, and try our voices in new, uncertain notes. |
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10. |
Notes on Newsletters |
Friendship is a ship
where we may search together the same horizons; one seeing sky,
the other water, where they meet. |
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11. |
Some Final Thoughts |
I am loved. To the
world at large I owe this simple charity, because fo those dear
few. |
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12. |
Study Questions |
May the
fear of the Lord rest upon us; establish the work of our hands
for us — yes, establish the work of our hands. (Ps 90:17) |
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13. |
Where to Go
for More Help |
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Helps and Forms |
Three other popular and well regarded books on
the subject are listed here in date order. Click on each for an
summary of the principles discussed in each and a link to the
publishers web site for ordering. (These are also available at your
local Christian bookstore.)
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People
Raising, A Practical Guide to Raising Support,
William Dillon, c1993, Moody Press.
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Getting
Sent, A Relational Approach to Support Raising,
Pete Sommer, c1999, InterVarsity Press.
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Funding
Your Ministry, Whether You're Gifted or Not!,
Scott Morton, c1999, Dawson Media
Finisher Project links -
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