Christian Leaders - Participant Quotes - Groups Served

Lisa Sharf, Fullerton, California
"I had only two months to raise $2,200 a month for my two year commitment with the Anastasis Mercy Ship. Because of your training, a strengthened confidence, and LOTS of God's grace I reached my goal in 5 weeks! And as you can imagine, it is still coming in! Praise God for His goodness and faithfulness. Thanks for the role you played in getting me here! May many other young missionaries be equipped and built up because of your ministry and love for Jesus."

Tom Horn, Littleton, Colorado
"Boot Camp was powerful, energetic and kept my attention. Your style and content was so compelling that I could not do anything but follow you. I have attended many conferences and seminars, but I cannot think of any that were better organized for content and impactful than this. It was a grand slam!"

Mark Hills, Atlanta, Georgia
"Your principles have yielded immediate benefit. Our church recently agreed to
support our ministry, and more importantly, to write a letter commending us
both to our congregation and to sister churches in North Georgia. Our
confidence in approaching them is due mainly to the training we received from you in Atlanta's ACMC conference."

Rhia Obrecht, Tallahassee, Florida
"My world was rocked. My perspective on support raising was dramatically changed and I was encouraged to "ask big" both of God and people. This conference was exactly the boost I needed to go from 75% to 100+% of my budget."

Thomas Bennett, Huntington, Indiana
"I learned ministry team building skills that no book or CD could have given me. It was the combination of Scott Morton's book and Steve Shadrach's presentation and practical experience that will enable me to reach 100% of our budget, which prior to this seminar seemed to be an unreachable amount."

Jack Hammond, Eugene, Oregon
"It will keep me in ministry for another 20 years. Seriously."

Craig Rasmussen, Elk River, Minnesota
"Very excellent. It was a relaxed, positive, and personal atmosphere; a free flow of dialogue. This has been a big help. I have identified the issues holding me back from successful support raising. It has been very freeing."

Paul Austin, Chubbuck, Idaho
"This has sprung open a door of hope and vision that I may be able to raise my budget. After 11 years of being under funded, I refuse to go on without full support. Thanks for your encouragement, passion and excellent resources. Where was this when I was younger? What a powerful two days to offer hope for the most difficult part of ministry, fundraising!"

John Marsh, York, Pennsylvania
"It was laid out very clear and logically; a very effective structure to raise support. Now I can see the whole process and it's not so fearsome. Steve has excellent rapport with the participants. He treats us as peers in the battle. I gained confidence that I can do this and with God's help will succeed at it."

Julie McCance, Bozeman, Montana
"Wow, I feel like a new woman. Your vibrancy, humor, and enthusiasm packed a punch behind some already powerful materials. I am convicted to be more excellent in the area of support raising. I feel I have been equipped with tools which I am eager to use in order to become a fully funded campus missionary. Thank you!"

Jim Fox, Chesapeake, Virginia
"Boot Camp is an awesome tool. You have equipped my wife and I to be armed and dangerous! I am going to drop my part time job to focus on full time support raising. We are going to get to 100% in the next 100 days!"

Jennifer Hughes, Davis, California
"Excellent content, especially the focus on the prep work. It gets everyone in gear! Several times during the seminar I was cut to the heart. This was inspirational with Scripture to encourage, equip, and rebuke! Even though it was about raising money, I have been inspired to passionately and boldly serve Christ in all things!"

Vic Varis, Portland, Oregon
"Every missionary needs to go to a fundraising Boot Camp. If this had been available when we started with our ministry 12 years ago, we would have been funded in months instead of years and years, and I would not have had to unlearn a lot of the bad habits we have accumulated. I expect that in a matter of two or three months we will be fully funded and more, thanks to Steve Shadrach's seminar."

Tim Kerns, Helena, Montana
"Boot Camp covered all the bases! I learned so much about professionalism and effectiveness in fund raising; also the importance of self confidence, strategy, and knowing and communicating my vision effectively."

Jim Allen, Little Rock, Arkansas
"Thank you, Thank you!! I thought the seminar was really awesome. You did a great job in moving us through the material and fielding questions, excuses, and crazy ideas from us. You took on the tough issues of fundraising nose to nose - and won! You have challenged and motivated my mind and heart to a deeper sense of vision and commitment to my calling. I will start implementing these tools and principles immediately. My ministry life will never be the same."

Kathyrn Boyak, Eugene, Oregon
"Boot camp was everything I needed to raise my budget and do it well! As a result I am more committed to being a staff "lifer", my previous fears are gone and I can't wait to invite people to join my vision."

Sankie and Jayme Lynch, Rogers, Arkansas
"The prep we did and the tools we learned at Boot Camp were used by God to confirm our future in church planting. We see you actually living out what your are talking about. I talked with a financial planner who travels the country teaching on stewardship, and he nor I knew of any other seminar like it."

Tim Smith, Sacramento, California
"Having both lived for four years on the brink of poverty as singles in ministry, and having spent the first fourteen months of our marriage (leading up to the Boot Camp) trying to raise support from churches full-time, my wife and I now feel the freedom of having been shown a better way. We're going to live in financial health from now on, starting today."

Pastor Scott Dryden, Kansas City, Missouri
"Boot Camp was a wonderful experience. It surpassed my expectations. The textbook was very good and the more I prepped, the more I got out of the seminar. I am using the model you taught me and it's working. I have spent the last few weeks getting ready for an onslaught of appointments. No one has turned me down!"

Connie Boggan, Alabaster, Alabama
"For me, the amount of support we need to raise seemed overwhelming and un-doable. Going through the worksheets and seminar broke it all down into bite-sized pieces that now seem attainable. We have hope now that it can be done! It also spurred me on to better minister to those who make it possible for us to minster in the first place!"

Curtis Cole, Dillon, Montana
"Boot Camp is inspiring and challenging. Steve's presentation is informative, humorous, practical, biblical, and necessary for long term success in ministry."

Terry Swope, Sacramento, California
"Now I am really inspired, motivated and excited to raise my budget and I have a plan and have a way to stick with it."

Chad Gamble, Medford, Oregon
"I am so glad I got this training before I started raising support. It has given me confidence and a clear action plan! I am now sure that I will be at 100% budget in the near future!"

Steve Frey, Bozeman, Montana
"Before I dreaded support raising and now I look forward to it!"

Blake McDaniel, Cedar Park, Texas
"It was solid, personable, challenging, with passion, high enthusiasm, and a strong personal example. It gave me a strategy for fundraising and the confidence that it can be done."

Jennifer Hughes, Davis, California
"This conference was biblically focused, inspirational and practical. I left equipped in all three areas to meet my goals and take joy in doing it."

John Meyers, Rochester, Minnesota
"I am so grateful that I went through this before I've started support raising-through this conference-hearing from mistakes people make/are making and what to do and what not to do-I saved myself from learning the hard way. I feel I am now so much ahead of the game, and I haven't even started yet! Thank you!"

Susan Ellington, St. Peters, Missouri
"To view personal support raising as a privilege, it no longer seems like a burden! I look forward to sharing my vision and building relationships that will have eternal impact for God's Kingdom!"

Jim Schryver, Des Moines, Iowa
"I feel I have been trained and equipped with an arsenal of supportive information and ideas!"