ARCHIVES

October 2008
"Three People in Your Ministry Who Should NOT Raise Their Support"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: None

September 2008
"Support Raisers: Should We Be Giving Too?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Jeff Anderson

August 2008
"Four Ways a Steering Committee Can Help Get You to 100%"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Dave Flynn

July 2008
"Three Secrets to Save Your CEO From a Heart Attack!"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Fouad Masri

June 2008
"Getting "Buy In" From Supporters at Pivotal Transitions"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Matt Pace

May 2008
"The Most "Secure" Job You'll Ever Have!"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Rory Brannum

April 2008
"How My Relationship With God Affects My Support Raising"
Steve Shadrach

March 2008
"When Building a Team, Don't Settle for Cheap Substitutes"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: George Loring

February 2008
"Support Training: How Much is Enough?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Gene Van Den Bosch

January 2008
"Subsidizing Staff Salaries: Does it Help or Hurt?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Jean Wunsch and Darryl Cedergren

December 2007
"Big Visions Require Big Dollars: Principles From Nehemiah"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Ray Zuercher

November 2007
"Taking the Leap of Faith: From Job to Full-Time Support Raising"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Bill Glidden

October 2007
"Placing Priority on Support Training: It Shows You Care"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Pat Kershaw

September 2007
"Asking Non-believers for Support: Is it Wrong?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Ken Rudeen

August 2007
"Jesus: Did He Really Live on Personal Support?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Ken Wilson

July 2007
"Asking for Referrals: A Key to Multiplying Your Contacts"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Chuck Schwaninger

June 2007
"Back to the Future: Can old friends become new supporters?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Dale L.

May 2007
"The Role of the CEO: Raising Organizational and Personal Support"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: John Maisel

April 2007
"Crossing the River of DeNial: Why it's So Hard to Change Ourselves"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Dr. Greg Fritz

March 2007
"The Latest Support Raising Trends: A Survey of 100 Sending Agencies"
Steve Shadrach

February 2007
"Prayer and Support Raising: Only God Can Turn Hearts"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: John Kyle

January 2007
"The Top Four Books on Support Raising"
Steve Shadrach

December 2006
"Support Raising Relationships: The Six that Matter Most"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: John Ray

November 2006
"An Open Letter to the Friends of Support Raisers"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Kelvin Wyrick and Matt Pace

October 2006
"An Open Letter to the Pastors of Support Raisers"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Dr. Mike Bickley

September 2006
"An Open Letter to the Spouses of Support Raisers"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Pam Nolen

August 2006
"An Open Letter to the Parents of Support Raisers"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Art Deyo

July 2006
"Five Ironclad Policies Every Ministry Should Have"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Tim Biscaye

June 2006
"Newsletters: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Stephen Caldwell

May 2006
"Getting Personal: Support Raising is like a Marriage Proposal"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: David Armstrong

April 2006
"Front Door-Back Door: Why do people leave your organization?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: John Maisel

March 2006
"Asking Big: Does it Offend or Affirm?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Sharon Epps

February 2006
"Standard of Living: What Should it be for Christian Workers?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Greg Parsons

January 2006
"To Ask or Not to Ask: That is the Question!"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Jim Raymo

December 2005
"Connecting You to Major Donors: Why Staff Should be the Bridge"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Jim Dempsey & Jim Topmiller

November 2005
"Administrative Staff: Getting them Fully Funded"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Tim Freeman

October 2005
"Budget or Vision: Which one pulls your train?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Richard Beach

September 2005
"Tentmaking vs. Support Raising: Which is the Biblical Model?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Dave English

August 2005
"Five Current Trends in Personal Support Raising "
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Holmes Bryan

July 2005
"Lowering the Support Raising Bar: Whose Fault is That?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Doug Bozung

June 2005
"100% in 100 Days: Are You Kidding?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Bill Dillon

May 2005
"Full or Part Time Support Raising: Which Approach is Best for Your Staff?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion:

April 2005
"A Working Spouse: Does it Affect Support Raising?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Donna Wilson

March 2005
"Underfunded Staff: What To Do With Them?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Mike Jorgensen

February 2005
"Support Raising Solutions: Do You Model What You Ask Others To Do?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Jamie Hanson

January 2005
"Churches or Individuals: Which Should You Focus On?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Steve Doggett

December 2004
"Support Raising and Witnessing: Any Connection?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Ellis Goldstein

November 2004
"Poor Talk: Is it Poisoning Your Ministry?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Henri Moreau

October 2004
"Muller, Taylor, or Moody: Whose Approach is Best?"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: David Dougherty

September 2004
"Standing Firm: Not Starting Until They Get to 100%"
Steve Shadrach
2nd Opinion: Scott Morton