I hear this all the time working with church planters, “I talked to that church today and they said they didn’t have money to support us.” Well of course they said that. What church, especially in this economy, is going to say, “Oh, thank you for calling. We’ve been wondering what we were going to do with that extra $50,000.” Instead they look at their bank account and say no. Most church planters give up or that point or just wait until later and ask again and get told no again. That’s the definition of insanity by the way: doing the same thing and expecting different results. Instead church planters need to learn to turn a no into a yes. When they say no, ask them if they would be willing to donate a few man hours to the project. They’ll say yes. They’d sound kind of jerky if they said no, so even if they don’t mean it they’ll say yes. Then hit them with this. Can you help me organize a fund raising event in your community? Perhaps a golf tournament, maybe an eBay sale, the possibilities are endless. The money is there they just need to spend a few man hours to get it.
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