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A missions support dinner is a great tool for new and veteran missionaries. If you are a new missionary you might want to schedule a few smaller events at some friends houses or one large event in your churches fellowship hall to gather people together so that you can present (see […]

Missions Support Dinner

December 2, 2016 in Care Team / Communication / Fundraiser Ideas / Missionary Care / Sending Church/Missions Organization / Support Raising / The Missions Pastors Role / Ways to Help On The Field Missionaries by Mike Thiemann

A dessert gathering is a great tool for new and veteran missionaries. If you are a new missionary you might want to schedule a few smaller events at some friends houses or one large event in your churches fellowship hall to gather people together so that you can present (see developing […]

Dessert Gathering

December 1, 2016 in Care Team / Communication / Finances / Fundraiser Ideas / Missionary Care / Sending Church/Missions Organization / Support Raising / The Missions Pastors Role / Ways to Help On The Field Missionaries by Mike Thiemann

As a missionary having an organized contact list is massively important. Initially it is a lot of work to put together but in the long run it will make your life a lot easier when it comes to communication. First off, what is this contact list for? Well, this is […]

Developing a Contact List

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann

Remember that there are no such things as a lone ranger missionary. It is phenomenally important that you are under the care and leadership of your pastor/s. They are the men that God has placed over you as your shepherd and are the ones ultimately responsible for you. “Have confidence […]

Communicating with Your Church Leadership

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Getting plugged back into church life / Handling Crisis and Personal Security / Missionary Care / Sending Church/Missions Organization / The Missions Pastors Role / The Sr. Pastors Role / Warfare / Ways to Help On The Field Missionaries by Mike Thiemann

Social media and and our cultures are becoming one and the same. Whatever you opinion is of social media here is the reality – it ain’t going anywhere anytime soon. Instead of kicking against the goods of mainstream cultural media trends why not prayerfully use it for the furtherance of […]

Social Media

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Fundraiser Ideas / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann

One amazing thing about our world today is how easy it is to bring someone from California to a Bible Study in Nepal. With simply your smartphone you can capture a 30 second video that puts someone right in the room where they can heart the singing and see the […]

Videos

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Fundraiser Ideas / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann

The old English Idiom “A picture is worth a thousand words” is absolute true. I cannot stress the importance of the need for high quality pictures as part of your communication repertoire.Case in point, how many of you scroll down Facebook and skip every post that includes just text but […]

Pictures

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann

The initial support letter is key because it is the “kick-off” of your support raising efforts. This is a letter you want to take your time and draft/design it well. Here are some helpful steps to get you through the task: Goals – The primary goal is to clearly and […]

Initial Support Letter

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Finances / Fundraiser Ideas / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann

The dreaded monthly update letter! It causes missionaries to tremble at just the mention of the task. I would like to discuss the importance of the monthly update letter, the content of the letter and where the letter fits within the grand vision of communication. Importance I have received a […]

Monthly Update Letters

December 1, 2016 in Communication / Fundraiser Ideas / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann

Missionaries tend to get what I call “missions tunnels vision” once they get to the mission field. What do I mean by that? I mean that the missionary gets fully engulfed in the ministry (which is not bad) on the mission field and completely forgets everyone/everything else that they left […]

Keeping in Touch with Family, Friends & Donors

November 30, 2016 in Communication / Support Raising by Mike Thiemann