Comments on: You have to Ask http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/ Learning :: Becoming :: Failing To Live A Missional Life Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chrismarlow http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 chrismarlow Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:12:05 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=2006#comment-1680 Zulu,<br />Thanks for the comment and wisdom. What part of Africa are you in? I'll check out your blog!<br /><br /><br />Shalom Zulu,
Thanks for the comment and wisdom. What part of Africa are you in? I'll check out your blog!

Shalom

]]> By: zulusafari http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 zulusafari Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:33:25 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=2006#comment-1679 Having just raised funding for 2 years to go overseas long-term as a missionary, I would agree with you 50/50. There were a good handfull of folks who did not want that direct ask. There's no doubt in my mind that as a marketer, communicator and western gen-xer, I want to be asked as do my peers. But many of the older supporters are shied away when there is that direct ask. Your results may be larger, your money raised faster, but I would hesitate to say that the quality of the givers is not the same. I love all of my supporters dearly and some of them are VERY old school in many ways. Some of them would not have been supporters had I asked directly and my ministry would have suffered. Some of these folks are our most fervent prayers for us and for our ministry. Moral of the story... know your audience. PS. just found you on twitter and look forward to watching your online space. Having just raised funding for 2 years to go overseas long-term as a missionary, I would agree with you 50/50. There were a good handfull of folks who did not want that direct ask. There's no doubt in my mind that as a marketer, communicator and western gen-xer, I want to be asked as do my peers. But many of the older supporters are shied away when there is that direct ask. Your results may be larger, your money raised faster, but I would hesitate to say that the quality of the givers is not the same. I love all of my supporters dearly and some of them are VERY old school in many ways. Some of them would not have been supporters had I asked directly and my ministry would have suffered. Some of these folks are our most fervent prayers for us and for our ministry.

Moral of the story… know your audience.

PS. just found you on twitter and look forward to watching your online space.

]]> By: chrismarlow http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 chrismarlow Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:11:41 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=2006#comment-1678 Shannon, You're doing good work man. Keep it up! Shannon,
You're doing good work man. Keep it up!

]]> By: chrismarlow http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 chrismarlow Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:09:24 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=2006#comment-1677 Jason-good to hang with you today. Thx for the compliment! Jason-good to hang with you today. Thx for the compliment!

]]> By: rshannonsmith http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 rshannonsmith Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:10:30 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=2006#comment-1676 Great post. It's like you were talking to me. Great post. It's like you were talking to me.

]]> By: Jason Kovacs http://www.simplymissional.com/2009/02/you-have-to-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 Jason Kovacs Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:47:40 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=2006#comment-1675 Amen! I struggle with the same thing. This is an encouraging word. Amen! I struggle with the same thing. This is an encouraging word.

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