The reason so many church leaders walk away from raising money is that it comes at a high cost.

Raising money is going to cost you…

Time….it takes time to share your story and you never get the luxury of only sharing it only once and only through one medium.

Energy…it takes energy to discover what God is calling your church to do or become.

Effort…it takes effort to develop a strategy and define actionable items that create results.

People…it takes people encouraging others to get involved and there will always be someone who will leave your church using money as an excuse for his or her departure.

Money…it takes money to raise money and you might need to look outside your staff for guidance along the way.

Of course, the ability to fully fund your church and facilitate eternal life change and spiritual formation should be worth whatever it costs you along the way.

But if the cost just seems too high and appears to involve too much work, don’t do anything different. Nothing bad will happen immediately. Over time you will help direct money and people to other churches who are willing to incur the cost in exchange for seeing the evidence of life change.

Raising money will ALWAYS cost you something!