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As I presented our annual budget to our board, I knew this coming year was a big step up for us as a ministry. As a former accountant my focus became too much about covering payroll.
Fortunately, my board wisely redirected me to focus on the key to funding. People fund vision, not expense.
Nehemiah was a great vision caster. In Nehemiah 2 he told the Financee people of Jerusalem, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”
Nehemiah’s vision was completed in only 52 days.
Raising money to cover payroll is a struggle. But if you have a compelling vision, the money will follow.
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