Funding Ministry with Five Loaves and Two Fishes

by Rosario Picardo; Mike Slaughter

Publisher:

Abingdon Press

, 2016

Overview

Clergy are trained to preach, teach, and lead a congregation in spiritual matters. However, there is very little training for clergy when it comes to the “business” matters of the church-finances, debt reduction, fundraising, and building maintenance. The added and sometimes unexpected load for clergy can become cumbersome and extremely stressful. In addition, the decline of the church and the passing of key funders of churches leave many pastors with dying churches and few resources to do anything about it.

Author Rosario Picardo has been in this very position. As a pastor, Picardo launched a church in a movie theater with no people and very little financial support. He also revitalized a dying congregation in a deteriorating physical structure. Through trials and failures, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, God provided, and Picardo learned new ways for reaching the least and lost, and for growing disciples. In Funding Ministry with Five Loaves and Two Fish, Picardo shares the lessons he’s learned with confidence that other leaders can do the same. He demonstrates how, step by faithful step.

Key Features

This book features practical application and fresh ideas drawn from real life experience with ways for fitting insights into a variety of church settings and congregations.

The burden of doing ministry with decreasing financial resources is widely felt across churches in mainline denominations. This book provides practical ideas and solutions.

It also offers hope for those who feel like their situation is beyond help and conviction that God is still using and desires to use the Church to spread the Good News, reach the lost and make disciples.

Product Details

• Title : Funding Ministry with Five Loaves and Two Fishes
• Authors:
  • Picardo, Rosario
  • Slaughter, Mike
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• ISBN: 9781501818936