Multiplying the Stewardship Army

Even the best fundraiser or development officer cannot, and should not, try to marshall all of the resources by himself or herself.

The key to spreading and sharing the story is through multiplying ourselves through staff and other friends of the school.

Our Lord Jesus started with a small band of 12, taught them through intense and regular fellowship and ministry, and they (the disciples) grew and became teachers and multipliers themselves.

What can we learn from the Master Teacher as to how to extend and expand our ministry?

1. Close contact - Jesus didn't pontificate from afar and expect his disciples to get it; He was in close regular relationship with them
2. Full-orbed relationship - Jesus was always concerned about the whole person
3. Repeating the message - None of us get the message the first time; we need to have repeated and taught in many ways
4. On-the-job training - Jesus took His disciples with Him as he ministered so they could learn by doing when they were ready

For us, we should always look for those who we can "bring along" in our work so that more relationships can be fostered.

Another advantage of multiplication is that there are supporters of the school or ministry who will connect with someone else better than they will with us. This is natural and we should not be so haughty to think that we are best for every communication.

If we employ this multiplication approach think of how many additional "evangelists" we could have trained!