Fundie fundraising--Holy Crap, Batman!

[teriyaki jones]

My husband got the following email at work through a wholly non-related discussion group he subscribes to.

Conference will be led by a "dynamic duo" (Batman and Robin??) and will teach, among other important things, about "GOD's DESIRE TO DIVEST THE BODY OF CHRIST OF ITS WEALTH"--Yikes!

MINISTRY LEADER's FAITH & FUNDRAISING CONFERENCE - October 23-24, 2007 - Columbia, SC <http://www.nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org>
CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE YOUR COMPLIMENTARY NONPROFIT MINISTRY FUNDRAISER's DESKTOOL...NOW!!!! <http://www.nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org>
REGISTER TODAY ONLINE!!!! THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT. Visit http://www.nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org <http://www.nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org> or call 803-808-5084!!!!

REGISTER TODAY BY PHONE CALL 803-808-5084!!!!
Dear Ministry Leader,
FAITH & FUNDRAISING CONFERENCE Participants Will:
- Receive CRITICAL TOOLS you'll need to raise 5, 6, & 7 Figure Gifts Within the Body of Christ.
- Internalize the Pauline Approach to the Raising of Charitable Monies.
- Comprehend both Old & New Testament Fundraising Models.
- Understand the Role of the Holy Spirit in Relationship Building.
- Discover Unique Needs of Christian Philanthropists and How to Respond to Them.
- Realize the IMPORTANCE OF MAJOR DONOR MINISTRY?
- Learn about the TOP 10 FUNDRAISING OFFICERS of the BIBLE.
- Meet with Kingdom Philanthropists Who Give and Raise Money.
- Learn how to raise the BIG GIFT from our Nation's TOP EXECUTIVES OF FAITH.
- Spend time with CHRISTIAN COLLEAGUES glorifying our Heavenly Father.
For over a decade Wes Rediger and Jimmy LaRose <http://www.nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org/jplrcom.php> have been inspiring audiences around the world as to the breadth, width, depth, and height of GOD's DESIRE TO DIVEST THE BODY OF CHRIST OF ITS WEALTH. This dynamic duo preaches that both believers and eternity are served when Christians BOLDLY ASK ANOTHER TO INVEST IN A CAUSE THAT ADVANCES GOD's KINGDOM. To demonstrate these Biblical principles Wesley and Jimmy have invited Philanthropists & Faculty of Faith from across the Nation to teach NONPROFIT MINISTRY LEADERS the truth about the raising of money within the BODY OF CHRIST.
This two-day minstry conference has been designed to inspire you to RAISE MAJOR GIFTS FOR YOUR NONPROFIT! Attendees will receive the WRITTEN TOOLS, SAMPLE TEMPLATES, CHECKLISTS, WORKSHEETS, and CURRICULUM needed to create and implement a sound faith-based fundraising plan. Plus...you'll receive Five Continuing Education Units issued by CLEMSON UNIVERSITY.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Pastors, Non-Profit Executives, Board Members, Volunteers, Executive Directors, Development Officers, Special Event Coordinators, and Marketing Directors, who want to increase their knowledge and skills in the areas of nonprofit advancement, fundraising, and development. Our nationally recognized faculty will challenge everything you believe about the raising of money.
REGISTER TODAY: THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT!!! <https://nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org>
REGISTER TODAY ONLINE!!!! THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT. Visit http://www.nationaldevelopmentinstitute.org/ or call 803-808-5084!!!!!

REGISTER TODAY BY PHONE CALL 803-808-5084!!!!!!

[MNDemNY]

1. I'll wait for the seminar on "Money Changing", Thank you.

[jobycom]

2. TOP 10 FUNDRAISING OFFICERS of the BIBLE?

Like the ones Jesus drove from the Temple, or the ones who told to give away all their wealth to follow him?

[Buzz Clik]

3. "Divesting the body of Christ"??? Sheeeit! Somebody is going to hell.

As George Burns said in "Oh, God!" (chastising a televangelist for making millions of dollars in God's name): "Tell him is he wants to make money, he should sell earth shoes."

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Why was "praise God with other Christians" the last item in their list?

And why do I hear the sound of many boots, marching?

[BlooInBloo]

5. (shrug) We're killing 'em in fundraising. Let them scrape the bottom of the barrel.

http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/06/fundraising_leaks.php

[AndyTiedye]

6. Doesn't Matter How Much Money We Raise -- They Own All the Networks

[BlooInBloo]

7. Then there's no point in talking about fundraising *at all*. We're doomed! DOOMED!!!

[AndyTiedye]

10. No, but "We're Killing them in Fundraising" Does Not Reflect

what we will see on our TV screens next year. You know that as well as I do.
The Repiglickin' media will give their friends all the free airtime they want.

We were "killing them in fundrasing" in 2004, yet President Kerry is conspicuous by his absence from the White House.

We are not doomed -- if we can go around the "news" media the way Al Gore has done.
Unfortunately, the only one who can do that in 2008 is Al Gore.

WE NEED YOU, AL!

[BlooInBloo]

11. Kindly point me to where I said word 1 about anything being reflected on tv screens?

And did we really kill republicans in fundraising in 2004? I don't remember that.

[AndyTiedye]

17. We Were Raising Money Faster Than Kerry's Campaign Could Spend It

But a few more minutes of Dem ad time would have been lost in the ocean of BushLove eminating from every TV screen anyway,
so the campaign ended up with a subsantial surplus. Not enough to buy a TV network though. Not even close.

[Warpy]

8. I just wonder what the faithful who are having trouble paying

the light bill, filling the car, and putting enough food on the table to keep everybody alive think about this one. They're already getting socked for 10%.

I doubt those bible study workbooks ever have the "give all you have to the poor and follow me" and "what you give to the least of these you give to me" verses in them. Certainly they'll be hard pressed to twist a few verses out of context to say "live on the streets and eat out of garbage cans to promote a mega church minister's lavish lifestyle."

I've always had a very unsympathetic attitude to most organized religions, thinking the shepherd and his flock analogy was a dead giveaway: the shepherd cares for his flock to make them easier to fleece.

This corporatized tract makes me think I was right and that makes me sad. I know too many good people who go to church and don't have a clue about this stuff and I know it's not my job to tell them.

None of these good people are stupid. They will find out eventually. Churches that are going corporate are playing with fire and will get burned.

[blogslut]

9. pffft!

You ain't got the good stuff until you get the prayer rug or the magic image of Jesus. I got one of those just two weeks ago. The prayer rug. It's paper but if I pray to teh Jesus on it, after I send my 'donation', I get whatever I want!

[redqueen]

16. It's so sad that I can't tell if you made that up...

or if it's really something out there that people could actually buy.

[blogslut]

19. not made up

The fundy literature around here is nutty, I tells ya! End of the world conferences. Last days seminars. How god will make you rich festivals. Been going on for almost 30 years now. Good old West Texas.

[redqueen]

20. *sigh*

i knew it!

i didn't wanna know it, but i frickin knew it!

(native dallasite... remember tilton? UGH!)

[northzax]

12. what's an 'Old Testament Fundraising Model'?

give us money or we will kill your first born son and sell your wife into slavery?

[npincus]

13. luv your name: "teriyaki jones"!

:applause:

[teriyaki jones]

18. Thanks!

When I married Mr. Jones (my second, and favorite husband so far) I had to do something to avoid becoming completely generic--and to differentiate myself from my namesake in Monty Python!

Terry

[johnaries]

14. Is this a religion or a Pyramid Scheme? nt

[kestrel91316]

15. Sounds like they want the rich to give all their money away to

fundie churches and fundie educational institutions, rather than to the poor.

I'm thinking Jesus might not exactly be pleased by this angle.......