This week I'd like to continue our discussion about lapsed champions. (You can check out last week's post where I touched on the great value of a champion covenant). One of the interesting conversations from the MIF labs this month on lapsed champions was discerning not only who has lapsed (that seemed to be the easy part), but of those who have lapsed, which ones are really "of us" that you need to fully invest your time in reconnecting with (this phrase "of us" is taken from 1 John 2:19...
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These past two months I’ve been living, eating and drinking the topic of lapsed champions (you know, those individuals who were once part of your ministry and cause by giving, volunteering, serving, etc, but have fallen away for one reason or another). In future posts I’ll share a few stories from ministries who boldly went out to reconnect with some of their lapsed champions, but today I’d like to comment on something I think every ministry should have or be working on as part of their...
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