Adjust your Focus

One major key in giving being transformational as opposed to transactional is where the need is focused.  TG focuses on the need of the person to give not just the need you have to receive.  Here is a good quote from a recent article in Outcomes magazine about the role of 'need' in giving.

Generous giving ultimately flows to need-meeting ministries with vision, not needy ministries.   Our ministries need to be worthy of people support because we are fulfilling a God-ordained purpose, managing our ministries well, stewarding the resources we’ve been entrusted, and caring about and for our givers and those we service

 

I would make one small change to this quote to help both the giver and receiver. Change Our ministries need to be worthy of people support because we are fulfilling a God-ordained purpose

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Our ministries need to be worthy of people support because we are fulfilling a God-ordained purpose, along with the givers' call to also fulfill their God-ordained purpose.

We know giving is needed not just for the recipient but for the giver.  The call God has given the one the giving is as critical as the call of your ministries purpose. 

I love the line above that helps us not to focus on being needy.  When you stop acting needy and start serving and caring for your givers, you will see fruit!