June MPD Made Simple: Pray for every ministry partner by name and mail personal, hand-written notes to 20. Log your completed challenge at navs.me/mpdmadesimple.
We can help.
Underfunded ministry can feel like a stone in your shoe - it's irritating until you stop and fix it. Our MPD solutions bring relief and focus to your ministry.
Raising support can feel daunting, so you avoid it at all costs. Our MPD solutions make an intimidating, complex process simple and easy...maybe even fun!
Raising support without the right resources is like using a hammer to cut a piece of wood. Whether you need training, coaching, or resources, we have everything you need to reach full funding.
3 simple steps to financially healthy ministry
Choose your MPD solutionI am so glad I did an MPD sprint! I wish I would have known about this two years ago. Thank you, MPD team, for all you do!
- Amanda, Nav20s
My MPD coach was an answer to prayers! He kept God and His Word at the center of MPD and gave expert feedback on the actual process. He really sought to understand our unique situation, tailor his approach, and yet still challenge our attitudes in grace and kindness.
- Rebecca, World Missions
I dreaded support-raising coming into MPD training but left rejuvenated, confident in my abilities, and excited to raise support all summer long!
- Jake, Collegiate
See what God has provided to fellow Navigators since Fall 2018.
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Don’t limp along in underfunded ministry. Our MPD Programs provide you with a plan and a trained coach to expand your ministry partner team and raise new monthly support. Alongside fellow support-raising staff, champion each other towards full funding and celebrate God’s provision together!
Raising support can feel like driving across the country without a GPS. You might get to where you’re going eventually, but stress and frustration will be screaming at you from the back seat. We’ll give you a clear, doable plan that puts you on the most direct route to full funding and peace of mind.
How many athletes qualified for the Olympics solely on their own? (Hint: none). A great coach helps you overcome obstacles that have kept you from succeeding in the past. Your MPD coach will guide you through every step of the support-raising process so you know you’re doing it right.
Some things are too hard to do alone. Even Moses needed Aaron and Hur to hold up his arms to defeat the Amalekites (Ex. 17:12-14). Reaching full funding actually feels possible when you can share the joys, struggles, frustrations, and successes with fellow support-raising staff.
All of our programs offer a clear plan, coaching, and camaraderie. The programs differ in audience, duration, hourly commitment, and when they are offered.
A 5-week program for current staff who commit 20 hours per week to raising support. Offered January, April, June, and October.
A 10-week program for current staff who commit 10 hours per week to raising support. Offered January, June, and October.
A summer program exclusively for Collegiate SITs to coach new EDGErs in raising support while also raising support themselves. Submit applications here.
A 3-day training event to equip new staff in the fundamentals of the ministry of partner development.
Most brand-new Navigator staff don’t know how to raise support. We offer expert interactive training in the simple principles and practice of biblical support-raising so they are confident and competent to reach full funding and live out their Calling.
You are a new Navigator staff who needs to raise support for your ministry.
*Current Navigator staff may attend under certain circumstances. Contact mpd@navigators.org directly to discuss this.
Most new staff have a thousand questions about support-raising, so we leave no stone unturned. Learn everything you need at our MPD Training to successfully raise support for your new Navigator ministry.
A lot of seminars are dull and dry. How many times have you nodded off to the droning of a talking head? Our MPD Training has you moving, practicing, and even laughing as we teach, model, and coach biblical support-raising.
Did you know Jesus had financial supporters? Our MPD Training will help you discover the biblical principles of support-raising, radically transform your own faith, and focus your perception of “fundraising” on what it actually is, the ministry of partner development.
MPD Training is included in New Staff Orientation (NSO). Contact Staff Services at staff.services@navigators.org or (844) 894-NAVS (toll free) to receive more information about NSO.
Raising support without the right resources is like building an Ikea table without instructions. It’s frustrating and difficult, and you’ll always wonder when the table will fall apart. Our MPD Resources provide you with clear, simple, and doable instructions so you can be confident you’re raising support the right way.
There’s no need to reinvent the wheel. Our expert team has already prepared everything you need to be successful in the Ministry of Partner Development. Use our MPD Resources to save yourself the hassle of figuring things out on your own.
People use what they trust. That’s why we created MPD Resources that echo back to the apostle Paul’s practices 2,000 years ago. Feel confident that no matter your context or ministry, you’re raising support effectively and biblically.
It can be hard to remember everything you learned in MPD Training. So anytime you need a refresher, day or night, you can find what you need with our MPD Resources.
Teaching, tools, and videos for every step of the support-raising process.
Bible Studies and devotionals to grow one’s faith and reinforce the ministry of partner development.
Samples, templates, and tips to help you communicate clearly to your ministry partners.
mpd@navigators.org
you are a current staff needing to raise $500+ in new monthly support and can dedicate 20 hours per week for 5 weeks to raising support.
you are a current staff needing to raise $500+ in new monthly support and can dedicate 10 hours per week for 10 weeks to raising support.
The budget leap to SiT or Nav Rep can feel intimidating and raising support alone is just plain discouraging. Our SiT Coaching Sprint places you in the dual role of receiving and providing coaching, resources, accountability, and encouragement so you can reach full funding and help EDGErs do the same.
You are a collegiate SiT staff who*:
Yes! By the end of the 2019 SiT Coaching Sprint, 90% of participating SiT were in surplus and the EDGE class average was 91% fully funded, a 30% increase from the previous year alone!
“THANK YOU for this program! It was an answer to our desperate prayers for help in support-raising. This program and the coaching we received reaches far past this summer – it will impact the long-term health of The Navigators on both our campuses and throughout our region! We now feel empowered to raise support for the long haul and implement healthy rhythms of support-raising into our regular campus schedules because scraping by is not okay.” – SiT Coach
“Words can’t describe how much my SiTers valued the training and experience they received. Even Campus Directors are noticing a difference!”
– trained MPD Coach
“I felt more motivated to raise support than I have in a long time! I wouldn’t have worked as hard as I did without this program. Having a coach to push and encourage me, a clear goal, and the accountability of raising support with the EDGErs I coached was exactly what I needed. I loved encouraging, celebrating, and empathizing with the EDGErs as we raised support together!”
– SiT Coach
Relationships with ministry partners and funding dwindle when your year-end appeal is the only communication partners receive from you all year. MPD Made Simple helps you nurture partner relationships year-round in bite-sized, do-able steps. Come year-end, you feel confident to ask and partners feel comfortable to give!
Subscribe and you’ll receive weekly emails that guide you through each simple step of MPD Made Simple. The program gives you:
The 5 Months of Christmas is a simple program for successful year-end funding. Follow the weekly MPD Made Simple emails September through January to ensure your funding is where it needs to be when 2023 arrives.
Download the 2022 5 Months of Christmas Quick Guide for an overview of the 5-month year-end funding plan.
Download the 5 Months of Christmas Funding Letter Toolkit for the resources you’ll need for year-end funding.
You’ll be eligible for great prizes when you complete monthly challenges and even greater prizes when you complete multiple months.
If postage costs could keep you from mailing a year-end funding letter, postage assistance—up to $100—is available. Contact mpd@navigators.org.
Not getting MPD Made Simple emails on Wednesdays? Let us know at mpd@navigators.org.
Download the 2021 5 Months of Christmas Quick Guide