--- product_id: 1695619 title: "A Spirituality of Fundraising: The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series" price: "VT4838" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1695619-a-spirituality-of-fundraising-the-henri-nouwen-spirituality-series store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # A Spirituality of Fundraising: The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series **Price:** VT4838 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Spirituality of Fundraising: The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series - **How much does it cost?** VT4838 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1695619-a-spirituality-of-fundraising-the-henri-nouwen-spirituality-series) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Do you serve on your church's stewardship committee or need to raise money for a mission trip or some other faith-based cause? Perhaps the thought of asking people for money intimidates you. It's time to change the way you think about fundraising. "Fundraising is, first and foremost, a ministry," best-selling author and renowned spiritual teacher Henri Nouwen writes. "It's a way of announcing our vision and inviting other people into our mission." Nouwen encourages us to see fundraising as spiritual work and approach it confidently. "Fundraising is precisely the opposite of begging," he points out. Unlike most business/leadership books, A Spirituality of Fundraising is brief and can easily be read in one sitting. Sections of this booklet include: Fundraising as Ministry Helping the Kingdom Come About Our Security Base People Who Are Rich Asking A New Communion Prayer and Gratitude Your Kingdom Come Nouwen's insights will upend your thoughts about fundraising. Never again will you feel like you're begging for money. Instead, you'll see your work as true ministry. A must-read for leaders in churches, nonprofits, ministries, and businesses! Review: The right understanding of Christian-motivated fundraising. - If you're dreading fund raising, read this book! Review: upside down - Henri Nouwen's A SPIRITUALITY OF FUNDRAISING is a book I need to read again every year in order to keep my bearings. My own battle with fundraising has seen some success and some notable failure. I was raised to believe that a decent person never asked anyone for money. Nouwen's little book turns that idea upside down. Or, better said, rightside up. For Nouwen, asking people to become generous and even sacrificial stewards is offering those people the gift of conversion. He means this in the deepest, process-oriented, open sense of the word. Seen this way, it is a service rendered. Ministry extended. I need this. Nouwen starts strong: 'Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission. Fundraising is precisely the opposite of begging. When we seek to raise funds we are not saying, "Please, could you help us out because lately it's been hard." Rather, we are declaring, "We have a vision that is amazing and exciting. We are inviting you to invest yourself through the resources that God has given you—your energy, your prayers, and your money—in this work to which God has called us." Our invitation is clear and confident because we trust that our vision and mission are like "trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither" (Ps. 1:3).' A winsome, God-fueled lightness of spirit pervades Nouwen's reflection on fundraising, a light-heartedness that is seldom evidenced on the subject. We are freed, in the best rather than the self-serving sense of the phrase, to be free as we seek funding. Indeed, Nouwen writes about such in connection with our ultimate security: 'If our security is totally in God, then we are free to ask for money. Only when we are free from money can we ask freely for others to give it. This is the conversion to which fundraising as ministry call us.' So it is not only the person receiving our request, but we ourselves who encounter the opportunity of conversion as we go about this work. I have grown weary of fundraising *technique*. My soul longs for a gospel-grounded understanding of this otherwise distasteful task. Nouwen provides it in A SPIRITUALITY OF FUNDRAISING, this reviewer's annual reading on the topic. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #15,216 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Christian Stewardship (Books) #10 in Christian Church Administration (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,114 Reviews | ## Images ![A Spirituality of Fundraising: The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61jT1tezt7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The right understanding of Christian-motivated fundraising. *by G***G on March 15, 2026* If you're dreading fund raising, read this book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ upside down *by D***R on December 31, 2016* Henri Nouwen's A SPIRITUALITY OF FUNDRAISING is a book I need to read again every year in order to keep my bearings. My own battle with fundraising has seen some success and some notable failure. I was raised to believe that a decent person never asked anyone for money. Nouwen's little book turns that idea upside down. Or, better said, rightside up. For Nouwen, asking people to become generous and even sacrificial stewards is offering those people the gift of conversion. He means this in the deepest, process-oriented, open sense of the word. Seen this way, it is a service rendered. Ministry extended. I need this. Nouwen starts strong: 'Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission. Fundraising is precisely the opposite of begging. When we seek to raise funds we are not saying, "Please, could you help us out because lately it's been hard." Rather, we are declaring, "We have a vision that is amazing and exciting. We are inviting you to invest yourself through the resources that God has given you—your energy, your prayers, and your money—in this work to which God has called us." Our invitation is clear and confident because we trust that our vision and mission are like "trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither" (Ps. 1:3).' A winsome, God-fueled lightness of spirit pervades Nouwen's reflection on fundraising, a light-heartedness that is seldom evidenced on the subject. We are freed, in the best rather than the self-serving sense of the phrase, to be free as we seek funding. Indeed, Nouwen writes about such in connection with our ultimate security: 'If our security is totally in God, then we are free to ask for money. Only when we are free from money can we ask freely for others to give it. This is the conversion to which fundraising as ministry call us.' So it is not only the person receiving our request, but we ourselves who encounter the opportunity of conversion as we go about this work. I have grown weary of fundraising *technique*. My soul longs for a gospel-grounded understanding of this otherwise distasteful task. Nouwen provides it in A SPIRITUALITY OF FUNDRAISING, this reviewer's annual reading on the topic. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good and quick read *by J***J on November 11, 2025* Very good and quick read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1695619-a-spirituality-of-fundraising-the-henri-nouwen-spirituality-series](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/1695619-a-spirituality-of-fundraising-the-henri-nouwen-spirituality-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-12*