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Q&A: Answers
to Commonly Asked Questions |
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WHO is the source and radio voice for
these 40 FREE sixty second radio spots about people's
"journey to generosity" true stories?
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WHICH national leaders have endorsed
Dr. Brian Kluth's generosity ministry?
WHY is this national radio/online
campaign being launched?
WHAT are the 5 SIMPLE STEPS radio
ministries should do to use the 40 FREE radio spots and the
FREE 40 Day online eDevotional to inspire generosity and
increase giving to God's work among their listening
audience?
WHAT additional ideas and resources
are available for radio ministries to use in this 40 day
generosity campaign?
WILL additional sixty second
radio spots (beyond the original 40 true stories) be
available in the future?
WHO was involved in the production of
these radio spots and campaign?
Can radio stations or media ministries
receive the audio files without the embedded music so they
can create their own intros/endings/music?
WHO should I contact if I
have additional questions?
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Who is the source and radio voice
for these 40 FREE sixty second radio spots about people's
"journey to generosity" true stories?
Dr. Brian Kluth is a pastor,
bestselling generosity author, speaker, media commentator, and Sharathon guest. Prior to becoming a pastor he was the
national president of the Christian Stewardship Association.
He has been a conference and seminar speaker for ECFA, Promise
Keepers, NRB, GMA, CSA, CMA/CLA, Moody's Pastors' Conference, and other Christian
Associations and events. He has been interviewed by NBC,
CBN, 20/20, Chronicle of Philanthropy,
WORLD magazine, Christianity Today,
leading newspapers, and many
radio stations and talk show
programs programs on
matters of generosity and charitable/church giving. His "40 Day
Journey to a More Generous Life" devotional has become a
bestseller with 400,000 copies in print and translations
underway in over 40 foreign languages. This devotional has
been effectively used by hundreds of churches and ministries to
inspire greater generosity and increased giving in the midst of
difficult economic times.
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Which national leaders have endorsed Dr.
Brian Kluth's generosity ministry?
Howard Dayton of Crown Financial Ministries, Lauren Libby of
Trans World Radio, George Barna, Ron Blue of Kingdom
Advisors, Dick Towner of Willow Creek's Good Sense Movement,
Tony Evans of The Urban Alternative, and
many others.
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Why is this national radio & online generosity
campaign being launched?
Many people are feeling financial fears and
stress because of difficult economic times. Giving has
been decreasing to ministries and churches. We are
at a crucial time when people everywhere need the hope that
God's Word provides and the inspiration to make giving a
spiritual priorities in their lives. Through the use of
inspirational stories and Biblical truth from over 400
Scriptures in the online eDevotional, Dr. Brian Kluth is being
used by the LORD to help inspire generosity and increased giving
everywhere.
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What are the 5 SIMPLE STEPS
radio
ministries should do to use the 40 FREE radio spots and the FREE
40 Day online eDevotional to inspire generosity and increase
giving to God's work among their listening audience?
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PREVIEW
the radio spots.
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DECIDE
what day/date to begin airing these 40 daily radio spots.
NOTE: Some stations are using these spots year-round and
others are using them in the weeks before their Sharathon.
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DOWNLOAD
the radio spots individually or send in an
EMAIL request to receive a link to a ZIP FILE with all 40 MP3 spots.
NOTE: Some stations have been requesting the audio spots
WITHOUT a music background so they can embed their own
choice of music. If you would like a ZIP FILE with all
40 MP3 audio spots (without music), just send us an
EMAIL and we will send you the download link you need.
Stations can also choose to use the written scripts to
record the spots with their own staff or local talent and
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CHOOSE
a "40 Day Journey to Generosity"
website graphic for the
free eDevotional and put it on your website homepage.
Also include information about this 40 day campaign in
emails, eNewsletters, and/or print newsletters you send to
your listeners.
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PLAY
the daily radio spots and talk about the stories and the
free 40 day eDevotional on the air.
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What additional ideas and generosity
resources are available to radio ministries?
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INTERVIEW:
You can schedule Dr. Brian Kluth to talk about the
GiveWithJoy.org campaign, generosity, what is happening with
giving in America, and the story about his unexpected
bestselling 40 Day Generous Life devotional. CLICK
HERE to download a list of possible interview questions.
INCLUDE 40 DAY eDEVOTIONAL INFO IN
EMAILS TO LISTENERS & DONORS:
You can send them news about this campaign AND/OR you can
send daily emails for the 40 Days prior to your Sharathon.
"Cut and paste" the
daily
eDevotional link in your email. You could also
include a link to the "donate now" page on your website.
INVITE CALLS FROM LISTENERS:
Ask your listener's to call in with their own stories about
God's grace in their journey to generosity. If possible
record these stories for playback later. NOTE: Dr. Kluth
has found that there are two things that lead people to
become more generous in their life. First, is hearing true
stories about other people's journey to generosity. Second,
is instructions in the Scriptures about what God's Word says
about finances and giving. That is why this nationwide
campaign focuses on true stories and then giving people a
free online eDevotional that will give them Biblical
principles and 400 Scripture verses to help guide people's
finances and generosity.
INCLUDE GENEROSITY-INSPIRING PREMIUMS
IN YOUR FUNDRAISING AND SHARATHON PLANS:
A number of radio stations and ministries are purchasing Dr.
Brian Kluth's generosity resources as premium giveaways and
donor appreciation gifts. Dr. Kluth has discounted the
prices on his generosity up to 85% for media ministries.
CLICK HERE and go to the 2nd page of this flyer for
special pricing and customizing options. If you are a
media client of ShareMedia Services,
CLICK HERE.
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Will additional sixty second radio spots
(beyond the original 40 true stories) be available in the
future?
If the first 40 "journey to generosity" true
story radio spots are well received and radio stations request
more spots, Dr. Brian Kluth is open to recording more stories to
be played on the radio. If you would like to see this
happen, please
EMAIL
your request to Dr. Brian Kluth.
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Who was involved in the production
of these radio spots and campaign?
Reach Global in Colorado Springs provided
studio time and staff for Dr. Brian Kluth to record these spots.
Editing was done by Bob Allen of
BobAllenAudio.com in Nashville. Todd Isberner and Jim
Smith of ShareMedia Services and Brad Fisk of Brad Fisk Media
have been advisors for this radio and online generosity
campaign.
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8 - CAN radio stations or media ministries receive
the audio files without the embedded music so they can create
their own intros/endings/music?
Yes. Any radio station or media ministry is allowed to
receive the original audio tracks so they can edit the spots,
add their own intro and ending, and choose their own music
background. For instructions on how to download the
original files,
CLICK HERE
to send in your request.
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Who
should I contact if I have additional questions?
Contact Brian Kluth on his cell phone (719-930-4000) or send him
an
EMAIL
and he will be glad to answer any questions you have and to
assist you in every way possible.
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Scripts/Print Version of True
Stories for Week 1 |
Day 1 – A single mom’s grocery money
Nancy was a single
mother with young children. Her ex-husband sent her only a small
amount of grocery money every week--so small it couldn’t even feed 1
person, much less her family of 4. But Nancy decided to begin giving
to God from her little bit of grocery money and trust Him to
provide. Shortly after, she got a job with a cookbook company. The
company paid Nancy to go grocery shopping and prepare meals so they
could take photographs for their cookbooks. When they were done
taking pictures, Nancy could keep the food she had purchased and
prepared. Isn’t that an amazing story of God’s goodness? Nancy
learned that even if you’re poor, you still need to learn to give
from whatever you have.
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
Day 2 - African man saves children going blind
While
ministering in Africa, I met a Christian worker who raised his 6
children on $10 a month. He told me the story of how children in his
village were going blind because of a disease that could be
prevented with medicine that only cost 50 cents. He began to pray
and ask God to send a rich person to their village to help give the
money for the medicine, but no one ever came. As he kept praying,
the Lord told him he should give the money to buy the
medicine. But with 6 children and only a $10 a month salary, he
couldn’t see how he could do this. But he and his family prayed and
decided that every month they would buy the medicine to help one
child. When I last spoke with him, he'd been doing this for 7 years
and had saved 84 children from going blind. And his family saw God
meet all of their needs.
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
Day 3 – NBC TV reporter asks, “Does God want
you rich?”
After
my 40-Day Spiritual
Journey to a More Generous Life book became an unexpected
bestseller, I was contacted by NBC to do a TV news story. When the
TV reporter interviewed me, she asked, “So, you think God wants
everyone rich?” I said, “No, I don’t believe that.” She was a little
surprised by my answer and then asked, “Well, what do you believe?”
I responded, “I believe that everyone needs to learn to become more
generous with whatever God has given them.” She then asked, “Well,
didn’t your book becoming a bestseller make you rich?” I replied,
“No, it helped me become more generous!” The truth is--every one of
us in America is rich when you compare us to the rest of the world.
What each of us needs to learn is how to become more generous with
whatever God entrusts to us.
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
Day 4 - A middle-class family becomes
millionaire givers
Steve
owned a small business and had an annual salary of $50,000. He went
to a conference where Dr. Bill Bright challenged people to give a
million dollars to the LORD’s work. Steve told Dr. Bright it would
be impossible for his family to give a million dollars. Dr. Bright
asked, “How much money did you make last year, and how much did you
give?” Steve said, “My salary is $50,000 and we gave $15,000.” Dr.
Bright said, “Next year, trust God to help you give $50,000.” But
Steve said, “That’s my entire salary!” Dr. Bright said, “Trust God
and see how He provides.” With God’s help, Steve’s business did well
and his family joyfully gave $50,000. The following year, God helped
them give $100,000. Each year, his family lived on his $50,000
salary and gave all their extra income to the LORD’s work. Within
several years, they gave over a million dollars!
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
Day 5 - Young girls helps buy multimillion
dollar camp for $1.00
I heard
a missionary tell an amazing story of a child’s generosity. John
Bechtel, a missionary in Hong Kong, wanted to start a Christian camp
to reach people for Christ. A bankrupt multimillion-dollar hotel and
conference center became available for sale. He made an offer to
purchase the property and then traveled around the world to raise
the millions he would need. But no one was willing to help and he
returned to Hong Kong discouraged. Then one day he got a letter from
a young girl that included $1 and a note saying she wanted him to
use this to buy the camp. John Bechtel prayed and took the girl’s $1
to the real estate closing and the corporation decided to accept the
$1 as full payment! Since the camp first opened, over a million
people have come and over 100,000 have accepted Christ.
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
Day 6 - Managing God's supply line for over 40
years
In the
1950’s, Ressa and Al took $5,000 out of their savings and gave it to
a pastor who wanted to start a Christian camp. The pastor ultimately
left his church so he could direct the camp ministry full-time. For
the next 40 years, Ressa and Al sent money to the camp every month.
The first year, only 19 children attended the camp, but now
thousands come to the camp every year. While the camp director was
on the the front lines, Ressa and Al helped man the supply line with
their monthly gifts. 1 Samuel 30:24 says those who stay with the
supplies will share equally with those in the battle. In heaven,
Ressa and Al will get to meet thousands of people they helped lead
to Christ through their faithful and generous giving that helped
start and sustain that camp for many years.
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
Day 7 - A Communist learns God is the Owner
and Provider
A
number of years ago, I was teaching a seminar on what the Bible
teaches about finances to Christians in Eastern Europe. After the
seminar, one of the people came and told me how much the teaching
helped everyone. He said during the 70 years communism was in their
country, people were told the Communist government owned everything
and the government would provide for everyone. He went on to say
that communism fell, and people came from America and said that
capitalism was the way to go--where people own everything and they
have to provide for themselves. He then said, today I learned the
best news of all. God is the owner of everything and He is our
provider. He learned people must be faithful and generous with
whatever God gives them.
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This is a true story in a series of radio spots by Brian
Kluth of
www.GiveWithJoy.org
and
www.kluth.org
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