Fundraising in Community with Lauren Woolum

Fundraising in Community with Lauren Woolum

In this episode of Field Notes, Russell welcomes Lauren Woolum, who has served as a campus missionary with H2O Church at Kent State University since 2015. Lauren shares her journey of faith, her commitment to campus ministry, and the lessons she’s learned through the challenges of support raising. Her insights on perseverance in ministry and the importance of community will encourage and strengthen you in your own walk.. Field Notes is an ongoing series hosted by Russell Dietrich for the Reliant Mission Podcast [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/reliant/].

Fundraising with a Diagnosis with David Ross

In this episode of Field Notes, Russell is joined by David Ross as he shares about his journey from academia to ministry, and the unexpected challenges along the way. David reflects on how a cancer diagnosis reshaped his perspective, deepened his faith, and strengthened his resolve to pursue support-based ministry. Together, they explore perseverance, calling, and how God faithfully provides through both hardship and everyday support-raising conversations. Field Notes is an ongoing series hosted by Russell Dietrich for the Reliant Mission Podcast.

Fundraising While Newlyweds with Natalie and Josiah Keith

In this episode of Field Notes, Natalie and Josiah Keith share their journey of building a life on mission together. They reflect on the joys, challenges, and growth that come with raising support as newlyweds, and relay how God has faithfully provided to them through various seasons. Field Notes is an ongoing series hosted by Russell Dietrich for the ⁠Reliant Mission Podcast⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/reliant/].

Fundraising Through Transitions with Karl Koemppel

Welcome to the debut episode of Field Notes: Our Fundraising Stories. This episode features Karl Koemppel, the Lead Coaching Administrator at Reliant Central. Karl has been a support-based worker since 2014 and has served across a variety of ministries and states. During our conversation, we’ll learn how Karl navigated fundraising through those transitions and embraced the unexpected endings and new beginnings throughout his ministry journey. Field Notes is an ongoing series hosted by Russell Dietrich for the Reliant Mission Podcast [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/reliant/].

10x10 BONUS: The End of Year Ask

In this BONUS episode, Russell is joined by a very special guest, Keva Ambre, Reliant's MTD Coaching Specialist as they do a deep-dive into the End of Year ask. Starting with the month of September, Keva and Russ will walk you through what steps you should be taking each month through the New Year in order to position yourself for the most effective end of year appeal possible. They also tackle some objections to the EOY ask and have some fun laughs along the way too!  We pray this is a useful resource for you! Feel free to reach out to us and continue the conversation by leaving a comment or review on your platform of choice. 10x10 is a 10-part podcast companion that support-based workers can utilize if they're doing a larger chunk of fundraising as part of their role. In each episode, Jenni Saniuk and Russell Dietrich, two of Reliant's MTD specialists, break down the weekly steps in the 10x10 process, as workers devote 10 hours per week to fundraising for 10 weeks. Along the way, Jenni and Russell pass along helpful tidbits, anecdotes, and humor to help staff stay encouraged as they pursue this process with the Lord. This is a BONUS eleventh episode! 10x10 is powered by Reliant.