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New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

"A Liturgy for Morning Prayer," Upper Room Worshipbook

Used by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved. This prayer appears in “A Liturgy for Morning Prayer” in Upper Room Worshipbook.

A Spirituality of Fundraising Workbook Edition

Nathan Ball, Henri J. M. Nouwen • July 2019

BUY Print $14.99

BUY eBook (Available in ePub or Kindle) $9.99

The why—and how—of faith-based fundraising and stewardship.

For years, many faith-based fundraisers and communities have been inspired by Henri J. M. Nouwen's book A Spirituality of Fundraising and his approach to fundraising as a calling and ministry. Many who are inspired by Nouwen's vision remain hesitant to ask for money, saying, "I don't have the personality to raise money" or "Asking for money still feels too complicated and makes me fearful."

Nathan Ball, a close colleague and friend of Nouwen, tackles these trepidations head-on with his workbook, providing a 4-week how-to guide for putting Nouwen's culture-shifting vision into practice. Nouwen and Ball lift up fundraising as a powerful way of loving and building community. They provide gentle guidance that will help people from all walks of life reimagine the task of fundraising and access the inner conviction and external skills to engage in the task of fundraising.

In this workbook, readers will find the complete original text of A Spirituality of Fundraising plus extensive commentary on its themes. There are many questions for reflection and journaling, prompts for listening and meditation, and instructions for using the book as an individual or with a group.


Nathan Ball met and shared community life with Henri Nouwen in Jean Vanier’s L’Arche communities in France, and then Canada, for over ten years. Their friendship and Nouwen’s spiritual vision had a life-changing impact on Nathan, who has had various leadership roles within the L’Arche movement. Nathan was a founding trustee of the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust and was on the Board of Directors of the Henri Nouwen Society for several years. For the past 20 years, he has been heavily involved in various aspects of fundraising. He now lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Henri J. M. Nouwen was an internationally renowned priest and author, respected professor, and beloved pastor who wrote over 40 books on the spiritual life. Nouwen enjoyed an impressive academic career with positions at Notre Dame, Yale, and Harvard Universities. His commitment to explore the relationship between faith and justice led him to become involved in the civil rights movement and to make a number of trips to Central America. Nouwen lived the last ten years of his life as the pastor of L’Arche Daybreak in Toronto, one of the many communities founded by Jean Vanier. In L’Arche people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work together as peers, create inclusive communities of faith and friendship, and transform society through relationships that cross social boundaries. This became Nouwen’s home until his death in September 1996.

ISBN: 978-0-8358-1880-3

Kindle ISBN: 978-0-8358-1881-0

EPub ISBN: 978-0-8358-1882-7

Imprint: Upper Room

Pub Date: July 2019

Trim Size: 7.5 in (w) x 9.25 in (h) x 0.2775 in (d)

Page Count: 128

BISAC Categories: RELIGION / Christian Living / Stewardship & Giving

BISAC1: REL063000

BISAC2: REL095000

BISAC3: REL108030