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Once you have been serving in your church long enough to establish relationships with the adult population that has neither children nor grandchildren involved in the youth ministry, yet has a passion to support students and student ministries, partner with them to financially support your ministry and your students.

Public relations will go a long way in gaining financial support from these adults, such as, meeting them for lunch to share about the ministry, inviting them to your youth room, to a youth meeting or on an event so that they can see for themselves, and by sharing pictures, stories and personal testimonies with them.

I once invited a retired pastor to go to summer camp with us, as we were in need of a counselor. That one week that he spent with me and my students has him hooked as one of our biggest ministry supporters.

Do not ask for a blank check to throw a pizza party with, instead ask for a specific dollar amount to send kids to summer camp, or to buy a ministry tool, or to scholarship students on a missions trip.