INCLUDING INDIGENOUS MINISTRIES IN YOUR 2025 FINANCIAL PLANNING

New Year 2025 is just around the corner. As you plan ahead, consider your personal financial and missions goals for the new year, Indigenous Ministries can assist you with accomplishing what is most important; fulfilling the Great Commission. IM provides effective ways for you to personally do so.

For this reason, we need your partnership to ensure that this ministry’s impact in lives, churches and communities for Christ continues. As you outline your financial goals for the year, consider setting specific targets for mission giving through Indigenous Ministries. To help you begin, here are three simple ways you can make a meaningful difference with us:

1. Impact a child’s life by sponsoring a child – Help provide education, food, and spiritual care for refugee children in need. A sponsorship can be part of your annual giving goal. Suggested amount: $39/mo per child; $117/mo for three. Hundreds of children are waiting for their sponsors!
2. Impact the health of churches by supporting IM’s helping church Initiative – Help us equip national pastors with the resources and training they need to lead their churches effectively. Suggested amount: $100 or $50/month.
3. Impact youth in India and Iraq through Theological education – Support the ministry of Grace Bible College in India and Middle East Theological College in Iraq to train the next generation of Christian leaders. Suggested amount: $100 or $200/month

In addition, below are two plans that may fit within your financial plan as you actively participate in Indigenous Ministries sharing the good news, and below that, time-related investment ideas. Visit www.indigenousministries.org to explore giving opportunities and begin planning your mission-focused contributions today.

Planning IRA Minimum Distributions with Indigenous Ministries

If you are 73 or older and required to take annual minimum distributions (RMDs) from your retirement accounts, consider using these funds to support missions. By directing a portion of your RMDs to Indigenous Ministries as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), you can:

• Meet Your RMD Requirements – A QCD can count toward your RMD while avoiding taxable income.
• Make a Kingdom Impact – Support pastors, children, and ministries without increasing your tax liability.

Consult your financial advisor or IRA custodian for professional advice and to set up a QCD and designate Indigenous Ministries as the recipient.

Legacy Mission Giving: Include Indigenous Ministries in Your Will

Making Indigenous Ministries a part of your legacy ensures that the good news continues to spread even after your lifetime. Here’s how you can include IM in your will:

Specify a Bequest – Include a dollar amount, percentage of your estate, or specific asset to be given to Indigenous Ministries in your will or trust.

Designate a Beneficiary – Name Indigenous Ministries as a beneficiary of your retirement accounts, life insurance policies, or other financial assets.

Create an Endowment – Establish a fund that supports the ministry’s work for generations to come.

Speak with your attorney or estate planner to ensure your wishes are clearly outlined and legally binding. Indigenous Ministries can also provide guidance to help align your legacy with your mission goals. By incorporating these strategies, you can extend your impact for Christ while stewarding your financial resources wisely. Visit www.indigenousministries.org to learn more about giving opportunities and begin planning your mission-focused contributions.

Volunteer Time as Part of Your Mission Giving Strategy

1. Share about the ministry – We need people who will donate time to share about the Child Sponsorship Program on weekends. Interested? Contact Dee Cook at dee@indigenousministries.org.
2. Ministry to children – Ask about openings in IM’s overseas ministry to children with puppet shows and sports ministry.