5 DAY-TO-DAY Practical help with the operations and ministry of your mission A FULL PLATE Acceptable Deliveries 50 Best practices for receiving food in your mission’s kitchen by Brian M. Romano ACROSS THE STREET Neighborhood Expert 53 How a community coordinator can benefit both your mission and city by Michelle Porter PR TOOLKIT Let Your Experts Shine 54 Developing staff members to speak on issues affecting your community by Steve Wamberg FINDING FUNDS Why Do Donors Give? 56 Understanding the motivation behind the donation by Barry Durman LEADERSHIP LAB Simple Belief in Others 58 We can’t give up on those who come to our missions because God never gives up by Mike Johnson INSURANCE SOLUTIONS What Is a Retention Limit? 60 Understanding this important term in your liability policy by Brian H. Merriam AGRM 62 Association News and Events RESCUE President: John Ashmen Editor: Brad Lewis Managing Editor: Kristi Rector Advertising Sales: Beth Hall Designer: Mike Hames Photos: iStock, unless noted Printed in the USA May/June 2017 Volume 31, Number 3 Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Rescue (ISSN 1049-586X) is a bimonthly publication of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM). Published as a service to members of the association, it seeks to provide current, useful information about issues and subjects pertinent to the ministry of rescue. AGRM exists to proclaim the passion of Jesus toward hungry, homeless, abused, and addicted people; and to accelerate quality and effectiveness in member missions. Rescue magazine welcomes contributions and comments. Please send photographs, queries and ideas for articles, feedback, and address changes to Brad Lewis at editor@agrm.org, or to Rescue’s editorial, advertising, and circulation offices at AGRM, 7222 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80919. All Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, unless otherwise noted. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Copyright © 2017 by the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions RE: CONTENTS Continued Phone: (719) 266-8300 Fax: (719) 266-8600 Email: editor@agrm.org Web: www.agrm.org Award Winner