About Zach Wise

Zach is the founder and owner of GoYe.world. He has has a passion for helping gospel workers to eliminate finances as a source of stress by improving their relationships with their supporters. Under his coaching gospel workers around the globe have learned to communicate clearly with their supporters and raise the financial support they need for ministry and life. He enjoys living in the Sierra Nevada moutains of California with his wife and five children.

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Why You Need a Budget

Trying to run your ministry, let alone your personal life, without a budget is like trying to drive across the country without maps, GPS, or any directions. You’re sure to end up somewhere, but it won’t be the place you were trying to go. A budget is the first linchpin in wise financial stewardship.

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Active Stewardship Avoids the Drift

Imagine you’re sitting in a small boat on a large lake. The wind is blowing gently and it’s enough to nudge the boat across the water.That boat is kind of like the things God has entrusted to our stewardship. And life is kind of like the big lake and wind.One thing is certain: the boat will not tend to stay where it is. And where it does go is largely up to us… if we’re willing to paddle.

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Level up your communication with video

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth something like a million.So if you want to take your engagement with your audience to the next level, then I suggest occasionally including a brief video along with your weekly update. It doesn’t have to be complicated (in fact, it shouldn’t be) and the only criteria is that it’s authentic.

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How to Annoy and Confuse Your Senders #2

Have you ever received a call from an old friend when it’s been a really long time since you last talked? You make small talk for a while and catch up on life for a bit, and then they finally get to the real reason for their call: they just started selling these life-changing vitamins and they want you to buy some.

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Are You Treating Your Senders Like Partners?

Your senders and your supporters are a critical part of the ministry God has called you to. You need to be serving them in addition to the people you’ve been sent to.Why? It all comes down to a partnership between you and the people who are supporting you.

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5 Practices to Grow Relationships with Your Gospel Partners

I love my wife. She is my dearest and best friend. We know each other better than anyone else.How often do you think we communicate with each other? Can you imagine me and my wife having a deep and loving relationship but only talking once per month?Ok, so you’re not married to your gospel partners, but the same human principles apply. Relationships are built and grown through trust and reg...

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Why Regular Email Communication Is So Important

From the moment you woke up to the time you go to bed there will have been literally thousands of things today that competed for your attention. Your phone, all by itself, will have presented hundreds of opportunities to spend your time and attention. If you’re a gospel worker in a non-western culture, the chances are good that the pace of life you’ve become accustomed to is a bit slower that...

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How to Annoy and Confuse Your Senders #1

This first one is easy - avoid gratitude.Yep, it’s really that simple. Just be diligent to avoid any mention of thankfulness toward those who helped send you out and are continuing to pray for you and financially support you.

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God, Man, Missions, and Money: Part 3 - Money's Role

Money. For many missionaries there may not be another word that causes more angst, stress, or fear. All too often it feels like there isn’t enough of it to do the things we hope to accomplish.For better or worse, money is a building block of the world we live in. Much good and much evil can be accomplished through the use of money. And money can feel like a seriously limiting factor in the ...

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God, Man, Missions, and Money: Part 2 - Man's Role

If you are parent of young children, or if you’ve ever had young children, then you can probably picture this story. Imagine you’re doing yard work in the garden. Because you’re a loving parent and you want to teach your toddler good work ethic you invite him to “help” you with the yard work.

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God, Man, Missions, and Money: Part 1 - God's Glory

I wonder how often we confuse God’s ultimate aim in our missions work with our own. God’s aim is his own glory. Perhaps, more often than we’re aware or admit, our aim can become the saving of souls unto itself as a goal. Or our aim may sometimes become the specific details of the missional work unto itself.And, of course, seeing souls saved and the missional work is all beautiful, noble, and...

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Why I started GoYe.World

Hi! I’m Zach Wise. By day, I’m a husband, father of five, an executive at a education technology software company, and lover of running, hiking, backpacking, and gardening. By early mornings and late nights, I’m the founder, coach, and “chief everything officer” of GoYe.World where I teach a communication framework and coach missionaries and gospel workers how to communicate with their sender...

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