Today I’m excited to be part of the blog tour for Vince Antonucci and his new book, “Guerrilla Lovers: Changing the World with Revolutionary Compassion” (along with a bunch of free resources for pastors, guerrilla assignments, and more at www.guerrillalovers.com).  Vince is a church planter and pastor, and so he knows about fundraising and teaching about money…

So Vince, one of the chapters in the book had to do with how a guerrilla lover handles their money.  Can you tell us about that?

Answer: Sure.  We live in the richest country in the history of the world, but most of us spend most of our time trying to figure out how to get more money.  Guerrilla lovers try to figure out how to give it away.  It’s a whole different approach to spending.

Like, for me, I’ve made a decent amount of money in the last few years.  And I’ve spent it in all kinds of ways – an iPod, a car, clothes.  But, to be honest, I can’t remember how it felt to purchase any of those items. They were all things I was excited to buy, and felt like I “needed” but actually acquiring them gave me no rush.

Let me tell you what did.

On two different occasions in the past year my wife and I decided to give some extra money away. Both times we knew of a family in need and realized that some of our extra could meet their need. So each time we told our kids what we were going to do, filled an envelope with hundred dollar bills, and drove over to the home of the family.

We wanted our act of kindness to remain a secret, so the whole way over we discussed how we could drop off the money undetected. The kids were getting more and more excited, but tried to whisper. (I’m not sure why, maybe they think our car is bugged.) Finally, nearing the house, we turned off our headlights and parked behind a tree.

I quietly opened my door and then ran towards the house, keeping cover behind bushes and parked cars. I slid the envelope under the welcome mat and then ran back to the car. I gently closed the door, we put the car in reverse, turned it around, and then sped away, everyone in the family celebrating that we had not been caught and imagining how the family would react when they found the envelope.

That was a rush. I can’t think about it without smiling.

And that’s how guerrilla lovers spend their money, and that’s life changing.

Thanks Vince, that’s good stuff!  And if you want to order Guerrilla Lovers, you can do so here.