Alright, I've been thinking.....

How about THIS. We schedule a molten core raid. We reward dkp for it. Maybe even more dkp than normal since we can't dish out 40 to kill Lucifron. But what we can probably do is bring a team out that can kill the trash mobs on the way. These mobs do have the chance to drop useful things, including items that would be used to serve as mats for forged armor to protect us from fiery things. 

As well as all this, it would give us experience with the monsters of the zone and the pathways to those monsters. We could become comfortable enough so that, say, we could have the players among us to confidently lead an MC run with more knowledge of how it all works.

Hell, we could even invite some extras along with us if we were to come within striking distance of Lucifron. 

What say you? Would you follow me into the fiery depths of the Molten Core?