To creatively Finance… THE TOP FIVE WAYS NOT!

Stand At The Interstate Exit With A Cardboard Sign Will Plant Church For Start Up FUNDS

Tell Your Wife The Family Grocery Fund Could Be Better Spent On Brochures

He Knows Our Need Before We Ask He Calls Us To Utter Dependence He Provides Just What We Need Resources ARE In The Harvest

THE ESSENTIALS CAPABLE LEADER COMMITTED CORE COMPANY OF OTHERS….MULTIPLE PARTNERS CAPITAL COMMITMENTS…FINANCES IN PLACE

Whatsoever you do, do as to the Lord Colossians Communicate The Vision…..the harvest is plentiful Communicate The Need…the laborers are few Communicate The Process…now go… The Pre-Launch Momemtum Dynamic Communication + Network Relation = Affiliation Think Big…Go Deep…Start Small COMMUNICATION IS KEY! Luke 10:1 - 5

Considerations For Financing It will cost more than you think to start The vision you write you must underwrite People Give To People (Via Relational Networks) Cost will vary depending on: Values & Vision of Church Planter Focus Community Needs Church Planting Model

Building On Relational Networks Prayer Partners Hometown Connections Church Relationships From Past Webcasting Family Ties Marketplace Relationships

Ways To Build The $ Base Change The Climate For Developing Partnerships By: –Building The Case For A New Work –Praying For Potential Partner churches –Developing multiple sponsors –Blessing Those Who Curse You

Beyond The Usual Start Up…. –Partnership Church – Hunting License Partner pastor casts vision for new church Church planter given freedom to recruit –Network Relationships –Pay Forward – include a Church Planting fund from start Property…. –Direct appeal to owners of key sites –Breakdown property to bite-size amounts for local church support –Govt. land sales (DOT, U.S. State, local)