how to finance your sponsored new church plant by tom cheyney

How to Finance How to Finance Your Sponsored Your Sponsored New Church New Church PlantPlantByBy

Tom CheyneyTom Cheyney

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Financing Your Financing Your Church Plant VisionChurch Plant Vision

Arranging Your Financial Arranging Your Financial SupportSupport

What Do I Need?What Do I Need? Start-up Budget $__________Start-up Budget $__________ Operational Budget $____________Operational Budget $____________ Salary Support $_______________Salary Support $_______________ Housing Support $____________Housing Support $____________ Insurance Protection $________Insurance Protection $________

Arranging Your Arranging Your Salary SupportSalary Support

How much will it cost? How much will it cost? It will cost more than It will cost more than you think!you think!

It depends…It depends…On the size of your visionOn the size of your vision

On the model of your plantOn the model of your plant

On the type of launchOn the type of launch

On the people you are trying to reachOn the people you are trying to reach

On your S.H.A.P.E. as a planterOn your S.H.A.P.E. as a planter

Arranging Your Arranging Your Salary SupportSalary Support

Who will pay for it?Who will pay for it?

The vision you write you must underwrite!The vision you write you must underwrite!People give to peoplePeople give to people

Vision attracts resourcesVision attracts resources

Resources are in the harvest fieldResources are in the harvest field

You have not because you ask notYou have not because you ask not

People need a reason and an opportunity People need a reason and an opportunity to giveto give

Sources of FundsSources of Funds

Building networksBuilding networks Talk their budget Talk their budget

languagelanguage Soft needs or brick Soft needs or brick

and mortar?and mortar? People give to People give to

vision, not needvision, not need Get a job!Get a job!

Getting others Getting others involvedinvolved

Talk their heart Talk their heart languagelanguage

A hand-up, not A hand-up, not a a handouthandout

Develop a Support Develop a Support Strategy:Strategy:Twelve StepsTwelve Steps

Step 1: Begin with the Home ChurchStep 1: Begin with the Home Church Step 2: Determine to Whom I Will Go for Step 2: Determine to Whom I Will Go for

SupportSupport Step 3: Record and Catalog ProspectsStep 3: Record and Catalog Prospects Step 4: Mail the First Prayer LetterStep 4: Mail the First Prayer Letter Step 5: Make AppointmentsStep 5: Make Appointments


Step 6: Conduct the VisitStep 6: Conduct the Visit Step 7: Track SupportStep 7: Track Support Step 8: Say Thank YouStep 8: Say Thank You Step 9: Conduct a letter/Phone StrategyStep 9: Conduct a letter/Phone Strategy Step 10: Expand ContactsStep 10: Expand Contacts


Step 11: Cultivate SupportStep 11: Cultivate Support Step 12: Resolicit for SupportStep 12: Resolicit for Support

Financing Your Financing Your Church Plant VisionChurch Plant Vision

ByByTom CheyneyTom Cheyney

Here are some Here are some options that are options that are working for working for churches desiring churches desiring to sponsor new to sponsor new works across the works across the country!country!

Workable Options for Workable Options for Financing a New WorkFinancing a New Work

Building a 49-week budget for your church!Building a 49-week budget for your church!

One way that many mission-minded churches One way that many mission-minded churches have found that works quite easily for the have found that works quite easily for the mother church is to build its own budget in a mother church is to build its own budget in a 49-week budget and then use the three 49-week budget and then use the three additional weeks throughout the year to give additional weeks throughout the year to give the entire offering to the new plant.the entire offering to the new plant.


Put the sponsored church within your Put the sponsored church within your weekly budgetweekly budget


Use your staff minister of missions to Use your staff minister of missions to start the new work!start the new work!

Another way that many mission-minded Another way that many mission-minded churches have found that works is to use churches have found that works is to use their already supported staff member to their already supported staff member to get a new church up and going.get a new church up and going.


Have your church planter visit your Have your church planter visit your church at least bimonthly to share the church at least bimonthly to share the vision and successes of the new work vision and successes of the new work and then take up a special offering.and then take up a special offering.


Use your church’s missions efforts (such Use your church’s missions efforts (such as mission trips) to help your sponsored as mission trips) to help your sponsored church to grow!church to grow!


Designate 3% of your weekly offerings to Designate 3% of your weekly offerings to the new church plant.the new church plant.

(This would be above your Cooperative (This would be above your Cooperative Program giving, obviously!)Program giving, obviously!)


Build a cluster of at least three other Build a cluster of at least three other churches all doing one or more of the churches all doing one or more of the previous ideas to support and finance the previous ideas to support and finance the sponsored new work.sponsored new work.

Funding the Vision: How, Funding the Vision: How, When, and Where to Raise When, and Where to Raise SupportSupport

(OR)(OR)

Show Me Show Me the the MONEY!! MONEY!!

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FIRST AND FOREMOSTFIRST AND FOREMOST

YOU MUST BE IN GOD’S WILLYOU MUST BE IN GOD’S WILL IF NOT, you are sinning by stealing.IF NOT, you are sinning by stealing.

FINANCES MUST REMAIN FINANCES MUST REMAIN SECONDARYSECONDARY

HUSBANDS, REMEMBERHUSBANDS, REMEMBER

You often have the greatest sense of You often have the greatest sense of calling for the church plant.calling for the church plant.

Your wife has the call to “nest.”Your wife has the call to “nest.”

WIVES, REMEMBERWIVES, REMEMBER

God loves your children more than you.God loves your children more than you. God is not poor.God is not poor. God can be trusted.God can be trusted. God is interested in conforming you to God is interested in conforming you to

Christ. Christ.

WHY?WHY?

Technology costs.Technology costs. Video projectorVideo projector Sound systemSound system Computer (laser quality printer)Computer (laser quality printer) Music ministryMusic ministry

Facilities cost.Facilities cost. Utilities, etc.Utilities, etc.

Ministry costs.Ministry costs.

WHY?WHY?

Because it causes you to Because it causes you to define and communicate define and communicate

the vision.the vision.

HOW?HOW?

DenominationDenomination Sponsoring church.Sponsoring church.

Advantages could includeAdvantages could include:: Stability for plant.Stability for plant. Blessing for the sponsor.Blessing for the sponsor.

Disadvantages could includeDisadvantages could include:: Conflict of vision implementation.Conflict of vision implementation.

If they liked your way of reaching the unchurched they If they liked your way of reaching the unchurched they would have done it themselves.would have done it themselves.

Pastoral leadership turnover.Pastoral leadership turnover.

HOW?HOW?

DenominationDenomination Sponsoring churchSponsoring church Individuals and churchesIndividuals and churches

Advantages could includeAdvantages could include:: Less “committee” red tape.Less “committee” red tape. More personal involvement.More personal involvement.

Disadvantages could includeDisadvantages could include:: More time spent fundraising.More time spent fundraising. More vulnerable to personalities.More vulnerable to personalities.

HOW?HOW?

Determine individuals, organizations, Determine individuals, organizations, churches, etc., that you know well.churches, etc., that you know well. Do they believe in you and your calling?Do they believe in you and your calling? Have they been used by God in your Have they been used by God in your

development?development? Do they have the heart to be part of God’s Do they have the heart to be part of God’s

plan?plan? If not, can they be developed?If not, can they be developed?

Do they “control” or trust?Do they “control” or trust?

HOW?HOW?

Present the vision.Present the vision.Make it compelling.Make it compelling.Make it concrete.Make it concrete.Make it concise.Make it concise.

CompellingCompelling

Why is it worthy?Why is it worthy? 70,000 people in such and such county70,000 people in such and such county ONLY approximately 300 attend evangelical ONLY approximately 300 attend evangelical

churcheschurches 90% are unchurched 90% are unchurched 10% churched count 10% churched count

ConcreteConcrete

What can they do?What can they do? Not “needs” (Remember PTL)Not “needs” (Remember PTL)

““Needs” project the image of mooching.Needs” project the image of mooching.

Not guilt.Not guilt. The hungry in China never cleaned my plate!The hungry in China never cleaned my plate! People don’t like guilt trips, but they respond to People don’t like guilt trips, but they respond to

vision.vision.

Visible- facilities, systems, technologyVisible- facilities, systems, technology Have a timeline.Have a timeline.

ConciseConcise

Know yourKnow your needs needs. Ask, “How does . Ask, “How does this help implement the vision?”this help implement the vision?”

Make it visible.Make it visible.

Make it BUDGETED.Make it BUDGETED.

Advantages of Budgeted Advantages of Budgeted SupportSupport

Allows for proactive planning.Allows for proactive planning.

Aids NAMB benefits determination.Aids NAMB benefits determination.

Prevents “handout” mentality.Prevents “handout” mentality.

Remember Remember

Value prayer more than cash.Value prayer more than cash. Man is depraved. THAT MEANS YOU!Man is depraved. THAT MEANS YOU! Abstain from all appearance of evil.Abstain from all appearance of evil. ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY

Yokefellows: Yokefellows: Creating Partners in Creating Partners in MinistryMinistry

OR OR

““Show Me the Show Me the Manpower”Manpower”

Why DevelopWhy Develop Partnerships? Partnerships?

Church Planting is Labor IntensiveChurch Planting is Labor Intensive

It Helps Create a Church Planting It Helps Create a Church Planting MovementMovement

It Strengthens Both PartiesIt Strengthens Both Parties

Partnership Church RolesPartnership Church Roles

VBS, Backyard Bible Clubs, etc.VBS, Backyard Bible Clubs, etc. Survey teamsSurvey teams Servant evangelismServant evangelism ConstructionConstruction Vacation (not what you think!)Vacation (not what you think!)

Church Plant RolesChurch Plant Roles

OrganizationOrganization Know what you need, when, whereKnow what you need, when, where Think of all possibilities, then prepareThink of all possibilities, then prepare

MinistryMinistry Send them away blessed and exhaustedSend them away blessed and exhausted

Make it personal, involve your peopleMake it personal, involve your people

Benefits of PartnershipsBenefits of Partnerships

Missions becomes personalMissions becomes personal

The newly churched learn about us--- The newly churched learn about us--- “Southern Baptists”“Southern Baptists”

Where to find partnersWhere to find partners

Seminary friendsSeminary friends

Home churchesHome churches

Your prayer support groupYour prayer support group

State partnershipsState partnerships

GuidelinesGuidelines

CommunicationCommunication Your needsYour needs Their expectationsTheir expectations

PreparePrepare Do not waste their timeDo not waste their time Build a long-term relationshipBuild a long-term relationship

Enjoy Enjoy thetheRelationship!Relationship!

How to Finance How to Finance Your Sponsored Your Sponsored New Church New Church PlantPlantByBy

Tom CheyneyTom Cheyney

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