In Episode 381 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss what should be included in a church planting prospectus. Here is today’s question:
“We are an organic church plant, but are seeing the need for help and assistance of others. We have known about the need to put together a prospectus, but aren’t sure what we need to include. Can you shed some light into what we should be including in this prospectus?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- What a church plant should include in a prospectus and why
- Discussion about a church’s website being the church’s prospectus
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “You need to not spend your life re-creating things that are already out there.” – @edstetzer
- “You use your prospectus to get other partners.” – @edstetzer
- “If you are asking people for money, you need to be transparent with how the money will be used and where the money will be going.” – @danielsangi
- “Show your plan of how you will get to sustainability.” – @danielsangi
- “You are asking for spiritual venture capitalists.” – @edstetzer
- “Your values show how different your church is and who you will be reaching.” – @danielsangi
Additional Resources:
- Take a look at Planting Missional Churches with Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im
- Check out what New Churches Membership has to offer
- Read No Silver Bullets by Daniel Im
- Text “newchurches” to 888-111 for 5 FREE E-books on multiplication
- Listen to the Group Answers Podcast with Chris Surratt and Brian Daniel
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Published April 25, 2019