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August 21, 2008
Guest Post: Connecting stewardship with church planting
I recently came across a study that was done in 2007 by the North American Mission Board Center for Missional Research regarding Church Planting Survivability and Health that provided some interesting insights on common factors of successful church plants. The study revealed, that the four most significant factors of a successful church plant included meeting expectations, leadership development for church members, involvement with a church planter peer group, and a proactive stewardship development plan. As summarized by Greg Penna, the study revealed the following related to stewardship:
• Instigating a proactive stewardship plan gives a church plant a 178% greater chance of surviving beyond five years than their non-proactive counterparts.
• Enacting a positive plan for engaging new members in stewardship is critical to helping a new congregation become financially independent .
• Implementing a stewardship plan in the beginning life of the church plant promotes financial health and independence.
Read a more detailed article by Greg Penna, Church Planting Team, NAMB, on stewardship.
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Posted by bstroup at August 21, 2008 7:57 PM
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