Low Budget
These churches can begin with little or no external funding and require no paid staff. They may be started by highly qualified people or by those with modest gifting or capacity. They may or may not plan to purchase a facility. Some of these churches will become larger and higher budget churches.
Funding: VMC is prepared to help fund these lower budget church plants as follows:
- Funding for leadership development and coaching up to $1,000 in year one
- Funding for capital acquisitions up to a total of $2,000 If there is a qualifying planter that needs partial support then these group move to the “Higher Budget” category
Types of Churches
- Churches for new Canadians
- People from all over the world are coming to Canada and are starting churches. They take no courses, they have no money; they just do it. And they have high impact!
- Incarnational Churches
- These are groups of Christ followers that move into neighbourhoods to “be Jesus” to their neighbours.
- House churches
- Often just a family or two begin a family-style church in their home.
- Age-specific churches
- Groups of singles or younger people band together to reach out to their own age group.
- Pioneer Planting
- One person or family begins to reach out to a community. They may have plans for a modest-sized church or even a large church.
- Adopt a Church
- VMC or an existing church can “adopt” and support a church plant that has already started.
- Virtual Churches
- People connect on the internet for fellowship, prayer, discipleship and outreach.
- Other