How much money is given to a new church plant effort?
ELI has set out to plant high-impact, evangelically-minded churches. As research shows, the average church in America is around 100 in size and if a church remains at that level for too long, those who attend become accustomed to the smallness of it and are not motivated to reach out to lost people and help it grow. If a church gets over the 200 barrier and keeps growing, however, many groups of people are then able to find their niche and keep inviting lost people without feeling threatened. Research also shows that churches which do break through the 200 barrier in the first few years do so because they are adequately resourced and empowered to achieve this. Studies conducted internally were used to determine the minimum funding amount needed to plant and empower a high-impact church. This amount is currently set at a guaranteed $50,000 of seed money with the option of further funding as needed (determined by ELI) up to a maximum of $200,000 (over a 3 year period). This amount does n
