Enthusiasm: Present the facts of the new church to your congregation in a positive light. A new church represents an opportunity for evangelism; it’s not a competition for members.
Expenses: Materials, supplies and money make great gifts for new churches. “When I started, I didn’t even have a paper clip,” said Carolyn Moore of Mosaic UMC in Evans.
Contact: Make contact and reach out to a new church start. Find a church planter to “adopt” and write letters of support and encouragement. Consider partnering with a church plant outside your community or a church planter of a different racial or ethnic background.
Expertise: Volunteer to help with the business side of a new church. Perhaps a financial secretary or church administrator might donate time to help establish bookkeeping or organization systems for the new church.
Volunteer: Send volunteers to help with the new church nursery, to be greeters, to teach Sunday School, or to serve coffee.
Prayer: Add new churches to your personal prayer list and incorporate them into your prayer ministry. “Prayer is by far the greatest thing existing churches can do for new church starts,” says church planter Andy Postell of The UMC at The Well in Cartersville....Prayer Calendar>>
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