The Pro Church Tools Show with Brady Shearer My Best Advice For New Church Plants & Church Creative Freelancers
Aug 10, 2022
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Don't Rely Only On Tithes For A Church Plant
- Do diversify revenue and reduce overhead so a church plant can experiment beyond typical tithes and offerings.
- Brady recommends multiple income streams, lean staffing (bivocational pastors), and minimizing facilities costs to keep the plant nimble.
Cut Overhead With Bivocational Leadership
- Do be lean with expenses and consider bivocational leadership to lower required payroll for sustainability.
- Brady suggests asking how much salary you actually need and cutting facilities/personnel costs to reduce the fundraising burden.
Measure Next Steps Not Just Attendance
- Do set key metrics from day one that measure next steps and spiritual formation rather than raw attendance.
- Brady warns starting with non-attendance metrics avoids the huge cultural work of changing an established church's measurement habits.