Funding Forward

<p>Many congregations across the country are coming to two seemingly unrelated realizations. First the Sunday morning offering may not be enough to sustain their mission. Second their ministry has been so internally focused that they are almost entirely disconnected from the community they are called to serve. <i>Funding Forward</i> provides a path to help a congregation discern God's mission reconnect with the neighborhood and find a new more economically sustainable model for ministry. Drawing on years of teaching research and field work Pomroy shows there are no one-size-fits-all solutions for church and nonprofit finances. There is no single model that will work for every ministry. Each economic model has a distinct shape because each ministry has a distinct mission and community. However common tools span these ministry models: repurposing church property social enterprise impact investing grants multi-vocational ministry and more.</p><p>While the tools and models can spark creativity congregational leaders often wonder what process they might use to discern God's mission which tools will work best in their context and how they might get other congregational leaders on board. Discernment and execution are much more challenging than the ideation process. <i>Funding Forward</i> can help ministers and ministries move through the funding forward process from start to finish--paying special attention to the leadership challenges and pitfalls they might encounter along the way.</p><p></p>