Counting the Cost to Church Planters and Their Families

Church Startups and Money is a study of the financial realities faced by church planters across the country. Barna interviewed more than 700 leaders whose ministries are in "startup mode" to find out how money - or lack thereof - impacts their ministry, family, and overall well-being. 

Produced in partnership with Thrivent Financial, who commissioned the research, Church Startups and Money asks:

-How do planters perceive their financial situation?

-Do planters take in adequate household income to support their families?

-What are planters' primary sources of income, and which sources correlate to greater financial stability?

-Does the location of a church startup affect the chances of long-term sustainability?

-What kind of training and support do planters need in order to be effective startup leaders?-

-And much more...

Format: paperback, digital. Full color, infographics, 96 pages.

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