Matching Funds Qualifications

In this list four entities will be referenced. A description of each entity is explained below.

1. Lead planter: This refers to the church plant team leader. The Lead planter will be specifically named on the MX9 application. Other team members do not need to be named at this time.

2. Donor: This refers to a person or organization that contributes to the Lead planters funding. This can be given as cash-on-hand or as a faith promised to be given in the next 12 months.

3. Partner: This refers to a person or organization that agrees to replenish the matching funds in the event the Lead planter is unable to complete the replenishment.

4. The Church Multiplication Network: This refers to the organization that is providing the matching funds.

Note: A person or organization can serve as a Donor and Partner by contributing to the Lead planter's funding. However, the Partner is not required to give initially to the Lead planter's funding.

1. Lead planter has Assemblies of God credentials in good standing.

2. Lead planter and/or planting team has developed a partnership with a district, parent church or collaborative group of churches.

3. Lead planter has been assessed utilizing a partner approved assessment process.

4. Planting team has completed a partner approved BootCamp or church planter training process prior to the launch of the church.

5. The lead planter and/or planting team will present a ministry plan describing their strategy for starting the new church. The plan must include an intentional strategy for kingdom expansion through multiplication. Click here to view a sample ministry plan.

6. The ministry plan must propose a process that will result in a "church" as defined by the General Council of the Assemblies of God. A completed application must include the date in which the New Churches Opened form was submitted by the District to the General Council.

7. New church plants are eligible to apply for the matching funds one time during the start-up phase (up to the date of the launch of public services) of the church planting project. The partner and church planter will determine when to apply for the funds.

8. Lead planter will agree to participate in a minimum of one coaching/mentoring session per month with a partner approved coach/mentor.

9. At least 50% of the donor funds must be actual cash. The other 50% may be signed pledges for a maximum period of 12 months.

10. Donor funds must include finances raised directly by the planter utilizing his or her own personal network.

11. The planting team must participate in partner approved "next step training" events during the fund replenishment period.

12. The partner(s) and planting team must sign an agreement document that in the event the church is unable to replenish the matching funds, the partner(s) will be responsible to replenish the balance of the matching fund amount.

13. The new church is expected to tithe monthly on the total income from undesignated tithes and offerings. 50% of the tithe will be given to missions endeavors at the discretion of the new church. The remaining 50% will be used to replenish the AGCMN funds until the original investment. The replenishment process will be administrated by the U.S. Missions finance team.

14. Once the original investment has been replenished in the AGCMN fund, the newly planted church will agree to continue to invest 1% of their annual income in perpetuity into the AGCMN fund.

Click here to download a PDF of the Matching Funds Qualifications.