The Catalyst Plan:Funding Organic Networks

A Pathway to Financial Sustainability

Ignite Church Planting

Ignite’s Current Funding Models

1. High Impact Plan– 150K over 3 years given to the church– 75K 1st year, 50K 2nd year, 25K 3rd year.– 10% of the plant’s tithe (1%) is given back to Ignite for 7

years following start date.

2. Cluster Plan – “Cluster” (3x congregations) + Ignite = a new church plant in

3yrs.– (3churches x 15K) + (Ignite 15K) x 3 years = 180K– Tithes: 5% back to Ignite, 5% to a new Cluster

3. Proposed “Catalyst Plan”…

Ignite Church Planting

Goal in funding organic church networks is to:1. Stated mission: Advance the mission of Jesus by

starting new churches. – The Catalyst Plan offers a new approach for the same

mission. Multiple strategies = health.

2. Grow an organic church network to the point of helping other church networks emerge by giving financially back to Ignite.– Reach people outside of the “40%” and in urban

contexts

Organic Church Networks (OCNs)

1 - Goal of OCNs giving back to Ignite:– Return on Investment (ROI) recoups the cost so

Ignite is able/motivated to start new house church networks.

2 - Goal of OCN supporting leaders (Catalysts)– Keeps us honest about the time/energy needed

for apprenticing Jesus-followers and planting churches.

Catalyst Plan

Catalyst 1

Catalyst 2

Catalyst 3Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ignite* 15K 15 22.5 15 22.5 15 7.5 = $112.5K

Tithes** 5.2K 10.4K 20.8K

*Funds Catalysts at 15K for 2 years, then 7.5K in year 3** See details on Slide 9

36.4K 62K 104K 182.2K

OCN Proposed Budget PlanCategory % at $1-199/mo % at $200-999/mo % at $1000+ /mo

Maintenance 30% 15 5

First Fruits* 10 10 15

Leader Support 5 20 30

Events 15 15 10

Needs 20 20 20

Savings 20 20 20

* 2/3rd (or 10% of total donations) of this to Ignite

A Few Projections

From year 1 in an organic church network:• Catalyst #1 funded by Ignite, looking for #2.• Assume 4 organic churches in 3years.– @ 10 people each = 40 ppl– $10 per week per person– = $400/week x 52 weeks = $20,800 /year– 10%* to Ignite = $2,080 to Ignite/year

= $2,080 to Ignite by 3rd year.

*(2/3rd of OCN’s “First Fruits” budget category)

A Few Projections

Assumes 1000 people in the OCN in 9 years.• 1000ppl x $10 per capita/week• $10,000 in donations/week• $520,000 annual donations• 10% to Ignite• $52,000 to Ignite in year 9• Projection: Ignite should recover ROI by year

9, only 2 years after their funding is complete.

Fine Print Calculations• See how I got these calculations on Slide 7+8: “A few Projections”• Year 1 = 1 house churches (HCs) at 10 people = total annual tithe:

$5,200 --- $520 to Ignite• Year 2 = 2 HCs at 20ppl = $10,400 --- $1,040 to Ignite• Year 3 = 4 HCs at 40ppl = $20,800 --- $2,080 to Ignite• Year 4 = 7 HCs at 70ppl = $36,400 --- $3,640 to Ignite• Year 5 = 12 HCs at 120ppl = $62,400 --- $6,240 to Ignite• Year 6 = 20 HCs at 200ppl = $104,000 -- $10,400 to Ignite• Year 7* = 35 HCs at 350ppl = $182,000 -- $18,200 to Ignite• Year 8 = 60 HCs at 600ppl = $312,000 -- $31,200 to Ignite• Year 9 = 100 HCs at 1000ppl =$520,000 -- $52,000 to Ignite = total to

Ignite at 9 years = $124,800 (ROI to Ignite is complete!)

*Ignite completes 7 year funding

OCN Leader Support Projections

Year Tithe # of HCs Leader Support # of Leaders at 15K/yr

Year 3 $20.8K 4 $4,160 .28 leaders

Year 5 $62.5K 12 $12,500 .83 leaders

Year 7 $182.2K 35 $36,440 2.43 leaders

Year 9 $520K 100 $104,000 7 leaders

Pathway to Sustainability

OCN Bank, (10% to Ignite)

Shoebox Love Offerings

• ROI is complete in 9yrs• Feels motivated to start new “Catalyst” Plants…

“Ignite-Funded OCN”

Tithes

Additional offerings

…a NEW organic church network begins!