1 Determine location
We mainly work with church planters that want to extend the reach of the gospel. We determine if the people at a location have the vision, time and resources to focus on churchplanting and starting businesses.
2 Field consultation
In the 5 day interactive Pioneer Business Planting consultation participants will learn how to use business to reach the lost, to write a business plan and skills to start and manage their business.
3 Business plan
The participants start researching their communities. From there they gather all the necessary information to develop their Business Model Canvas, business budget and business plan.
4 Business coaching
Through regular 1-on-1 and group coaching meetings an experienced coach will help the participants develop their Business Model Canvas, business budget, business plan and church planting plan. This coach also encourages and gives timely advice on how to start and grow the business and their network of churches.
5 Funding
Once the business has proven to be viable, the next phase is raising the capital to start. We encourage people to find funds locally through a bank, micro-finance institutions, Savings Group, personal savings, loans from friends and family etc. We also set up local FaithFunds to start the businesses.
6 Start and multiply businesses
The participants start the business, while ongoing business coaching is provided. When the business grows, new products and services can be added, or new businesses can be started to reach the unreached.
How do we determine whom to work with?
We have developed several criteria that help us determine whom to work with.
- We seek guidance from the Holy Spirit.
- We work with groups and organizations that are actively working in making disciples and planting simple churches among the neglected peoples of the earth (ideally have a network of house churches).
- We work among the neglected people’s of the earth in Africa, Asia and the Middle-East.
- We only work in places where there is a team of local leaders that is willing to pass on what they learn about Pioneer Business Planting and that is willing to coach others.
- We only work with groups that have a clear understanding that starting a Kingdom business takes time and energy (minimum investment 1-3 years).
- We work in projects for at least 1-3 year. A project consists of training, coaching and helping setup FaithFunds/Savings Groups. In our experience, only doing a training doesn’t produce the long lasting fruit we want. We don’t provide funds for a FaithFund.