--- title: Church Planting and Pioneering Guide date: 2019-10-31T16:50:00+00:00 author: Richard Powney canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/church-planting-and-pioneering-guide" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Church Planting and Pioneering Guide # Church Planting and Pioneering Guide #### This guide will help you to create an excellent technical and financial base for your ministry from the start. [ ![Screenshot of Church Planting and Pioneering Guide](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](http://www.stewardship.org.uk/support-services/church-planting "Visit Church Planting and Pioneering Guide") When it comes to church planting and pioneering, Stewardship deal with the details so that you can focus on the vision. Naturally, at the early stages of church planting and pioneering your primary concern is advancing the Kingdom of God. The financial infrastructure that underpins your new church plant can often become burdensome. That’s where Stewardship can help with things like: - Raising personal financial support for your role - Forming a charity - Training trustees and support for treasurers - Managing fundraising, giving and Gift Aid - Managing accounts and money - Employment and HR, policies and risk assessment Stewardship believe that every new church or charity should have the best expert advice and support right from the start, and their Church Planting and Pioneering Guide will help you to create an excellent technical and financial base for your growing ministry.Whatever stage you are at, and whatever barriers you are facing, their Church Planting guide can help you. 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