Funding New Churches

Starting a new church is an exciting challenge, an amazing calling and a pioneering privilege for many, but there are some practical and spiritual areas that often provide uncomfortable challenges for many.

Many leaders starting out ask about their options when it comes to funding their own role as a church planter, and we will also consider a helpful model that can release people resource into your ministry through the generosity of other people.

We will touch on why money is important in the Kingdom of God and how relating to money in a healthy way as leaders is essential. We will look at ‘active stewardship’, should money and finances be part of discipleship and how to form healthy missional churches right from the start.

If you have already started your church, this is still for you.

John Keskeys

John Keskeys works alongside churches and charities, establishing effective partnerships for the gospel. He leads Stewardship’s national church planting strategy and builds strong relationships with partners to help them achieve their long-term goals. Originally from Newcastle, John is now an adopted southerner having lived in Essex for the last 25 years. His family put up with his love of Newcastle United, adventure, bushcraft and outdoor cooking.

Alex Huson

Alex Huson joined Stewardship in 2019 to help with the expanding work of the Partnerships Team. Alex is passionate about church planting, and his student experience of volunteering for a church plant is invaluable in his role of supporting church planters as they set up and run local churches. Alex is married to Hannah and they serve together as the student and young adult pastors at their local church in Tonbridge, Kent.

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