Church PLANT Manual

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b. When will you incorporate 3 and apply for tax exempt status via a determination letter? c. How will you oversee the proper handling of finances 4 and church accounts? d. Will you pursue a 501c3 status? Develop and document your goals for the next 6-12 months based on your discussions. Make sure your goals are measurable, include specific due dates, and indicate the people who will be responsible for the goal. It is okay to postpone a decision until after the Evangel School as long as you establish a goal and date by which a decision needs to be made.

3 See “Church and State” in Planting Churches among the City’s Poor: An Anthology of Urban Church Planting Resources, Vol. 2 , Wichita: TUMI Press, 2015, p. 358. 4 See “Church Financial Process” in Planting Churches among the City’s Poor, Vol. 2 , p. 351.