A Locally Sustainable Model Small business training offers another level of sustainability. Church planters and leaders are equipped to use a small business which opens doors for outreach and helps support their families. They often contribute to further trainings and church planting. active training programs have
Local sustainability is our goal on many levels, and it’s built into the Global Disciples model. We partner with a cluster of churches to develop a training program, but they own it. The cluster covers at least half the initial expenses and Global Disciples offers seed funds for the rest. Over three years, local support increases, seed funds decrease, and by year four, the training is fully resourced by the church cluster.
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Another way we build sustainability is by expanding the number of Facilitators prepared to “train the trainers.” They’re able to equip program retention rate directors to develop Currently, 736 active training programs have discipleship-mission, leadership, reached sustainability. In fact, 84% of Global and small business programs. partner programs launched in the last 24 years Each regional team is are actively training and equipping discipledeveloping specialists makers and church planters. who are able to train directors in every phase Church clusters experience the joy of giving by of training. This has investing in our Multiplication Fund, which helps proved strategic at a launch new training efforts among least-reached time when travel people. Many churches have discovered that no is restricted. matter how limited their resources, they’re able to support multiplication efforts.
“When I learned we could run our training through local resources, I was so excited. I shared the vision with my local church. Many believers were eager to contribute, and we raised the rupees we needed in a week!” —Baijali, a global disciple, Nepal 10
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