For example, when someone is involved in church planting, he or she may occasionally need a respite from the stress and demands of the ministry. In some churches, church members and even people from the surrounding community come together to assist monetarily in sending the individual on vacation or to a Bible retreat. More traditionally, other churches... including group-affiliated churches, form a Sabbatical policy and fund it. A Sabbatical can be a great source of invigoration for a tired individual who is constantly involved in seeing the plans for a new planting are taken care of.

Others wishing to aid during the church planting process at the outset can offer alternate facilities for congregational meetings, whether it be an office building that could be used for Sunday worship or individual homes where smaller groups can participate in Bible study.  Just because there is no current building designated for worship does not mean that the faithful should postpone their worship.

One aspect of church planting in which assistance is always much appreciated is financial or materials donations.  There is a lot of work involved that must be funded in launching a new place of worship. And of course, monetary donations to a building and recruitment effort are well-spent, either going straight to the cost of salaries or materials, or used to fund recruitment activities in the community.

Then, there are the initial concerns about the legal and business aspects of starting a church. In fact, there are many ecclesiastical (uniquely church-related) matters that can fall in this category. For these matters, there is an authoritative resource you can access. It's called Building On Faith: Everything You Need To Know About Starting Your Own Church. It's the gold standard in use today by church start-ups in America. And it's written by Abe Hernandez, Esq., a devoted Christian and church law expert.