MUSTARD SEED FUNDING

Mustard Seed Funding is a small monthly contribution from the Support Centre for the communication and travel costs of Coordinators and Area Reps. It is not intended to provide an income or a living wage, but simply to help cover some of the costs of phone-calls, internet and limited travel to help you and your Area Reps grow your movement.

Notes:

  1. The Movement Coordinator will decide how to allocate Mustard Seed funds. For example, you may wish to use the Area Rep funds to pay for a quarterly retreat. Or you may wish to give them a phone card every month (or save the funds and buy a simple phone). Or you may wish to give them cash to help cover travel costs. How you use these funds is up to you and the elders of your movement. However, please write your plans and actions in the six monthly report.

  2. Active Area Reps:

    • are located in different areas, villages, etc. (ie. not in the same church)

    • have at least 10 Alongsiders

    • have recruited 5 new Alongsiders in the last 6 months (The Support Centre will match registrations in the database with Area Rep names to determine whether they are active in each six month period.)

    • are supporting their existing Alongsiders

  3. When a movement has between 25 and 50 active Area Reps, it may be wise to create another level of leadership called Area Coordinators. Each Area Coordinator will have a minimum of 10 Area Reps. Please contact your Regional Coordinator for more information.

  4. To apply for entry to the next stage please fill in the appropriate form on the Requests page. When you are approved (ie. all goals have been achieved) you will be celebrated on the Alongsiders WhatsApp Group.

  5. To apply for Mustard Seed funding please fill in the appropriate form on the Requests page every six months.

  6. Mustard Seed Funds are sent in January and July for a six month period. Be sure to apply before the end of January or July.