Ministry With Grant Application

The purpose of these Center for Missional Outreach grants is to be a catalyst for making the “ministry with” dreams of local churches in the North Texas Conference a reality.

The typical grant amounts will range from $5,000 to $10,000.

Some “ministry with” values to keep in mind:

• Come alongside neighbors in a spirit of friendship and mutuality. Listen to and learn from them.
• Build long-term relationships with neighbors.
• Uncover the often-undervalued gifts, talents, dreams, desires and connections of neighbors.
• Adopt the iron rule: never do for others what they can do for themselves.
• Address the systems that perpetuate suffering and inequity rather than only deal with the symptoms of our broken world.
• Use a strengths-based approach that leverages the gifts and relationships of local partners.

General Information

Essay Questions

*Making disciples, in our view, can happen in a variety of ways. In the midst of a church’s ministry with its neighbors, church people could be intentional about recognizing and seizing opportunities to share their faith and invite their neighbors onto a pathway of discipleship. In the midst of a church’s ministry with its neighbors, church members could find themselves stretched and their faith and experience of the Holy Spirit deepened. These and other ways of making disciples could be legitimate responses to this question.