BreakThrough To People Network A Ministry to the Whole Man and the Whole Church Producing SelfSustai

1
BreakThrough To People NetworkA Ministry to the
Whole Manand the Whole ChurchProducing
Self-SustainableCommunities of Faith
BTPN is a member of FBWM, the Fellowship of
Baptist World Ministries. BTPN projects are in
Eastern Europe and are worldwide through our
consulting services.
2
Using Incubators in Christian Enterprise
Development

• Rev. Bob Crowe
• President and Founder
• BreakThrough To People Network, Inc.
• 28 Susie Lane, Blairsville, Georgia 30512
• www.btpn.org

3
Charles Spurgeon on business and mission  

• I have often noticed that any place where there
  is little business doing is bad for religious
  effort. Among the negroes of Jamaica, whenever
  they had not much work, there was little
  prosperity in the churches. I could indicate
  districts, not far from here, where business is
  slack and there you will find there is very
  little good being done. All along the valley of
  the Thames, there are places where a man might
  preach his heart out, and kill himself but there
  is little or nothing of good being accomplished
  in those regions, just as there is no active
  business life there. 
• (from an excerpt from the book The
  Soul-Winner Chapter 6 entitled, Obstacles to
  Soul-Winning)

4
CED is a Church Planting Strategy

• Strategically locating a Christian Enterprise in
  a community where the Gospel is needed.
• The people of that place are attracted by the
  jobs and financial activity.
• As the Christian is faithful to share the Gospel,
  people will believe.
• A church will form naturally as a result.
• The church will enjoy financial support from the
  business from the day it starts finances
  generated by the people who live there.

5
Incubators

• Intention
• Self-Sustainable
• Long-term Solution
• Christian Enterprise Incubators are intended to
  develop the indigenous people for ministry.

Incubator Business near Odessa Ukraine
6
A Western Perspective in Volunteer Missions

• Attitude American Filters vs. Cultural Accuracy
  
• Supporting Pastors, churches ministries
• Throwing money at the problem
• Short-term thinking vs. Long-term thinking
• Short-term volunteer mission trips with
  short-term thinking vs. Short-term volunteer
  mission trips with long-term thinking.
• Band-Aids vs. Fixes

7
Programmatic vs. Strategic

• An incubator for CED is not a program to be
  plugged into the efforts of a mission program.
• It is a process involving strategic thinking and
  preparation.
• Things to consider
• Needs of that location.
• Missionaries in the area.
• The thinking of the Christian population.
• The resources of the mission organization /
  church.

8
Indigenous Perspective in Building a
Self-Sustained Ministry

• Changing the Paradigm
• Individual Ownership
• Micro-Enterprise
• A can-do thinking
• A level of confidence and independence

9
Pig Farming in Southern Ukraine
10
Renovation Business
Construction Business
11
People Are Our Focus
12

• BTPN is looking for two elements to make for
  successful new business start
• A God-gifted Entrepreneur
• A Strong Business Plan

13

• A Place for Christian Business People to Share
  What They Know!
• experienced business people
• real world illustrations

14
Mentoring We also want to establish a mentoring
relationship between American Business people and
the new Entrepreneur.
15
Does BTPN have any Experience at this? Yes!
The Employees of the Sawmill at Zagrebellie,
Ukraine
16
This is a truly God-gifted Entrepreneur Anatoli
Devonets
17
Only about 2 of the normal church membership
are true Entrepreneurs.
18
Our First Business
Nicoli and the team from the Baptist Church of
Koselets Ukraine
19
Combine Service in Borki Ukraine
Grain Storage and Milling in Koselets Ukraine
Networking of Businesses Works
20
Woodshops in Chernigov Oblast
21

The Class of 2006 Odessa Ukraine
22
A Different Face for Each New Location

• New Locations in the Same Country will often be
  different.
• Need to develop indigenous leadership for
  long-term project development.
• Strategic Development of indigenous
• Instructors.
• Sources of Financing.
• Accountability and Mentoring.

23
Odessa Ukraine
Different Locations Bring Unique Challenges
Constansa Romania
24
Setting up an Incubator

• Working with the Missionary
• Management of Project from 7000 miles away
• Accountability by new business owners
• Strategic Church Planting
• Delegating to indigenous population leadership
  roles

William Withers (IMB Odessa) speaking with a new
business person
25
Setting up an Incubator

• Site Requirements
• One large group meeting hall 100 Maximum
• Multiple small groups settings 10 Maximum to
  each group
• Recruitment of Candidates
• Role of the Indigenous Pastor

Odessa Phase 2 September 2006
26
Setting up an Incubator

• Necessary Elements to Cover
• Theology of Business (necessary because of
  Dichotomy in Church)
• Ideas for new businesses (discussed in small
  group settings and revealed through indigenous
  group members).
• Well Researched Market Research Survey for the
  prospective business.
• Writing a Thoughtful Business Plan.
• Setting Up a minimum Three-Year Financial
  Projection for the new enterprise.
• Setting up an Accountability and Discipleship
  Follow-up for the New Enterprise Leadership.

27
Q A Time
Rev. Bob Crowe President and Founder BreakThrough
To People Network, Inc. 28 Susie Lane,
Blairsville, Georgia 30512 www.btpn.org