How it works
Here Is How It Works.
One monthly gift each. One fund. The whole circle agrees on where it goes. That is the whole idea, and the rest of this page is just the details.
The Three Moves.
1First We Seed
Everything in the Kingdom starts small. A mustard seed. A widow’s two coins. Five loaves. So we start there too: a number you can give every month with a glad heart, because God loves a cheerful giver, not a strained one. And when the Spirit nudges you on a random Tuesday, plant a Spontaneous Sprout on top. The seed leaves your hand. The soil belongs to all of us.
2Then We Participate
Nobody in Scripture carries the harvest alone. Where two or three are gathered, He is there, and this is where we gather. You bring the work you have already watched God bless: the youth leader, the recovery house, the church plant down the street. The committee does the homework and brings a slate, because plans succeed with many counselors. Then the whole circle blesses it together. One shared amen, not a contest, and the newest member’s voice weighs exactly as much as the founder’s.
3Then The Fund Grants
This is where the sower stops worrying about the seed. The fund sends the money to the organizations the circle blessed, it lands on the next statement for everyone to see, and the rest is His. The fund checks each grant and sends what is eligible. No mystery, no wondering where it went. We plant. We water. God gives the growth, and we get front-row seats to watch it.
Nominate, Never Earmark.
Once you have given, the money belongs to the fund, not to you and not to us. That is what makes it deductible, and honestly it is what makes this a circle instead of a pile of separate donations. Grants go to organizations, never to a person. And nobody routes their own gift to their own cause.
What you do instead is nominate. That puts an organization in front of the review committee, at least three people and at least two of them not the founder, which does the homework. Each season the committee brings the circle a slate: here are the grants we recommend, and why. The circle blesses the slate together, one shared amen rather than a contest between causes. If something on it doesn't sit right with you, you raise a hold, and that one item goes back to the committee for another look instead of being turned down in front of everyone. Once the slate is affirmed, the fund checks it and sends the grants.
Tax-Deductible, With Your Receipt in 48 Hours
Whichever way you give, the receipt lands in your inbox within 48 hours and the gift is tax-deductible. That is how it works once the fund is open, and it is the same for a monthly seed and a Spontaneous Sprout.
Tax-Deductible · Receipt Within 48 HoursTwo Ways to Give, One Fee, Kept Apart
The monthly gift goes into the fund and is tax-deductible. So does a Spontaneous Sprout, a one-off gift you plant whenever the moment moves you. The fellowship fee is separate: it pays for this site and our gatherings, and it is not deductible. We never mix them, and each one is labelled where you pay it.