Provide for "faith promise giving" in which individuals are encouraged to give over and above regular giving to the church, to the monthly support of a missionary or project by faith. This giving is channeled through the church, and normally results in a far higher level

Find in 2 Corinthians 8 an example of missionary giving by faith (use a recent translation; the King James' archaic English does not reveal the original message).

Find in 2 Corinthians 9 guidelines for missionary giving by faith.

For financing missions, Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, 1992, Editor, James D. Berkley, Volume 2, Section 9, page 108

Compile a spreadsheet and charts of your churches' and groups' financial giving to missions and missionaries over the past five years.

• What are the patterns and trends?
• Have your people pray about what percentage of the total ministry giving ought to go to supporting missionaries.
• Survey your people for their unreported missions giving.
• How could your accounting practices enable their funds to be channeled through your church organization?
• Learn from another church what has been its experience with the faith-promise means to raising mission support.