Church plants are at the infancy stage of their life, being provided for by a “parent” church, whether a local church, a network of churches, or the conference. Fiscal accountabilities are overseen by the sponsoring church(es) who birthed the project. Provided the principle is understood as a value of the organization and expected with maturity, new congregations are not expected to tithe to the Core or give to Giving Streams programs. At this stage they are in fact a recipient of the system rather than a contributor to it.
