What do I do if I don’t think I can afford an Antioch School program?
Ask some hard questions.
1. What is the real problem?
Is money a smokescreen for another problem?
Is it really an issue of financial priorities?
Are you committed to leadership development? Will you be in the church-based theological education program, even if not enrolled in the Antioch School?
Is your BILD Local Mentor leading you well?
2. How might you find the money?
Family and Friends
Employers and Community
3. How should your church help? After all, this is church-based theological education.
Have you made the need known to your church or ministry organization?
Have you made it a matter of prayer for your church or ministry organization?
Have you asked anyone, particularly a leader?
Has an offering been taken for you?
Might it be built into the church budget (Leadership development, Church planting, Missions)?
Could you combine it with a staff internship with the church?
Have you approached those who support short-term mission-type funding?
Have you pursed opportunities within your denomination (local, regional, national)?
Have you asked anyone to “Sponsor a student” for a month, year, or program (send pictures for fridge)?
Have you asked other students to pay low cost tuition twice to support one who can’t afford to pay once?
Might your church establish a loan fund as a perennial support of students?
Could Sunday School classes or small groups take on support of students?
Could someone help pay for part of the program (Portfolio System, BILD Courses, Tuition half, first month, fourth year)?
Are you planning now to ask future alumni to give?