Partnership Process forWord Partners has designed its Partnership Process as a virtual incubator for early stage ministries. By supporting the entrepreneurial efforts of start up ministries, forWord measurably improves the survival rate of its clients. This partnership offers business planning, management guidance, shared resources, technology assistance, promotional expertise, and fund raising support. Essentially, forWord comes along side of those selected and adopts their vision as its own. Ministries ideas are selected for partnership after an application, interview and board review process. forWord wishes to help all applicants and often recommends attending one of our training seminars or refers them to an organization in the forWord Partners Network when they are not selected as a partner ministry. Applicants should read fully our core values and statement of faith found under the About Us portion of this web page. Kingdom expansion must be a major component of the applicant's vision. Most ministries selected have the ability to become completely self sustainable financially and operationally in 12 to 24 months. All applicants are issued a prayer raising challenge. Scripture reminds us time and time again the importance of prayer. We believe that all ministry must be under girded in prayer. To facilitate this challenge, forWord offers the use of forWord Communicator, an email list management tool. This technology allows supporters to report back what they've heard from God, thus providing a valuable loop back in the prayer raising process. There are no fees or expenses associated with being a partner ministry. Instead, forWord commits its resources in faith right along side those starting the ministry. For that reason, it is important that partner ministries adopt forWord's vision, just as forWord adopts theirs. The goal is to see these ministries flourish and then support forWord in its vision to other ministries. In most cases, a forWord Partner consultant will work hand in hand with the ministry.  Weekly meetings, status reports and coaching are a major parts of the process.