Revival or Ruin Ministries
Dr. Barry G. Carpenter
Stewardship and Accountability
God is gracious and merciful to provide for His children. It is our duty to be good stewards of the blessings that God has given us. It is our conviction that we must guard against waste and be accountable to those who support us. We will gladly provide a financial statement to anyone by request.
Our intention is not to discourage the support of missionaries to foreign countries. We realize that God can and does work through those who relocate to foreign soils and labor in for Him. Where there is no knowledge of Christ it is necessary to send missionaries to begin pioneering work. We offer this instead to explain why we choose to work through indigenous missionaries. Finances is not the only reason but it is one good reason why we primarily support indigenous.
Missionary #1* (Sent through a Private Missionary
Organization)
Monthly Needs
Salary $1700
Housing $7000
Children’s Ed-Home $100
Net Salary $2500
Retirement & Taxes $786.11
Med. & Disability Ins. $912.93
Ministry Funds
Ministry Expenses $575
Home Assign. Travel $200
Total= $775
Sub-Total- $4974.05
(Mission) Admin. Fee $843.55
TOTAL MONTHLY NEEDS- $5817.60
Outgoing Expenses
Training $11,930
Training Expenses $2800
Mission HQ Visit $700
Support Raising Expenses $500
On-field Train. & Devel. $2500
Equipment $7500
Language Training $6960
Vehicle Purchase $8500
Support Acct. Buffer $4475
Sub-Total= $54464.05
Mission Admin. Fee $9219.63
Total Outgoing Expenses= $63583.68
* These figures are directly taken from a missionary soliciting funding in 2012. I did not include the name of the missionary nor the missionary society because I do not want to discourage anyone from supporting them.
Organization)
Monthly Needs
Salary $1700
Housing $7000
Children’s Ed-Home $100
Net Salary $2500
Retirement & Taxes $786.11
Med. & Disability Ins. $912.93
Ministry Funds
Ministry Expenses $575
Home Assign. Travel $200
Total= $775
Sub-Total- $4974.05
(Mission) Admin. Fee $843.55
TOTAL MONTHLY NEEDS- $5817.60
Outgoing Expenses
Training $11,930
Training Expenses $2800
Mission HQ Visit $700
Support Raising Expenses $500
On-field Train. & Devel. $2500
Equipment $7500
Language Training $6960
Vehicle Purchase $8500
Support Acct. Buffer $4475
Sub-Total= $54464.05
Mission Admin. Fee $9219.63
Total Outgoing Expenses= $63583.68
* These figures are directly taken from a missionary soliciting funding in 2012. I did not include the name of the missionary nor the missionary society because I do not want to discourage anyone from supporting them.
Missionary #2* (Sent through Souhern Baptist Convnetion/International Missions Board
What is the average cost to support an individual missionary?
• $46,700 a year
• $3,890 a month
• $900 a week
• $128 a day
• $5.30 an hour
• $.09 a minute
Reported April 2011. Support includes housing, salary, children’s education, medical expenses, retirement and more. Administrative, training, etc. is not included in this list.
* These figures are taken from the SBC/IMB website (URL below)
http://www.imb.org/main/give/page.asp?StoryID=4426&LanguageID=1709
What is the average cost to support an individual missionary?
• $46,700 a year
• $3,890 a month
• $900 a week
• $128 a day
• $5.30 an hour
• $.09 a minute
Reported April 2011. Support includes housing, salary, children’s education, medical expenses, retirement and more. Administrative, training, etc. is not included in this list.
* These figures are taken from the SBC/IMB website (URL below)
http://www.imb.org/main/give/page.asp?StoryID=4426&LanguageID=1709