POLICIES & PROVISIONS

The Lord has provided us with a reasonably large 39’ basement model motorhome for lodging during a meeting.  It is completely self-contained and can be parked anywhere along side of the church on as level a spot as possible.  Water and electrical outlets are best if located within fifty feet of the RV.  Either a 50-amp or a 30-amp outlet is ideal, if available.  They can be fairly easily installed, usually at minimum expense.  If that is not available, a regular three-pronged outlet will do if it is on a circuit with at least a 20-amp breaker (or fuse), and that does not have a lot of lights and other equipment on it.  Please check your circuit breaker box to make sure that the circuit is sufficient for our motorhome.  

NOTE:  If we are to be with you in the heat of summer, it will be necessary to have a minimum 30-amp circuit available in order to run the A/C in the motorhome.  A 20-amp circuit trips too easily in the hot weather.  Without A/C, the motorhome becomes like an oven.  In the above case, we would suggest allowing us to park at a nearby campground with 30-50-amp service.

Should your town (A) have a zoning ordinance that does not allow for RV parking, or (B) if you are located in a city where parking a large RV is either not possible or not safe, you may wish to try one of several other options.  In the case of “A”, see if special permission or variance can be obtained for an RV for the brief period of time it will be there.  Sometimes special permission can be obtained if requested in reasonable time.  If not, or in the case of  “B”, you may wish to see if a family in the church who has ample parking would allow us to park at their place (if it is not too far from the church).  A sister church may also be contacted, again, if within a reasonable distance.  There is also the option of making arrangements at a local campground, if one is available within a reasonable distance from the church.  If this option is chosen, sewer hookups should be available.

At this time we are towing a small car behind our motorhome that provides us with transportation during the meetings.

While we greatly enjoy taking meals in the homes of your people and enjoy the fellowship with them in a more informal setting, we would request that not more than one meal per day be scheduled, Sundays excepted.  On Sundays we are available for both the noon meal as well as a light luncheon type meal after the evening service.

Either noon or evening is acceptable for meals. Meals may also be provided at our motorhome if that is preferred.  While by no means a requirement, a small grocery allowance to help with breakfast and lunch would be appreciated.

IMPORTANT:  Please note the attached list of dietary needs.  Copies may be made and given to each hostess.  Thank you for your help in this area.

NOTE: Since it is necessary for last minute tunings of the various instruments (in addition to warming up), please allow enough time for us to get back to the church at least 30 minutes before the service is scheduled to begin.

A.        Believing God’s promise that He will “supply all our needs according to His riches in glory,” we have made it a firm policy to not set a “fee” or “financial minimum” of any kind for meetings. Assuming that the church will cover the necessary expenses of a meeting, including travel (see item “B” below), each meeting is a faith ministry as we trust the Lord and the Lord’s people for whatever love-offering is received, however large or small it may be.

Prayerful consideration should be given, however, to the fact that an evangelist can not physically be preaching fifty-two weeks a year.  A well-scheduled evangelist will usually schedule between thirty and thirty-five meetings a year; hence only that number of “paychecks” per year, although he necessarily incurs the same living expenses anyone else may have (mortgage, taxes, etc.) in addition to having to pay his own retirement, hospitalization, etc.

NOTE:  Should your church receive an unusually large love offering, please do not think that the evangelist is just getting “rich” at your church’s expense.  Many times such offerings are the Lord’s way of helping to make up a deficit from several smaller churches that, though perhaps giving sacrificially, simply were unable to meet the many needs of the evangelist and his family.  Personally, we have had several churches that were not able to meet even the cost of traveling to the meeting.  We have also returned to many of those churches because we believe that finances should never hinder a church’s ability to have a series of special meetings.

.           Since it costs a great deal to travel with an RV (“Revival Vehicle”) today, especially with the cost of fuel in addition to payments, insurance, maintenance, etc., we would ask that prayerful consideration be given to the possibility of helping with our travel expense.

NOTE:  This is not a charge, fee, or requirement of any kind as we come to you regardless of whether or not your church is able to help.  It should be remembered, however, that while we are with you, you would not have the expense of airfare, motel, etc.  Travel expenses should not be considered as part of the love offering, but as part of the expenses of the meeting along with flyers, publicity, etc.

f possibIf possible, we would appreciate receiving two checks; one marked “Expenses”, and the other marked “Love Offering.”  It would be helpful to us if we could receive the expense check earlier in the week.  Please do your best to have the “Love Offering” check ready by the end of the week since it takes several weeks for our mail to catch up with us.

MMay  May I also suggest that you prayerfully consider doing what you can to have as many of the expenses of the meetings taken care of before they actually begin.  This can be accomplished in a number of ways.

Since our ministry includes a wide variety of music on a number of different musical instruments, we would suggest that you not schedule special music other than that which we will provide, with the exception of the Sunday morning service.

We have found that the use of a crusade contest can be very effective in getting folks to bring visitors to the services, should you care to use one.  Any person who brings with them an accumulated total of _______* different visitors (each visitor counts only once) would receive the choice of one of our music cassette tapes, compliments of the church.  A visitor is someone who does not regularly attend your church, though they may have visited on occasion previously.  This contest often results in a number of new folks visiting the church who then become prospects for future follow-up.

Our cassette recordings sell for $8 each and CDs sell for $18 each.  However the cost to the church is only $5 for each cassette and $10 for each CD.  That helps keep the cost to the church at a minimum.  It is not likely that you will be awarding more than five or six recordings (depending on the size of your church), although you may be pleasantly surprised at the number of visitors attending.

*You decide the number you think is within reasonable reach, but don’t make it too easy.

Opening Song
Prayer
Song (optional and may be deleted if desired)
Special Music
Announcements and Offering
Special  Music
Song 
Message
Invitation and closing song

NOTES:            
** Songs should be lively and have an evangelistic thrust. 

** Two verses of each song are suggested.  Too many verses of too many songs only lengthens the service unnecessarily since there is plenty of music.

Again, I would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in our ministry.  It is our sincere prayer that our time of ministry together with you will indeed be a fruitful one.  May the Lord richly bless you as you pray, plan, and prepare.  If there is anything I can do to be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely in Christ,

Ken Lynch, Eph. 6:19