PASTORS: STIR UP YOUR CONGREGATIONS FOR PROSPEROUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Thriving entrepreneurship, self-employment, and healthy businesses connected to the church and the community cultivate the highest levels of financial freedom, economic empowerment, and resourcefulness.
A God-fearing, community-centered church should be equipped to possess, prosper, and positively impact every area of life and community as God intended.
- Strong Businesses.
- Strong Families.
- Strong Churches.
- Stronger Communities.
Transformed Communities Through Economic Opportunity, Financial Freedom, and Faithful Stewardship.
🌳 A PRINCIPLE OF DIVINE STEWARDSHIP
MCN believes entrepreneurship, business ownership, and economic productivity are important expressions of stewardship.
Economic empowerment helps individuals and families become more resourceful, self-sustaining, and capable of serving others.
By encouraging entrepreneurship and self-employment, churches can help create:
💵 Financial Freedom
🏡 Family Stability
📈 Business Growth
🤝 Community Development
🙏 Greater Ministry Impact
🏆 Generational Wealth
The Goal
The goal is not merely business success. The goal is creating stronger communities through faithful stewardship, productive enterprise, and economic opportunity.
📖 BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
- Deuteronomy 8:18 —“But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth.”
- Proverbs 22:29 — “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings.”
- Ecclesiastes 11:2 — “Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.”
- Matthew 25:14-30 — The Parable of the Talents teaches stewardship, multiplication, responsibility, and productive use of resources.
- 3 John 1:2 — “Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.”
🏛️ WHY CHURCHES PARTNER WITH MCN
Churches are uniquely positioned to encourage economic development within their congregations and surrounding communities.
- When businesses thrive:
- Families become stronger
- Employment opportunities increase
- Communities become more stable
- Ministries become better resourced
- Members become more financially independent
- Local economies become healthier
Economic empowerment is one of the most practical ways a church can demonstrate concern for the well-being of its members and community.
❤️ MCN GIVES BACK TO THE CHURCH
MCN believes economic empowerment and ministry should work together.
For every participant who applies for and qualifies for a business loan arranged through MCN that successfully funds, MCN contributes:
10% OF ITS NET ORIGINATION FEE REVENUE TO THE PARTICIPATING CHURCH OR MINISTRY ORGANIZATION
These Ministry Support Contributions may help support:
⛪ Ministry Initiatives
🤝 Community Outreach
🎓 Educational Programs
🍽️ Community Assistance Programs
🏘️ Neighborhood Impact Projects
Together, we can create sustainable economic and spiritual impact.
💰 WHAT MCN DOES
Metropolitan Capital Now arranges commercial financing solutions for qualified businesses nationwide.
Financing Programs From $10,000 To $2,000,000
Qualified applicants may receive funding in as little as two business days after approval.
🏦 Small Business Loans
💳 Business Lines of Credit
⚙️ Equipment Financing
🚚 Commercial Vehicle Financing
📈 Working Capital Solutions
🏢 Business Expansion Capital
🔄 Customized Capital Solutions
Every business is unique. MCN helps identify financing solutions tailored to specific business needs and objectives.
👥 WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?
🏪 Small Business Owners
🚀 Established Entrepreneurs
💼 Business Executives
🔨 Self-Employed Professionals
🏗️ Contractors
🚚 Transportation Companies
🏥 Healthcare Providers
🍽️ Restaurant Owners
🛍️ Retail Businesses
💻 Service-Based Businesses
🏢 Professional Practices
✅ GENERAL ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
MCN specializes in helping existing businesses access growth capital and working capital solutions.
Typical applicants include:
✅ Businesses Operating At Least 3 To 6 Months Or Longer
✅ Revenue-Producing Businesses
✅ Established Entrepreneurs
✅ Self-Employed Professionals
✅ Growing Companies Seeking Expansion Capital
✅ Businesses Looking To Improve Cash Flow
MCN generally does not arrange financing for pre-revenue startup ventures.
Funding requirements vary based upon the financing program, lender guidelines, industry type, and overall business profile.
🚀 FLEXIBLE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH SUMMIT FORMATS
Every church is different. Choose the engagement format that best serves your congregation and community.
MCN offers multiple ways to introduce members of your congregation and local business community to business financing opportunities and growth resources.
🎤 Live In-Person Presentation
💻 Live Zoom Summit
🎬 Pre-Recorded Video Presentation
📘 Customized Business Resource Brochure
📱 Church Bulletin & QR Code Campaign
🤝 Business Ministry Partnership
🌎 Community Economic Development Initiative
📝 WHO CAN ENROLL?
⛪ Pastors — A pastor may enroll directly on behalf of a church, ministry, or faith-based organization.
🤝 Designated Ministry Representatives — A pastor may designate a referral liaison, administrator, business ministry leader, economic development coordinator, or other trusted representative to serve as the church’s primary point of contact.
📋 CHURCH PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION
A Church Partnership & Ministry Support Agreement must be completed and maintained on file with MCN.
The executed agreement serves as the church’s official registration in the MCN Church Partnership Program.
⚖️ PASSIVE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH MODEL
The MCN Church Partnership Program is designed as an educational outreach and economic empowerment initiative.
Participating churches do not act as lenders, brokers, financing intermediaries, correspondents, facilitators, middlemen, prospectors, loan originators, underwriters, processors, or agents of MCN.
Church participation is limited to:
✅ Educational Outreach
✅ Community Awareness
✅ Ministry Communications
✅ Business Empowerment Initiatives
✅ Small Business Growth Summit Promotion
✅ Distribution of Educational Materials
All financing communications, consultations, application activities, underwriting activities, and funding decisions occur directly between the applicant and MCN and/or the applicable funding source.
The church’s role remains passive, informational, ministry-focused, community-development oriented, and non-transactional at all times.
⭐ THE MCN ADVANTAGE
✅ No Application Fees
✅ No Upfront Fees
✅ No Processing Fees
✅ No Cost To Use MCN Services
✅ Success-Based Compensation
MCN is compensated only when a financing transaction successfully funds.
✅ Financing Programs From $10,000 To $2,000,000
✅ Funding Available In As Little As Two Business Days After Approval
✅ Service Available Nationwide
❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Does MCN charge businesses to apply? — No. There are no application fees.
- Does the church pay anything? — No. There is no cost to the church.
- Does MCN charge upfront fees? — No.
- Does MCN charge processing fees? — No.
- Does MCN finance startup businesses? — Generally, no. Most programs are designed for businesses operating at least 3 to 6 months or longer.
- Does the church participate in financing transactions? — No. The church’s participation is strictly educational and informational.
- How quickly can funding occur? — Qualified businesses may receive funding in as little as two business days after approval.
📞 CONTACT MCN TODAY
MCN Business Funding Advisor: Michael Thomas
Metropolitan Capital Now
📞 410-262-4237
📧 michael.thomas@metrocapitalnow.com
🌐 www.MetroCapitalNow.com/Churches
Schedule your 15-Minute Pastor Consultation today.
🎯 TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
When churches encourage entrepreneurship, self-employment, and healthy business growth, they help create:
✅ More Financially Stable Families
✅ Stronger Local Businesses
✅ New Employment Opportunities
✅ Increased Community Investment
✅ Greater Economic Self-Sufficiency
✅ Expanded Ministry Resources
✅ Stronger Neighborhoods
✅ Healthier Local Economies
✅ Greater Community Prosperity
By helping existing businesses access capital and growth opportunities, churches can play an active role in strengthening families, creating jobs, increasing economic opportunity, and transforming communities for generations to come.
- Build Strong Businesses.
- Strengthen Families.
- Advance The Kingdom.
Transform Communities Through Economic Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment, and Business Expansion
Entrepreneurship. Empowerment. Excellence.
Helping Churches Support Existing Businesses, Entrepreneurs, and Self-Employed Professionals Through Access to Capital, Business Growth Resources, and Economic Opportunity
Metropolitan Capital Now (MCN) partners with churches nationwide to help cultivate entrepreneurship, self-employment, business ownership, and economic empowerment within their congregations and surrounding communities.
Through educational outreach, business empowerment initiatives, Small Business Growth Summits, church bulletins, QR code campaigns, brochures, presentations, Zoom events, and community development efforts, MCN helps connect qualified business owners with commercial financing resources designed to help businesses grow and prosper.
📅 SCHEDULE A 15-MINUTE PASTOR CONSULTATION
Discover how your church can become a catalyst for entrepreneurship, self-employment, business growth, and community transformation.
Contact Michael Thomas today to schedule a brief consultation.
📞 410-262-4237
📧 michael.thomas@metrocapitalnow.com
🌐 www.MetroCapitalNow.com/Church-Registration-Form
📞 CONTACT MCN TODAY
Small Business financing Solutions
Metropolitan Capital Now
📞 1-800-457-5010
📧 Financing@metrocapitalnow.com
🌐 www.MetroCapitalNow.com/Financing
Schedule your 15-Minute Pastor Consultation today.