This system protects the program legally, prepares for rapid growth, enables multi-church partnerships, and builds long-term financial credibility and trust.
Partner churches adopt the program financially. Funds released seasonally or monthly.
Parents, families, and supporters who give directly to the mission.
Funds given specifically for events, materials, scholarships, or supplies.
Merch / apparel, fundraising events, business partnerships, grant funding.
Snacks, drinks, rentals, equipment, devotion materials
Small snacks, inexpensive activities, basic materials
Printing, forms, software, data storage, safety materials
Weather relocation, urgent student needs, pastoral emergencies
Expansion, training new leaders, launching new chapters
No spending for anything outside the mission. Period.
If money is spent, it must be logged. No exceptions.
Stewardship is spiritual discipline, not just logistics.
Every request, approval, and reimbursement must involve two leaders minimum.
If it's not documented, it doesn't exist.
Everything must be written, logged, and approved in the system.
Mentors → Mentor Coordinator → Program Director → Head Advisor → Sponsor / Partner Church
Nothing is lost. Decisions are accountable. The church always stays informed. Growth scales to multi-site.
Maximum spend limits for mentors, coordinators, and directors. Amounts over $1,000 require additional approval.
Program Director sends a summary to Head Advisor and sponsor church each month.
Audit the dashboard, review receipts, evaluate spending patterns at year-end.
Every dollar entrusted to The Sharpening Project is a seed of faith placed into the spiritual formation of young men. We commit to stewarding every resource with excellence, integrity, transparency, accountability, prayer, and honor.
Because stewardship is worship — and every financial decision must glorify God.