Worksheet 8.4: Write Your Preliminary Soul Centre Profile

Purpose of This Worksheet

This worksheet will help you describe the Christian Soul Centre you may be called to establish, strengthen, host, or develop.

Your preliminary profile will identify:

• The Soul Centre’s name

• Country and location

• Primary language

• Soul Centre type

• Christian purpose

• People being served

• Core ministry practices

• Leadership

• Christian affiliations

• Church relationships

• Safeguarding and privacy needs

• Financial support

• First-year activities

• Leadership-multiplication opportunities

This is a preliminary ministry profile rather than the official Christian Leaders Alliance Soul Centre registration application.

The profile will help you clarify your calling and prepare for later planning, credentialing, local confirmation, and registration. The Topic 8 course framework specifically asks participants to draft the Soul Centre’s name, purpose, location, audience, practices, leadership, affiliations, and first-year activities.

You may revise this profile as your ministry develops.

Part One: Soul Centre Identity

1. Proposed Soul Centre Name

Write the proposed name of your Soul Centre.

Why did you choose this name?

What does the name communicate about the ministry?

Does the name accurately represent what the ministry is prepared to offer?

☐ Yes
☐ Partly
☐ Not yet

What misunderstanding could the name possibly create?

How will you prevent that misunderstanding?

2. Course Banner Connection

The banner of this course is:

Planting Christian Soul Centres where souls grow, leaders emerge, and ministry multiplies.

Describe how your proposed Soul Centre connects with this vision.

How will souls grow?

How will leaders emerge?

How could ministry multiply?

3. Location

Country:

City, town, village, region, or canton:

Neighbourhood or geographic area:

Will the Soul Centre serve people primarily:

☐ In one neighbourhood
☐ In one town or city
☐ Across a region
☐ Across one country
☐ Across several countries
☐ Primarily online
☐ Through a hybrid local and online model

Describe the geographic ministry field.

4. Meeting Setting

Where will the Soul Centre’s ministry occur?

☐ Private home
☐ Church building
☐ Rented meeting room
☐ Community centre
☐ Café or restaurant
☐ Coaching office
☐ Workplace
☐ Care facility
☐ Outdoor setting
☐ Online platform
☐ Several locations
☐ Other:

Describe the proposed setting.

What permissions may be required to use this setting?

What accessibility concerns should be considered?

☐ Mobility access
☐ Hearing access
☐ Visual access
☐ Transport
☐ Parking
☐ Public transport
☐ Childcare
☐ Language access
☐ Digital access
☐ Other:

5. Languages

Primary ministry language:

Additional languages:

Will translation or interpretation be needed?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Not yet known

Which resources may require translation?

☐ Course presentations
☐ Transcripts
☐ Readings
☐ Worksheets
☐ Invitations
☐ Privacy statements
☐ Safeguarding information
☐ Website or social media
☐ Coaching documents
☐ Ceremony materials
☐ Other:

Who could assist with language review or translation?

Part Two: Choosing the Soul Centre Type

1. Primary Soul Centre Type

Select the type that most clearly describes the central ministry people should expect.

☐ Fellowship Soul Centre
☐ Church Soul Centre
☐ House-Church Soul Centre
☐ Coaching Soul Centre
☐ Chaplaincy Soul Centre
☐ Officiant Soul Centre
☐ Christian Growth Course Soul Centre
☐ Mentor or Training Soul Centre
☐ MinistryBiz Soul Centre
☐ Online Soul Centre
☐ Hybrid Soul Centre
☐ Church-Hosted Soul Centre
☐ Independent Affiliated Soul Centre
☐ Other:

Why does this type best fit your present calling?

Why does this type fit the people you are called to serve?

Why does this type fit the leadership and resources currently available?

2. Secondary Ministry Type or Practice

Your Soul Centre may include a secondary practice without claiming to offer every possible ministry.

Select one or two possible secondary practices.

☐ Fellowship
☐ Worship
☐ Christian Growth Courses
☐ Soul Coaching
☐ Christian life coaching
☐ Chaplaincy
☐ Officiant ministry
☐ Hospitality
☐ Community service
☐ Leadership training
☐ Online ministry
☐ MinistryBiz
☐ Other:

How will this secondary practice support the primary calling?

3. What the Soul Centre Is Not

Complete the following sentence.

Our Soul Centre is a ______________________________________
that serves ______________________________________________
through __________________________________________________.

Complete the following sentence.

Our Soul Centre is not ____________________________________
and does not claim ________________________________________.

What expectations must be clarified publicly?

4. Current and Future Identity

Which statement best describes the present stage?

☐ We are exploring a possible Soul Centre.
☐ We are gathering an initial leadership team.
☐ We already conduct informal ministry.
☐ We have begun regular gatherings.
☐ We operate a specialised ministry practice.
☐ We are developing a church or fellowship.
☐ We are preparing for formal Soul Centre registration.

Could the Soul Centre type change in the future?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Not yet known

For example, could a fellowship later become a church, or could an online ministry develop local gatherings?

What would need to happen before that change would be appropriate?

Part Three: Christian Purpose and Mission

1. Biblical Purpose

Write a short biblical purpose statement for your Soul Centre.

Our Soul Centre exists to _________________________________

---

so that people may ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.

2. Scripture Foundations

Identify three to five Scripture passages that express the ministry’s calling.

Scripture One

Reference:

How does this passage connect with the Soul Centre?

Scripture Two

Reference:

How does this passage connect with the Soul Centre?

Scripture Three

Reference:

How does this passage connect with the Soul Centre?

Additional Scripture

3. Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Growth

Creation

What part of God’s good design does this ministry seek to honour or strengthen?

Fall

What forms of brokenness, sin, suffering, isolation, confusion, or injustice affect the people being served?

Redemption

How will the Soul Centre point people towards the saving grace and lordship of Jesus Christ?

Growth in the Holy Spirit

How will Scripture, prayer, Christian fellowship, and faithful practices support ongoing growth?

Christian Service

How might participants become equipped to love and serve others?

4. Preliminary Mission Statement

Write a mission statement of one or two sentences.

5. Public Description

Write a short public description that could appear on a website, invitation, or directory.

__________________________________________ Soul Centre is a
Christ-centred ____________________________________________
serving __________________________________________________
through __________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.

Does this description avoid claiming credentials, authority, services, or institutional relationships that have not been received?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Needs revision

Part Four: The People You Are Called to Serve

1. Primary Audience

Who is the Soul Centre primarily called to serve?

☐ Christians seeking spiritual growth
☐ People without a current church
☐ People exploring Christianity
☐ Married couples
☐ Single adults
☐ Single parents
☐ Families
☐ Children or young people
☐ University students
☐ Older adults
☐ Caregivers
☐ Migrants
☐ Refugees
☐ Returning citizens
☐ People experiencing grief
☐ People recovering from divorce
☐ Christian leaders
☐ Workplace communities
☐ People in recovery
☐ Online language communities
☐ Other:

Describe the primary audience.

2. Secondary Audience

Who else may be served?

3. Existing Relationships

How are you already connected with these people?

☐ Family relationships
☐ Friendships
☐ Neighbourhood relationships
☐ Church relationships
☐ Coaching relationships
☐ Chaplaincy relationships
☐ Workplace relationships
☐ Community organisations
☐ Schools or universities
☐ Online communities
☐ Officiant ministry
☐ Recovery or reentry networks
☐ Other:

Describe the relational network.

4. Expressed Needs

What needs have people actually expressed?

☐ Prayer
☐ Christian friendship
☐ Bible learning
☐ Spiritual growth
☐ Forgiveness
☐ Conflict support
☐ Marriage growth
☐ Parenting support
☐ Grief care
☐ Caregiver support
☐ Calling discernment
☐ Coaching
☐ Chaplaincy
☐ Community belonging
☐ Leadership development
☐ Wedding or funeral ministry
☐ Reentry support
☐ Other:

What evidence supports your assessment?

5. Community Listening

Whom should you consult before finalising the ministry?

What assumptions must you avoid making?

6. Barriers to Participation

What may prevent people from participating?

☐ Language
☐ Transport
☐ Disability access
☐ Work schedules
☐ Childcare
☐ Cost
☐ Distrust of institutions
☐ Church hurt
☐ Fear of disclosure
☐ Digital access
☐ Cultural differences
☐ Immigration concerns
☐ Other:

How might the Soul Centre reduce these barriers responsibly?

Part Five: Core Ministry Practices

1. Present Practices

Mark the practices already available.

2. Primary Ministry Practice

Which practice will provide the central relational doorway into the Soul Centre?

Why is this practice appropriate?

Who is prepared to lead it?

3. Prayer Practice

How will prayer be included?

☐ Opening and closing prayer
☐ Personal prayer by permission
☐ Prayer gathering
☐ Prayer requests
☐ Intercessory team
☐ Online prayer
☐ Commissioning prayer
☐ Other:

How will people be protected from pressured prayer or unwanted disclosure?

4. Scripture Practice

How will Scripture be used?

☐ Bible study
☐ Course readings
☐ Teaching
☐ Sermons
☐ Coaching reflection
☐ Chaplaincy conversation
☐ Worship
☐ Memorisation
☐ Other:

Who will provide biblical or theological oversight?

5. Hospitality Practice

How will participants be welcomed?

Will food or refreshments be provided?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Sometimes

What dietary, allergy, cultural, or financial concerns should be considered?

6. Christian Growth Courses

Which three courses could become the first course pathways?

First Course

Second Course

Third Course

Who will facilitate each course?

7. Coaching or Chaplaincy

Will the Soul Centre provide Soul Coaching?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Future possibility

Will it provide Christian life coaching?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Future possibility

Will it provide chaplaincy?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Future possibility

What qualifications or credentials are presently held?

What boundaries must be stated?

8. Christian Rites and Ceremonies

Which ceremonies may be offered?

☐ Weddings
☐ Funerals
☐ Memorial services
☐ Baptisms
☐ Communion
☐ Child dedications
☐ Vow renewals
☐ Blessings
☐ Commissioning
☐ None at present

Who is recognised and prepared to conduct them?

What church, denominational, civil, or legal questions must be clarified?

Part Six: Leadership

1. Primary Leader

Name:

Current ministry role:

Current church or Christian affiliation:

Current CLA credential, if applicable:

Current CLI training:

Describe the leader’s calling.

Describe the leader’s relevant ministry experience.

2. Leadership Team

Identify current or potential leaders.

3. Leadership Roles

Which roles may be needed?

☐ Soul Centre leader
☐ Pastor or fellowship leader
☐ Course facilitator
☐ Soul Coach
☐ Christian life coach
☐ Chaplain
☐ Officiant
☐ Hospitality coordinator
☐ Prayer coordinator
☐ Safeguarding lead
☐ Privacy lead
☐ Financial overseer
☐ Church liaison
☐ Translation coordinator
☐ Online ministry coordinator
☐ Community-service coordinator
☐ Other:

4. Trusted Recommenders

Who knows the leaders and can speak about their Christian character, calling, and ministry readiness?

5. Leadership Accountability

How will leaders remain accountable?

☐ Local church leadership
☐ CLA good-standing requirements
☐ Soul Centre leadership team
☐ Governing board
☐ Peer supervision
☐ Pastoral mentor
☐ Financial oversight
☐ Safeguarding review
☐ Annual ministry review
☐ Other:

How often will the leader or team meet for review?

What matters should be reviewed?

6. Leadership Health

How will leaders protect:

Spiritual health?

Marriage and family relationships?

Rest and sleep?

Financial stability?

Emotional health?

Appropriate ministry boundaries?

7. Leadership Succession

What would happen if the primary leader became ill, moved, resigned, or could no longer serve?

Who could provide temporary leadership?

What leadership development is needed to reduce dependence upon one person?

Part Seven: Christian Affiliations and Church Relationships

1. Present Affiliations

Identify the Soul Centre leader’s Christian affiliations.

☐ Catholic
☐ Orthodox
☐ Anglican
☐ Lutheran
☐ Reformed
☐ Methodist
☐ Baptist
☐ Pentecostal
☐ Evangelical
☐ Independent
☐ Non-denominational
☐ Christian Leaders Alliance
☐ No current local church
☐ Other:

Describe these affiliations honestly.

2. Local Church Relationship

Is the primary leader active in a local church, parish, congregation, or fellowship?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Searching for one
☐ Not presently available

If yes, name the church or fellowship.

Has its leadership been informed about the proposed Soul Centre?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Not yet

What support or concerns have been expressed?

3. Dual or Multiple Affiliations

Will the Soul Centre include leaders or participants with more than one Christian affiliation?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Possibly

How will these affiliations be represented honestly?

What claims must be avoided?

4. CLA as a Religious Body

Will Christian Leaders Alliance function as:

☐ An additional Christian affiliation
☐ A credentialing and recognition body
☐ The primary formal religious body
☐ The only current formal religious body
☐ Not yet determined

Explain.

5. Church Partnership

How could the Soul Centre support rather than compete with local churches?

☐ Refer people for regular worship
☐ Refer people for baptism or Communion
☐ Host a church-supported ministry
☐ Provide Christian Growth Courses
☐ Provide coaching or chaplaincy
☐ Assist with weddings or funerals
☐ Train volunteers
☐ Serve people without a church connection
☐ Share facilities
☐ Other:

Write a short statement describing the Soul Centre’s relationship with local churches.

Part Eight: Ministry Boundaries and Honest Public Identity

1. Services the Soul Centre Is Prepared to Offer

2. Services the Soul Centre Is Not Prepared to Offer

☐ Psychotherapy
☐ Medical treatment
☐ Professional diagnosis
☐ Legal advice
☐ Regulated financial advice
☐ Emergency crisis intervention
☐ Immigration advice
☐ Addiction treatment
☐ Institutional chaplaincy without approval
☐ Civil marriage services without legal authority
☐ Church sacraments or ordinances
☐ Other:

3. Public Boundary Statement

Complete this statement.

This Soul Centre offers ___________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
It does not provide _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
When a need exceeds our ministry role, we seek to provide an appropriate referral.

4. Religious and Civil Authority

Does the Soul Centre clearly distinguish among:

☐ CLA religious recognition
☐ Local church affiliation
☐ Soul Centre registration
☐ National legal status
☐ Charity status
☐ Professional licensure
☐ Institutional permission
☐ Civil marriage authority

Which distinctions still require clarification?

5. Referral Network

Identify possible referral resources.

Which referral relationships must be developed before launch?

Part Nine: Safeguarding and Privacy

1. Safeguarding Risks

Will the Soul Centre serve:

☐ Children
☐ Young people
☐ Vulnerable adults
☐ Older adults
☐ People experiencing abuse
☐ People in recovery
☐ Returning citizens
☐ People experiencing mental-health crisis
☐ Online participants
☐ None of these are currently expected

What safeguarding risks may arise?

2. Safeguarding Leadership

Proposed safeguarding lead:

What training does this person have?

What additional training is needed?

3. Safeguarding Practices

☐ Volunteer screening
☐ Background checks
☐ Two-adult practices
☐ Child-protection procedures
☐ Online communication rules
☐ Transport rules
☐ Reporting procedures
☐ Complaint process
☐ Documentation
☐ Suspension procedures
☐ Emergency contacts
☐ Country-specific legal review

Which practices must be completed before ministry begins?

4. Privacy

What personal information will the Soul Centre collect?

Why is each category necessary?

Who will have access?

Where will information be stored?

How long will it be retained?

How will it be deleted securely?

5. Confidentiality Statement

Write the statement that will be explained to participants.

We respect your privacy and ________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
Confidentiality may have limits when ________________________
__________________________________________________________.

6. Public Forums and Online Groups

Will the Soul Centre use:

☐ Public forums
☐ Private discussion groups
☐ WhatsApp
☐ Signal
☐ Email
☐ Video meetings
☐ Social media
☐ Learning platforms
☐ Other:

What must participants not post publicly?

Will meetings be recorded?

☐ No
☐ Yes
☐ Only with specific consent

Explain.

Part Ten: Financial and Organisational Practices

1. Expected Financial Model

How may the Soul Centre receive support?

☐ Voluntary offerings
☐ Donations
☐ Church support
☐ Grants
☐ Membership contributions
☐ Coaching fees
☐ Officiant fees
☐ Course fees
☐ MinistryBiz income
☐ Shared facilities
☐ Volunteer support
☐ Give-It-Forward participation
☐ No financial activity at present
☐ Other:

2. Financial Distinctions

How will the Soul Centre distinguish among:

Donations

Fees

Reimbursements

Personal funds

Business income

3. Financial Oversight

Who will oversee finances?

Will more than one person review financial activity?

☐ Yes
☐ No
☐ Not yet

What records will be maintained?

☐ Budget
☐ Receipts
☐ Bank statements
☐ Donation records
☐ Fee records
☐ Expense approvals
☐ Financial reports
☐ Restricted-gift records
☐ Other:

4. Initial Budget

What financial questions require professional advice?

5. Organisational Structure

Does the Soul Centre presently operate:

☐ Informally
☐ Within a church
☐ Within an existing organisation
☐ Through a business
☐ Through a nonprofit or charity
☐ Through a religious organisation
☐ Not yet determined

What national legal or organisational questions must be researched?

Part Eleven: First-Year Ministry Activities

1. First Three Months

What will the Soul Centre focus on during its first three months?

☐ Prayer and discernment
☐ Community listening
☐ Leadership-team formation
☐ Church consultation
☐ First Christian Growth Course
☐ Coaching pilot
☐ Chaplaincy pilot
☐ Fellowship gatherings
☐ Safeguarding preparation
☐ Referral-network development
☐ Translation
☐ Other:

List the first three-month activities.

Activity One

Activity Two

Activity Three

2. Months Four to Six

What may be added?

3. Months Seven to Twelve

What may be added or strengthened?

4. Proposed First-Year Calendar

5. First Christian Growth Course

Course title:

Intended audience:

Leader:

Format:

Proposed date:

6. First Prayer or Fellowship Gathering

Describe the proposed gathering.

7. First Community-Service Activity

What practical ministry could be offered?

Who should be consulted before it begins?

8. First Coaching or Chaplaincy Activity

If applicable, describe the pilot activity.

What boundaries will be communicated?

9. First-Year Ministry Limits

What will the Soul Centre intentionally not attempt during the first year?

Why is this restraint wise?

Part Twelve: Leadership Development and Multiplication

1. Potential Emerging Leaders

Identify people who may demonstrate calling, character, reliability, and relational wisdom.

2. Entry-Level Service Opportunities

How can participants begin serving?

☐ Hospitality
☐ Prayer
☐ Administration
☐ Course assistance
☐ Technology
☐ Translation
☐ Community service
☐ Follow-up
☐ Music or worship
☐ Childcare under safeguarding procedures
☐ Other:

3. Training Pathways

Which pathways may support emerging leaders?

☐ Christian Leaders Institute courses
☐ Soul Coaching preparation
☐ Ordained Christian Life Coach preparation
☐ Life Coach Minister preparation
☐ Chaplaincy preparation
☐ Officiant preparation
☐ Local church mentoring
☐ Safeguarding training
☐ Course-facilitator training
☐ Other:

4. Mentoring Rhythm

How often will emerging leaders meet with a mentor?

☐ Weekly
☐ Every two weeks
☐ Monthly
☐ Quarterly
☐ As needed

Who may serve as mentors?

5. Endorsement and Commissioning

How will local Christian leaders participate in confirming new leaders?

How could a commissioning service be included?

6. Multiplication Vision

Could the Soul Centre eventually help establish:

☐ Another local gathering
☐ Another language group
☐ An online group
☐ A coaching practice
☐ A chaplaincy team
☐ A Christian Growth Course ministry
☐ A house fellowship
☐ A church
☐ Another Soul Centre
☐ Not yet known

Describe a possible future multiplication opportunity.

How will the original Soul Centre support without controlling the new ministry?

Part Thirteen: Risks and Readiness

1. Major Risks

Identify the most significant risks.

☐ Leader burnout
☐ Overdependence upon one leader
☐ Safeguarding failure
☐ Privacy failure
☐ Financial confusion
☐ Conflict with a local church
☐ Misleading public claims
☐ Institutional-access confusion
☐ Insufficient legal understanding
☐ Lack of referral resources
☐ Language barriers
☐ Household stress
☐ Unclear ministry boundaries
☐ Other:

2. Risk-Reduction Plan

3. Readiness Assessment

4. What Must Happen Before Launch?

5. What Can Begin Now?

Part Fourteen: Preliminary Soul Centre Profile

Use your answers to complete the summary below.

Soul Centre Name

Location

Country:

City or region:

Primary language:

Additional languages:

Primary Soul Centre Type

Secondary Ministry Practice

Mission Statement

People Being Served

Primary Community Need

Core Ministry Practices

Primary Leader

Leadership Team

Christian Affiliations

Relationship with Local Churches

First Christian Growth Course

First-Year Activities

Safeguarding Lead

Privacy Lead

Primary Referral Partners Needed

Financial Support Model

First Emerging Leader Opportunity

First Multiplication Possibility

Part Fifteen: Short Public Profile

Write a short profile of approximately 100 to 150 words.

__________________________________________ Christian Soul Centre is located in __________________________________________ and serves _______________________________________________.

Our primary ministry is ____________________________________
__________________________________________________________.

We offer _________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.

Our Soul Centre is led by _________________________________
and is connected with _____________________________________.

We seek to honour local churches by ________________________
__________________________________________________________.

We maintain clear boundaries concerning ____________________
__________________________________________________________.

Our vision is to help souls grow, leaders emerge, and ministry multiply through ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.

Part Sixteen: Prayerful Discernment

Read your preliminary profile slowly.

Consider the following questions.

Does this profile reflect a real calling or only an attractive idea?

Does it begin with people or with an organisation?

Is the proposed type honest?

Are the leaders prepared for the responsibilities being claimed?

Does the profile honour existing churches?

Are safeguarding and privacy treated seriously?

Are ministry boundaries clear?

Is the first year realistic?

Is there room for additional leaders to emerge?

Could this ministry eventually multiply without becoming controlling?

Final Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for the people, relationships, opportunities, and gifts you have placed before me.

Give me wisdom to recognise the form of ministry that fits this calling. Keep me from seeking a title without accepting its responsibilities. Help me represent every affiliation, credential, partnership, and ministry practice honestly.

Teach us to pray faithfully, handle Scripture responsibly, practise generous hospitality, protect vulnerable people, guard private information, manage resources transparently, and recognise when professional referral is needed.

Help this Soul Centre work alongside the wider body of Christ. Raise up leaders with character, competence, humility, courage, and love.

May this ministry become a place where people encounter Christ, grow in faith, discover their calling, and become equipped to serve.

May souls grow, leaders emerge, and ministry multiply.

My First Faithful Step

Target date:

Person who will encourage or hold me accountable: