Reading: How To Start A Ministry (Slides)

How to start a ministry

What is a Ministry?

The word "Ministry" is from the Greek word diakoneo, meaning "to serve.” 

In the New Testament ministry is seen as service to God and to other people in His name.

1 Corinthians 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

Every Christian has a ministry.

What is a vocational ministry?

A ministry that involves getting paid

2 Kinds of vocational ministries:

Non-profit

For-profit

The non-profit vocational ministry

Advantages:

Tax free

Trust

Raise money for ministry

Disadvantages:

Board

The money you make gets taxed anyway

Trust

The for-profit vocational ministry

Advantages:

Easy entry

Market determines value of your product or your service, not donors

Disadvantages:

Market determines your value

Trust

Steps to starting a vocational ministry

Step 1: Evaluation of your personality and particular gifts

Salesman type person

Product type person

Customer service type person

Steps to starting a vocational ministry

Step 2: Evaluation of the spiritual needs of the Christian community

Church needs

Church buildings

Church Education

Outreach

Administration

Program

Service

Steps to starting a vocational ministry

Denomination

Interdenomination

Community

Steps to starting a vocational ministry

Step 3: Explore products and services needed in the Christian world that could be better? 

Steps to starting a vocational ministry

Step 4: Follow-up on all your past experiences

Steps to starting a vocational ministry

Step 5: Follow-up on all your connections

Possible Startup Ministries

Preaching

Marriages and funerals

Counseling

Retreats and/or seminars

Write a book

Music ministry

Church child-care

Possible Startup Ministries

Catering for church functions

Elder care visitation

Sound 

Church building maintenance

Church building renovation

Banners

Church social media marketing

Perhaps you need to partner with someone else’s ministry before starting one of your own

i.e. Personalized Bible materials

i.e. Your own regional CLI Seminary

Personalized Bible Ministry

Bible products that can have personalized covers (Front & back; inside front & inside back)

Personalized Bible Products

New Testament

NIV

KJ

KJ plus

Spanish

Personalized Bible Products

The Jesus Bible

Part One: Harmony of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 

Part Two: Where Jesus shows up in every book of the Bible

Personalized Bible Products

The 30 Second Bible

There are 365 verses with a thought and a question arranged under 52 topics

Personalized Bible Products

The Sampler Bible

This is an abridged Bible 1/3 the reading of the whole Bible. It gives all the highlights and is perfect for someone that wants to get a great overview of the whole Bible. (Most people fail in their attempts to read the whole bible).

Personalized Bible Products

The Walk with God track

Getting someone to “try God out” or “taste and see” is one of the best forms of evangelism strategies that one could have. The title of this tract is “Walk with God for six days and see if He shows up.”

In the USA

For people in USA this is an easy ministry to start.

 Just get some samples of each Bible product.

Approach as many churches as you can.

Take orders and call Marie at 1-616-893-7516 and we take care of the rest 

You make up to $1.00 on each book you sell. (i.e. Sell a 100 books to 100 different churches you make $10,000)

In Canada

For people in Canada this is an easy ministry to start but bit of hassle because of the border.

 Just get some samples of each Bible product.

Approach as many churches as you can.

Take orders and call Marie at 1-616-893-7516 and we take care of the rest 

You make up to $1.00 on each book you sell. (i.e. Sell a 100 books to 100 different churches you make $10,000)

In the rest of the world

An easy start is to just do the tract. Download template and personalized it for each church you might sell to. The pdf is copyrighted but as a graduate of this class you can use it free of charge.

In the rest of the world

Next, you could make your own book of the 30 Second Bible and the Jesus Bible. The 30 Second bible is 60 pages which would be 15 pages on a copier back to back. You can have that done for $.02 a page or $.60 a book (US equivalent). The Jesus Bible is 160 pages so it would take 40 pages back to back. Average cost on a copier would be $1.60.

In the rest of the world

Cover options

Copier (color)

Local printer

Binding options

Note book

Spiral bound

Perfect bound

In the rest of the world

Copyright Cost

There is a a minimal copyright cost for both the Jesus Bible and the 30 Second Bible of $.20 a copy.

In the rest of the world

New Testaments and the Sampler Bible

These must be shipped from the USA and there fore would necessitate a large order (10,000 or more) to make it worth while. It is better to start out small and see how it goes.

Your own regional CLI Seminary

At least one CLI certificate or degree

Take the How to start a CLI Micro Seminary course

Your own regional CLI Seminary

The basic idea is that you will recruit students who will …

Do the lessons online together at a central location or …

Do the lessons online at each one’s home and then coming together once a week for follow up

Your own regional CLI Seminary

You could then charge an appropriate fee for your services.