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.