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How to 'pitch' your ministry

and why you need to

  • Scale and package. If people can’t afford what you do, make a smaller version of it (this includes serving with congregations).

  • Name your ministry - and treat it as its own organization - even if you’re full-time with a congregation.

  • We need to assume we will get paid for ‘side gigs’ as clergy.

  • Membership motivates commitment.

  • Don’t take work that isn’t yours.

  • The ‘basket story’ - why getting paid starts with us making it clear.

  • Helping congregations with church tech - and where to start.

  • Planning Center as the best church management software - especially for small churches (it’s mostly free!). But no, you can’t be an ‘ambassador’…



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