Entrepreneurial Ministries Didactic/Support Group
Topics and Replay
Sunday; February 1, 2026
The Basics of Entrepreneurship
This will cover your Basic Message and Ideal Client Profile, which is where all fee-for-services ministries start. This will help you market your services and guide you to know who you want to work with, and who you want to avoid.
Sunday; May 5, 2026
Keeping Overhead Low
While one can outsource entrepreneurial tasks like web maintenance, digital marketing, accounting, etc. most community ministers find that is dangerous. If things get tight you will quickly be eaten alive by your overhead. But there are ways to prevent this because you can learn to do a lot of that sort of thing yourself. This session is about how.
Sunday; March 1, 2026
21st Century Marketing
Building a practice is different than in the past. The demographics of customers/clients have changed. This session will teach you how to leverage your social networking so it becomes a tool for letting others use your services. We will cover the tips and tricks you should know, and traps to avoid.
Sunday; June 7, 2026
Getting Paid
A minister in an entrepreneurial setting has to have reliable ways of getting paid. You need to know how to accept bank transfers, how to bill credit cards, how to deal with insurance requests, etc. Most importantly, you need to know how much to charge so that you neither get taken advantage of nor price yourself out of your market.
Sunday; April 5, 2026
Record Keeping, Confidentiality, Regulatory Rules and the Law
You need to know about civil laws regulating the professions. If you say or promise the wrong thing you can get shut down by your state government. We live in a litigious society, and you need to know how to manage the risk of getting sued. There is safety by incorporating, and we will cover the different sorts of corporate structures.
Sunday; July 12, 2026
The Practice Mirror
This meeting will be on the second Sunday in July rather than the first.
You create your entrepreneurial ministry and therefore it reflects you. Problems in your ministry will be related to problems in your temperament and problems in your temperament will be related to problems in your ministry. This session is about how to understand that.