The Ministry Course

If you’re looking for ways to align all of the individual ministries in your church and make them more effective, The Ministry Course is for you. It includes video training that you can watch or share with your team, plus tools that will help them get organized and focused on the mission of the church. These resources equip leaders to make important changes and structure ministries for alignment and success.

Welcome

Building An Annual Ministry Calendar

It's Time to be Unfair

How to Start a New Ministry in Your Church

How to Cancel a Program or Ministry

Structuring Every Volunteer Team for Success

Supporting Videos:

Creating a Culture of Improvement

Andy Stanley says, “Defining what a great environment looks and feels like ahead of time provides a powerful safeguard for your entire ministry culture. When your leaders understand and own the standard by which environments are evaluated, they become sensitized to the things that don’t meet your standards. Regardless of where they serve, they will feel empowered to speak up when they notice something that’s not hitting the mark. In time, the cringe factor becomes the same for everybody.”

Creating that culture of improvement is no small task. That’s why we’re focusing on it in this video.

How to Have Better Church Services

We have five clear steps to working toward better church services. One: provide clarity around five key moments in your church service. Two: Learn how to plan ahead. Three: Involve others in the sermon writing process. Four: Evaluate your church service every week afterward. Five: Plan some WOW moments. Watch the video to deep dive into making your church services better.

Staying Sane in Crazy Seasons

Working in ministry means a cornucopia of crazy seasons… and it seems like it’s just one after the other. In this video, get some tips, tricks, and wisdom from pastor Bobby Williams to keep your sanity, clarity, and organization even in the busiest, most scattered times.

Delegation vs Empowerment

Some tasks only you can do. Some tasks others can help with. Not all of those tasks are ones you enjoy, but some are. In this video, review a task matrix that will help you figure out what tasks only YOU can do, and what tasks can be delegated. Pastor Robbie Foreman deep dives into how to empower your key leaders to help you tackle the important tasks in your church.

How to Give Great Feedback

You can’t fix everything at once, but you can fix some things. In this video, Jeff Henderson speaks on the topic of giving feedback. Consider: What outside source do you use to get feedback from your church, if any? Learn how to use surveys (and other measuri