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Marketing Your Ministry Part 7

This is the last week for Tracie Mile’s “Marketing Your Ministry”.  Thank you so much Tracie for your investment in the growth of God’s Kingdom and in each one of us!

It’s also the last chance to leave a comment to be registered to win the complete curriculum in a printed booklet form.  If you’re in a holiday rush today, “I’m in!” definitely counts as a comment.  🙂

In addition to all the un-condensed information, Tracie has graciously added several planning forms that make this book a priceless tool.   I’ll leave the contest open until Thursday, December 16 at 4:00 pm.  After that, I’ll randomly pick a winner, and the book will be in the mail on Friday.  Make sure you’re included for a chance to win this valuable information.

I wish each of you a very merry Christmas!  Our blog posts will resume January 4th.

Here’s Tracie!

Drum roll please……..The time has come to focus on how you can invest in yourself, and begin growing your talents!

Ministry Marketing Ideas

1. Create a website or blog. 

2. If you have a blog, upload audio clips or free MP3 downloads of your best talks.

3.Create a speaker packet to send out to people who request information about you. A speaker packet should include your bio sheet or brochure, a personal letter to the person who requested the information, and a CD of one of your talks.

4.  Develop a branding email footer on your automatic email signature that advertises your ministry and/or website/blog. 

5.  Make sure everyone you know is aware of your ministry! Send letters or emails to all of your friends, family, coworkers, etc., letting them know how excited you are about this new leap of faith.

6.  Send out mass mailers to churches.

7.  Contact local MOPS groups (Mothers of Preschoolers) and ask for an opportunity to speak at one of their monthly meetings (www.mops.org, select ‘Groups’, then ‘Find a group’).

8.Create an email distribution lists (on your own, or purchase one). Send our regular communications, devotions, ministry updates, special news, etc. 

9.  If you have a blog or website, offer free information, freebies, or newsletters on your website.

10.  Ask friends, acquaintances, event coordinators, and event attendees for endorsements/testimonials of your ministry about your speaking, writing, audio recordings, or videos. 

11.Research charitable organizations that may need monthly or quarterly speakers. Make personal phone calls or send them a personal letter with your bio or brochure. Follow up accordingly.

12.  Research speaker’s bureaus that can bring awareness to your ministry (for example, Christian Speakers 4 You, womenspeakers.com, or local/regional bureaus in your area).

13.  Develop a Facebook page, or Group page, and consistently market links to your blog posts, marketing specials, ministry information, etc.   

14.  Develop a Twitter account, post several times a week with updates, links, personal highlights, etc

15.  Have a professional video made, either of an entire speaking message, or of a few clips of a message to send out in your speaker packet or have posted for viewing on your blog

16.  Seek out interviews from local media/tv/newsprint /radio stations- try to coordinate contact with current events going on (Pro-life week, National Prayer Day/Week, national/regional/local/events). If you are an expert in a certain area, try to link your marketing campaign with something going on in the news.

17.  Check into becoming a sponsor for local events. 

18.  Inquire with large event venues about the possibility of including an insert  or some of your marketing materials in the bags that are given to event attendees.  Women of Faith for example, will allow sponsors to pay a certain amount (based on volume of materials you want distributed).

19.  Research opportunities to have your website link or button posted on local high traffic websites, church websites, blogs of friends and family, etc.

20.  If you are a speaker and a writer, contact magazines for article submissions which will draw people to your website or blog.

21.  Offer a coupon for booking you in local dollar savings mailers, coupon books, or a friend’s blog.

22.  Advertise in school, club, or organization publications as allowed.

23.  Get involved in the blogging community, which means visit lots of other blogs and leave comments.

24.  Distribute business cards/flyers/postcards at local libraries, laundromats, nurseries, gyms, grocery stores, salons, coffeehouses, etc. (with owner permission)

25.  If you have a published book, or a self published book, contact bookstores to see if you can offer a thirty to sixty minute teaching on the book, and do a book signing afterwards. 

26.  Offer to host a free conference call on your blog, about a specific subject that you are an expert on or that you feel called to speak about, and then encourage people to visit your blog or website afterwards. 

27.  If you’re city or town has a ‘welcome-wagon’ type service, ask to put your brochures or postcards in the baskets or bags that are given to newcomers in your area.

28.  Contact Denominational association offices to inquire about local or regional events where leaders from many different churches will be present. 

29.  Once you speak at an event, ask the event coordinators for names and contact numbers (if possible) of other leaders they may know in other churches. Contact them to introduce yourself and inquire about any upcoming events.

Well, friends, I pray that this marketing series has been helpful for you, and that if nothing else, it has given you some good ideas, and a little inspiration to focus on investing in yourself and trusting God! 

Let’s end the series by looking at Psalm 40:8, “ I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.” (NLT)

This verse sums up why we are all in ministry – because we love God with everything we have, we trust that He has called us to a specific purpose of speaking, and our desire is to tuck his instructions away in our hearts so that we can live a life that glorifies in Him, not just in speaking, but in living out His Word in our everyday lives.

Pray about the next steps that God is calling you to make, and remember that old cliché that says “Do your best, pray that it’s blessed, and let God to the rest.”

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19 Comments

  1. Cheryl Mansfield says:

    Unbelievable!! I truly appreciate and I am very thankful for all of your time and effort in your writing this valuable information… God really uses godly women like you..

  2. Jenny Hester says:

    Great information!! Always nice to have professional input when trying to start a new venture. May God Bless you all for your ministry.

  3. Kelli Wommack says:

    Please count me in…great material. Thanks, Tracie for sharing such valuable information with us.

  4. Pick me..pick me..pick me…then I won’t have to print out the e-mails and bind them together..then I will have one less thing on my to-do list…then I will have more time for the next right thing on my list 🙂 Thanks so much – this series has been great!

  5. Jenna Berthoud says:

    Count me in! The info here is sooo helpful!

  6. Dawn Douglas says:

    Great ideas!! I would love to be part of this.

  7. Wonderful, amazing information! You are all SO generous to share this with us! Count me in! :):)

  8. O…O… I hope you pick my name! I’ll be giving this to my friend who is trying to launch her speaking career! I am her biggest cheerleader!

  9. THANK YOU so much for the valuable info regarding marketing my ministry. It has really been such a source of help and encouragement! Please enter my name into the drawing! I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win this great Christmas gift for myself! 🙂

  10. I’m in! Thanks so much . . . these posts have been so well done and so helpful.