Thirty years ago a small church in North Carolina called me to be their pastor. Boy, was I green and inexperienced. Even though I had a good college education and had even attended seminary, I had a lot to learn.
You have heard it said that experience is the best teacher.
Most of the lessons learned by experience involve pain and embarassment. Over the past thirty years, I have made plenty of mistakes and learned by experience.
I have written this book so you won't have to learn the hard way.
This book contains the things a pastor needs to know as he or she begins the ministry. Now you don't have to make the mistakes that young inexperienced pastors make. I give you proven methods that you can adapt to your ministry.
These are just a few of the practical, down-to-earth things that you will use again and again. You do not learn these things in college or even seminary. Oh, they may touch on these subjects but, they do not give you concrete examples to follow. This is not a book you will read once and set on the shelf. This is a book you will refer to time after time as you gain experience in your ministry.
This book is like having an experienced pastor sitting at your side. You can ask the most basic questions without feeling embarassed. In fact, when you use this book as your guide, you will feel competent and your congregregation will have confidence in your ministry skills. Your ministry will take on a polish that usually takes decades of experience to aquire.
How much is your time worth?
When I started pastoring my first church, there was not enough time in the day to do all I needed to do. Study time for sermons was top priority. Visiting the sick and ministering to the church was also a priority. I had small children whom I didn't want to neglect. PLUS I held down several part-time jobs because my church did not pay much of a salary.
I bet you are saying "I know what you mean" because many of you are in the same boat. Your time is your most valuable asset.
My pastor's guide will free you from the time-consuming routine tasks of ministry. In this book are business letters you can copy and paste to your own letterhead. In this book are orders of service that you can easily use in your church. There are instructions for baptism services, letters to members and prospects, directions for conducting communion and many other things that you can simply copy and use.
Just the section on conducting church business or public meetings is worth the price of the book.
Someone stands in a business meeting and says, "I move that this meeting be adjourned," but there is still more business on the agenda. What do you do? Someone else stands and and says, "I call for the orders of the day." What will you do?
With the clear answers given in this handbook, you will know instantly the right thing to do. You won't become confused, and you will handle the business meeting like a professional.
- Do you know how to make a good hospital visit?
- How do you write a letter to an upset church member? What should you say?
- What is the best form for your business letters from the church?
- How do you conduct a funeral?
- How do you conduct a good wedding rehearsal?
- You are asked to be the moderator of a public meeting; do you know how?
- How do you ordain a deacon?
- Someone wants you to do a child dedication service. How do you best do this?
Get 30 Years of Experience on your Desk Top
Introducing a book for new pastors that you will use every day
I wish I had a book like this when I was starting out in the ministry. It is a simple guide to how to do the things a minister must do. There is nothing complex or hard to understand in these pages - - just practical down-to-earth suggestions and easy-to-follow examples.
Why reinvent the wheel? Just take the examples I give you and apply them to your ministry, and you will save yourself a ton of time and effort. If you wish to make a change here and there, that is not a problem. Along with each example and suggestion, I give some guiding principles that will help you make the changes you want.
You need this book on your desk today!
Thirty years of practical experience are jam-packed into the pages of this book. These are things that work- -not theory, not some advice from a scholar, but actual examples of the things that I found successful in my ministry.
SUPER BONUS #1
I want to help you get started right. So in addition to the handbook, I am also offering you free consultations with me on any issue dealing with your ministry. FREE. That's right! If you have an ministry question you want to discuss, just call me. If I were to charge for this I would get at least $30 per hour. But I want you to have the advantage of my experience at no additional cost. I am now retired and my ministry is to help you in your ministry.
What you will get.
The new book, Just Starting Out: A Guide for New Pastors $59.95
6 hours of free consultation $180.00 value.
Plus Robert's Rules of Order $9.99 value
A total value of $249.94
for only $59.95
$49.95 Pre-publication Discount
My editor is making the final changes now, and the final version will be ready by Feb 15. If you order before then, you receive the book + all the bonuses for only $49.95!
SUPER BONUS # 2
Robert's Rules of Order, E-book.
This e-book contains EVERY word of Robert's famous book on parliamentary procedure. This is the book you need for leading meetings. It is the perfect reference for any pastor that tells exactly how to handle any situation in a church business meeting or other public meetings.
60-Day No Questions Asked Guarantee
If this book does not help you, and you want your money back, simply email me, and I will cheerfully refund your purchase price, no questions asked.
You have nothing to lose. The risk is all mine.
Pre-Publication Special Ends Midnight February 15.
