Examples of factors affecting ministry
Examples of factors that affect ministry
- Talent - Talent can help the ministry stay competitive and drive growth by coming up with fresh new ideas, services and the way to do things. A pastor with the ability to write can produce his own bible study and Sunday school materials.
- Professional training - Professional development not only benefits the individual, but also increase organizational capacity, and effectiveness. A pastor with computer skills have the capacity to use technology in their church. A deacon without accounting will be limited in their ability to offer new ideas and creative ways to invest.
- Strategic planning
- Financial management
- Fundraising
- Marketing and communication
- Leadership and decision-making
- Organizational development
- Volunteer management
- Board management and evaluation
- Program management and evaluation
- Human resources management
- Continuous professional development
- Oral skills - It isn't enough to just preach the gospel. People need to:
- Hear
- Understand
- Respond to
- Remember
- Pass it on
- Writing skills - just like oral skills, writing is a essential part of effective communication. As a leader, pastor or auxiliary you need writing skills to form and sell members on new ideas or service offers. As a startup writing skills become important part of the ministry for strengthening people, creating independent thinkers and personal growth.
- Administration skills - such as church administration or auxiliary administration skills are important to day-to-day operations, communication, fundraising, addressing social and community issues.
- People skills - People will have differences in opinions. Strong people skills will help the pastor deal with people with opposing views, different perspectives, and disagreements. Without people skills the conflicts and disagreements that happen because of people, will have a lasting impact on the people and ministry.
- Understanding the non-profit sector - Being familiar with the non-profit business and it's challenges will help inform the ministry so that they operate in a different way, where there is a balance between their financial stability and social impact.
