Launch

Starting A New Church from Scratch

By Nelson Searcy & Kerrick Thomas

$14.99 In Stock

It can be difficult to get a new ministry off the ground. This helpful guide includes all the info a newly ordained minister needs to launch their organization.

It can be difficult to get a new ministry off the ground. This helpful guide includes all the info a newly ordained minister needs to launch their organization.


Product Description

While many people get ordained with the Universal Life Church just to perform a single ceremony, like a wedding or a funeral, several have broader goals in mind: like starting church or ministry of their own. It is important that everyone has the ability to take control of their own spiritual ship, unfortunately, the legal and practical work behind forming a church can be daunting.

Fortunately, however, it doesn't have to be anymore! Launch - Starting a New Church from Scratch, is the perfect beginners guide to church planting and growth for new pastors. Written by two pastors from Manhattan's "Journey Church", this handy how-to book covers the actual journey of two pastors as they navigated the new and exciting process of beginning a new ministry.

Inside, the authors will walk you through their own deeply personal experiences, as they struggled to transform a dream, with no money and no staff, into a church with more than 1,000 members in just three years. You'll learn, in particular, how to raise funds, form teams, write your services, and grow your membership in an effective and meaningful way.

Before you even dream about your first sermon, pick up a copy of Launch and start building your plan out, the true-and-tested way.

We remind you to get ordained if you haven't already. This is the first step in the process that will allow you to legally officiate weddings of friends and family. You can also perform baptisms, preside over funerals, offer blessings, and even absolve the sins of others.

Universal Life Church ministers come from all walks of life and spiritual traditions. Whether you identify as Catholic, Christian, Buddhist, Pagan, Muslim, or even Atheist or Agnostic, we recognize and offer products needed for your ministry. Our common thread is our adherence to the Universal Life Church doctrine:

"Do only that which is right."