Funding Your Ministry by Writing a Book

By: Anthony Obey
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:43:10
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We all know that growing a ministry is financially difficult. The constant problem in non-profit organizations is the lack of money. The most successful organizations are the ones that develop a line of products and services that can be bought by the general public without the public feeling like they’re just giving money away. Everybody teaches these days on being a giver but the truth is people still don’t just give as much money as they spend on buying the things that they want. When they get something of value in return for giving their hard earned dollars, a fair exchange is created. You then become a resource instead of just being a charity.

This is why you should write and publish a book. In your ministry you focus on empowering and training people to live better lives by speaking. The next natural and prudent step then is for you to publish a book that presents in detail all that you try to teach in a short session or seminar. Publishing a book or books is a very wise way to accomplish the mission of your ministry while establishing a stream of income to supplement your other streams of income. If you go out to speak at industry events, you have people coming to you for classes or seminars, or you are a pastor, you can not only become more effective in your teaching by having a book but you will be supplementing your income which allows you to minister even more.

I think it’s a shame that ministries can’t accomplish things within their plan or have to stop providing services because they don’t have the money to sustain the ministry. Having a book that is well written, entertaining, inspiring, and informative can grow into a strong stream of income for your ministry and could mean the difference in you being to go out and evangelize or not. Because if you go out to speak regionally or nationally, you may not get paid enough to cover your expenses and make enough profit to live on, but did you know that back of the room sales for authors is like one of the top 5 ways authors make their biggest money? Depending on the size audience you are speaking to, you will make hundreds or thousands of dollars per speaking engagement in book sales!

That’s exciting and it should be because you’re rewarding people for helping out with your ministry. If you have a TV or radio program and you constantly promote your book as something that the audience receives as a gift for supporting your ministry, you will definitely increase your donations to the ministry.

You should definitely consider publishing a book in order to supplement your income as a speaker, director of a non-profit, or head of a ministry. You will not only be able to provide another learning tool s for your ministry but you will be able to form another stream of income for your ministry that you need in order to continue building your organization. Publishing a book is one of the least expensive yet rewarding ways to develop a viable stream of income for your ministry.

Anthony Obey is the owner of GMA Publishing providing book publishing and marketing services to Writers, Pastors, Leaders, and Speakers. At http://www.GMApublishing.com you can also sign up for Book Coaching and receive FREE E-Tips on Writing, Publishing, and Marketing your book.

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