Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Is God Tellling You To Launch Out Into The Deep?
Is God telling you to go from your comfort zone to a new level of faith.
Makes me think of Peter. After Jesus borrowed his boat with His preaching, he told Peter to launch out into the deep.
Peter was probably cold, tired and frustrated. He had just cleaned his nets from a night's worth of fishing and nothing to show for it.
But, he obeyed Jesus. Went to work....Through the net out in faith, faith in Jesus, not in his nets....
What a catch! What a turn around. His blessings brought in others to help him (networking) so they could be blessed. I notice scripture says that after he fell to his knees in adoration to Jesus, he left it all to follow Him.
SO...here is proof. He was FREE to serve God....That catch of fish which basically broke his net it was so full, had to have brought in some good money...Enough for himself and those who helped him.
So...Peter had to have been FREE to serve HIM..
GET READY Ya'll....Throw your net in faith. Work it. Get your wisdom and strategy from the Lord and the people He may put in your life at just the right time.
It's time for you to be FREE to serve HIM.
It's time for that turn around. This still can be the best year of your life....Even if there are only three months left in the year.
Launching out into the deep in faith in Jesus can bring favor in an instant. What took years to make happen for some, God can bless the work of your hands with favor.
Work. Believe. Tend to your JOB...Just Obey and Believe. God will tend to His JOB...Jesus Over delivering to Believers.
Work your faith even when the water seems cold and unusual. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God."
Makes me think of Peter. After Jesus borrowed his boat with His preaching, he told Peter to launch out into the deep.
Peter was probably cold, tired and frustrated. He had just cleaned his nets from a night's worth of fishing and nothing to show for it.
But, he obeyed Jesus. Went to work....Through the net out in faith, faith in Jesus, not in his nets....
What a catch! What a turn around. His blessings brought in others to help him (networking) so they could be blessed. I notice scripture says that after he fell to his knees in adoration to Jesus, he left it all to follow Him.
SO...here is proof. He was FREE to serve God....That catch of fish which basically broke his net it was so full, had to have brought in some good money...Enough for himself and those who helped him.
So...Peter had to have been FREE to serve HIM..
GET READY Ya'll....Throw your net in faith. Work it. Get your wisdom and strategy from the Lord and the people He may put in your life at just the right time.
It's time for you to be FREE to serve HIM.
It's time for that turn around. This still can be the best year of your life....Even if there are only three months left in the year.
Launching out into the deep in faith in Jesus can bring favor in an instant. What took years to make happen for some, God can bless the work of your hands with favor.
Work. Believe. Tend to your JOB...Just Obey and Believe. God will tend to His JOB...Jesus Over delivering to Believers.
Work your faith even when the water seems cold and unusual. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God."
Monday, September 28, 2009
http://ping.fm/wSMZ5 Look! See clouds? "The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm. The clouds are the dust of His feet."
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Who Is Your Target Market? Step 2 To Six Market Plan Steps...Anyone can do this! http://ping.fm/4kSv7
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Your Job Today? Just Obey And Believe
What's your job today as you walk through this turbulent time in our world?
A lot has been spoken about jobs lately. From unemployment to lack of jobs amidst today's economy, the news has been bleak.
As I was thinking about all this, a simple acronym came to mind about the word "job":
Just Obey and Believe.
This was what God was speaking to my heart one morning as I spent time in the Word of God pouring my heart over issues brooding in my mind.
Just Obey and Believe.
Later in the day, I asked the question, "What is Jesus' job today?"
The answer came quickly:
Jesus Over delivers to Believers.
Rushing through my mind came thoughts of just how Jesus over delivers with his mercy, grace, hope, strength, love.....
His job was accomplished by His obedience. "He was obedient to the point of death, even death on the cross."(Phil. 2:8)(Hebrews 5:8)
Because of Jesus job being fulfilled by the finished work of the cross, I can walk out my job today in confidence. He will enable me to walk toward my destiny as I take steps to "just obey and believe."
How does this relate to you amidst your struggles and problems you face today?
You may very well be out of a job. You may be facing a terrible crisis, a family falling apart, sickness wearing down your body, bad habits keeping you bound, or finances spinning out of control.
What is your job today amidst your troubled time and how does this relate to your ministry, marketing, business, and pursuit of resources to continue toward your destiny?
Obey
Simply enough, obeying God is key. Obeying the Word of God. Obeying His commands.
Loving God with all your heart, spending time with Him in prayer and the Word sure makes the obeying part easier. He also gives us His Spirit as a guide, a counselor and a comfort as we walk in the path of obedience.
As you go to the Word of God more often and obey it, you realize life is much easier simply walking by His principles. I had a wise Bible Study leader during my single years who always proclaimed, "Nothing tastes better the next day than obedience to God." (Thanks Bobbie McCoy!)
Soon enough, as you walk the path of obedience by the Word of God, you realize there is everything that pertains to life...right there in Scripture!
So, as you fear (respect) and delight in His Word, this helps with the second part....the believing. The belief part is the supernatural by-product of digging deep into the Word of God.
Believe
You take your problem, your issue, your circumstances and find answers in the Word of God. As you meditate on HIS Word, your mind is renewed. The believing part of this job today is active participation to stop negative thoughts, anxiety, and doubts from entering into your mind. To believe involves mental mapping, as Jesse Duplantis (http://ping.fm/Mo7Yz) explains so well in his book ""Evey Day Visionary". You speak, see, and walk by what the Word says about you, and who you are in Christ.
To believe is action in your "job".
It involves the active work from the vision, to the belief, to working out the solution. That is, working out what you believe, by faith. (And "Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God"!)
For example, you know God is equipping you and anointing you to minister to thousands, or to share your Christian music, or to go forward with your evangelistic, prophetic ministry. You have to actively cancel the negative words or criticism of others. You have to work to not let doubt dominate your thinking and keeping you down in a dormant state. I know sometimes doubt leads to discouragement which the enemy uses to kick you in the tail keeping you down from even trying!
It's time to kick the enemy back and keep him under your feet by you doing your job today!
So, as you work this "job" you are refusing to listen or believe the negative influences, all the while moving forward with productive, effective work. That may mean not watching as much television and reading more.
For example, I am constantly trying to glean from others whether it's spiritual wisdom by watching Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer, Jentezen Franklin, on my I-Phone or marketing advice by listening to mp3s from John Reese, Stephen Pierce, or Jeff Johnson. (Stephen and his wife Alicia (http://ping.fm/KmYb4)have been an incredible answer to prayer in the past few months with market help that delivers!)
This action to the believing for me also means I use (work) the tools I have with my marketing. That involves tools with everything from my website (http://ping.fm/yFemI), to Blogs, to producing videos,(http://ping.fm/aguHX) to proper market research, to eventually producing more valuable content.
The awesome thing is as I work my job today...just obey and believe, Jesus is right there over delivering with His grace, wisdom, strength, strategies...Over delivering as He prepares me for His destiny for my life. This process and fulfillment brings Him glory and can play a role in helping someone else understand his/her "job", of obeying and believing.
One of the many places to discover the final result of doing this job today in your life can be found in Psalm 112.
Check out the end results...the rewards of this "job":
*You will be blessed.
*Your seed shall be blessed from generation to generation.
*You have wealth, riches, and prosperity in every area of your life.
*You have the righteousness of Christ.
*You display grace and compassion in great measure.
*You are kind and gracious to lend and help others.
*Your actions are marked by discretion and wisdom.
*You have amazing confidence and are not easily shaken no matter the bad news on television.
*You are remembered by others.
*You don't fear or have anxiety about evil tidings.
*You have no fear of your enemies.
*You give often to the poor.
*You are given honor.
Jesus does His job and over delivers to believers every time!
I don't know about you but this is one "job" I want to take active part in as I go forward in fulfilling His destiny in my life!
A lot has been spoken about jobs lately. From unemployment to lack of jobs amidst today's economy, the news has been bleak.
As I was thinking about all this, a simple acronym came to mind about the word "job":
Just Obey and Believe.
This was what God was speaking to my heart one morning as I spent time in the Word of God pouring my heart over issues brooding in my mind.
Just Obey and Believe.
Later in the day, I asked the question, "What is Jesus' job today?"
The answer came quickly:
Jesus Over delivers to Believers.
Rushing through my mind came thoughts of just how Jesus over delivers with his mercy, grace, hope, strength, love.....
His job was accomplished by His obedience. "He was obedient to the point of death, even death on the cross."(Phil. 2:8)(Hebrews 5:8)
Because of Jesus job being fulfilled by the finished work of the cross, I can walk out my job today in confidence. He will enable me to walk toward my destiny as I take steps to "just obey and believe."
How does this relate to you amidst your struggles and problems you face today?
You may very well be out of a job. You may be facing a terrible crisis, a family falling apart, sickness wearing down your body, bad habits keeping you bound, or finances spinning out of control.
What is your job today amidst your troubled time and how does this relate to your ministry, marketing, business, and pursuit of resources to continue toward your destiny?
Obey
Simply enough, obeying God is key. Obeying the Word of God. Obeying His commands.
Loving God with all your heart, spending time with Him in prayer and the Word sure makes the obeying part easier. He also gives us His Spirit as a guide, a counselor and a comfort as we walk in the path of obedience.
As you go to the Word of God more often and obey it, you realize life is much easier simply walking by His principles. I had a wise Bible Study leader during my single years who always proclaimed, "Nothing tastes better the next day than obedience to God." (Thanks Bobbie McCoy!)
Soon enough, as you walk the path of obedience by the Word of God, you realize there is everything that pertains to life...right there in Scripture!
So, as you fear (respect) and delight in His Word, this helps with the second part....the believing. The belief part is the supernatural by-product of digging deep into the Word of God.
Believe
You take your problem, your issue, your circumstances and find answers in the Word of God. As you meditate on HIS Word, your mind is renewed. The believing part of this job today is active participation to stop negative thoughts, anxiety, and doubts from entering into your mind. To believe involves mental mapping, as Jesse Duplantis (http://ping.fm/Mo7Yz) explains so well in his book ""Evey Day Visionary". You speak, see, and walk by what the Word says about you, and who you are in Christ.
To believe is action in your "job".
It involves the active work from the vision, to the belief, to working out the solution. That is, working out what you believe, by faith. (And "Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God"!)
For example, you know God is equipping you and anointing you to minister to thousands, or to share your Christian music, or to go forward with your evangelistic, prophetic ministry. You have to actively cancel the negative words or criticism of others. You have to work to not let doubt dominate your thinking and keeping you down in a dormant state. I know sometimes doubt leads to discouragement which the enemy uses to kick you in the tail keeping you down from even trying!
It's time to kick the enemy back and keep him under your feet by you doing your job today!
So, as you work this "job" you are refusing to listen or believe the negative influences, all the while moving forward with productive, effective work. That may mean not watching as much television and reading more.
For example, I am constantly trying to glean from others whether it's spiritual wisdom by watching Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer, Jentezen Franklin, on my I-Phone or marketing advice by listening to mp3s from John Reese, Stephen Pierce, or Jeff Johnson. (Stephen and his wife Alicia (http://ping.fm/KmYb4)have been an incredible answer to prayer in the past few months with market help that delivers!)
This action to the believing for me also means I use (work) the tools I have with my marketing. That involves tools with everything from my website (http://ping.fm/yFemI), to Blogs, to producing videos,(http://ping.fm/aguHX) to proper market research, to eventually producing more valuable content.
The awesome thing is as I work my job today...just obey and believe, Jesus is right there over delivering with His grace, wisdom, strength, strategies...Over delivering as He prepares me for His destiny for my life. This process and fulfillment brings Him glory and can play a role in helping someone else understand his/her "job", of obeying and believing.
One of the many places to discover the final result of doing this job today in your life can be found in Psalm 112.
Check out the end results...the rewards of this "job":
*You will be blessed.
*Your seed shall be blessed from generation to generation.
*You have wealth, riches, and prosperity in every area of your life.
*You have the righteousness of Christ.
*You display grace and compassion in great measure.
*You are kind and gracious to lend and help others.
*Your actions are marked by discretion and wisdom.
*You have amazing confidence and are not easily shaken no matter the bad news on television.
*You are remembered by others.
*You don't fear or have anxiety about evil tidings.
*You have no fear of your enemies.
*You give often to the poor.
*You are given honor.
Jesus does His job and over delivers to believers every time!
I don't know about you but this is one "job" I want to take active part in as I go forward in fulfilling His destiny in my life!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Six Market Plan Steps For Business Or Ministry Marketing
Are you looking for market plan steps to promote your Christian music or ministry online?
I get e-mails and phone calls often now of sincere Christians looking to go forward in their God given destiny with their gifts and anointing.
As that happens, I feel the urgency to complete my book on how you can take simple market plan steps to begin your ministry marketing on the internet to take advantage of the tremendous amount of exposure and promotion possible in this "new frontier of ministry" online! So here are Six Steps To Your Christian Music, Ministry or Business Plan outlined below on this page. These market plan steps will also be explained more in detail in the corresponding videos that you can find here (and eventually in the new book!)
My heart is to be a vessel to assist you as you look to promote your Christian music, make money for ministry, or simply be financially free to serve God. Now is the time that God is arming His body to minister to so many hurting hearts! Now is the time to take advantage of the internet!
As my Christian Marketing Coach, Stephen Pierce, always says:
"The internet does not require your permission, just your participation...."
The Six Steps To Your Market Plan
So get a pen and paper and write down these six market plan steps. Get ready to watch some videos that will explain each step more in detail.
The great thing about these steps is most of them only require your time and not as much from your wallet.
Step One
WHY? Why do you want to pursue an online marketing plan? Know and write out your purpose, your vision, your mission that explains the purpose of your pursuit. Your ministry marketing plan is only as powerful as your preparation.
Know your reason why!
To learn more about this powerful foundation to the market plan steps, watch this video at http://ping.fm/q3shH
Step 2
WHO? Who is your target audience? Who are you trying to connect with in your particular group in your ministry marketing plan? For example, a Southern Gospel singer will not pursue a contemporary Christian music audience. He'll focus on those who are familiar with the sounds of Southern Gospel Music. Narrow it down to a specific niche.
Step 3
HOW? How are you going to connect with your niche audience? This is one of the pillars to this ministry marketing plan. You can drive a lot of traffic to your main website if you learn this one step. You will need to implement the POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
Sign up and establish your own (free) page at these sites:
a) Facebook
b) Twitter
c) LinkedIn
e) YouTube
f) MySpace
g) ShoutLife, Xianz, or BlabLive.com(Christian Social Sites)
h) Tango (Christian Video Site)
i) MySpace
e) Blogger.com
This list can go on but the sites above would be a great start for you as you work on these market plan steps. To learn more about using video in marketing and starting out with Twitter, click here and bookmark this page for a free video training course I produced.
Step 4
WHAT? What do you have to add VALUE to your niche market? What information, gift, anointing, music, product do YOU have that can impact a life, help a heart, or change a circumstance around. Remember your clients always have one thought in their mind: "What's in it for me?" Sounds kind of callous but it is a market fact!
In addition, what can you provide for free to develop a list of contacts? Finding the answer to this can to lead a wonderful opportunity to communicate with your potential clients. As you provide value and build trust, they are more likely to purchase from you because they have gotten to know you through your e-mail contact!
So develop your "Free" product first in exchange for their name and e=mail address.
* Things To Give For Free:Blogs--To share your thoughts, your wisdom, your gifts and talents
* E-Book-(On a subject you have a lot of knowledge or steps of improvement, etc)
* Videos
* Webinars
* Music (How about a free download of your latest single?)
To Sell/Offer at a price:
* Your own product(s)
* Affiliate products
* Information products
* Webinars
* DVD's/videos
* Teaching/Speaking engagements
* Performances (musicians)
* Seminars You Lead
Step 5
WHEN? When do you communicate with your niche audience? This is a key and one powerful step to your ministry marketing plan. Find a great auto-responder, a computer program that automatically answers and sends e-mail. I prefer Aweber. As you give away information, you can ask for a name and e-mail first. Before you know it, you have a list that you can communicate with and develop trust. You set the letters up once and the auto-responder sends them out automatically on your set schedule. You can be sleeping at night while your auto-responder works for you communicating with your prospective clients and customers!!
Step 6
WHERE? Where can your target audience find you online? Can they find you? It's not enough just to set up a web site and think people will flock to your site. A good understanding of search engine optimization is a must in any market plan online.
Here are other simple SEO steps to learn:
How To Get High Rankings For FreeGetting
Pay Per Click Strategies
Understanding keywords (free keyword tools) Understanding Google's advanced and extra options
(more seo help check out http://budurl.com/b883
These six market plan steps will be a great foundation from which to spring into action for your own ministry marketing plan online to promote your ministry, to promote you!
For more ministry marketing strategies, visit http://ping.fm/2FDEc
I get e-mails and phone calls often now of sincere Christians looking to go forward in their God given destiny with their gifts and anointing.
As that happens, I feel the urgency to complete my book on how you can take simple market plan steps to begin your ministry marketing on the internet to take advantage of the tremendous amount of exposure and promotion possible in this "new frontier of ministry" online! So here are Six Steps To Your Christian Music, Ministry or Business Plan outlined below on this page. These market plan steps will also be explained more in detail in the corresponding videos that you can find here (and eventually in the new book!)
My heart is to be a vessel to assist you as you look to promote your Christian music, make money for ministry, or simply be financially free to serve God. Now is the time that God is arming His body to minister to so many hurting hearts! Now is the time to take advantage of the internet!
As my Christian Marketing Coach, Stephen Pierce, always says:
"The internet does not require your permission, just your participation...."
The Six Steps To Your Market Plan
So get a pen and paper and write down these six market plan steps. Get ready to watch some videos that will explain each step more in detail.
The great thing about these steps is most of them only require your time and not as much from your wallet.
Step One
WHY? Why do you want to pursue an online marketing plan? Know and write out your purpose, your vision, your mission that explains the purpose of your pursuit. Your ministry marketing plan is only as powerful as your preparation.
Know your reason why!
To learn more about this powerful foundation to the market plan steps, watch this video at http://ping.fm/q3shH
Step 2
WHO? Who is your target audience? Who are you trying to connect with in your particular group in your ministry marketing plan? For example, a Southern Gospel singer will not pursue a contemporary Christian music audience. He'll focus on those who are familiar with the sounds of Southern Gospel Music. Narrow it down to a specific niche.
Step 3
HOW? How are you going to connect with your niche audience? This is one of the pillars to this ministry marketing plan. You can drive a lot of traffic to your main website if you learn this one step. You will need to implement the POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
Sign up and establish your own (free) page at these sites:
a) Facebook
b) Twitter
c) LinkedIn
e) YouTube
f) MySpace
g) ShoutLife, Xianz, or BlabLive.com(Christian Social Sites)
h) Tango (Christian Video Site)
i) MySpace
e) Blogger.com
This list can go on but the sites above would be a great start for you as you work on these market plan steps. To learn more about using video in marketing and starting out with Twitter, click here and bookmark this page for a free video training course I produced.
Step 4
WHAT? What do you have to add VALUE to your niche market? What information, gift, anointing, music, product do YOU have that can impact a life, help a heart, or change a circumstance around. Remember your clients always have one thought in their mind: "What's in it for me?" Sounds kind of callous but it is a market fact!
In addition, what can you provide for free to develop a list of contacts? Finding the answer to this can to lead a wonderful opportunity to communicate with your potential clients. As you provide value and build trust, they are more likely to purchase from you because they have gotten to know you through your e-mail contact!
So develop your "Free" product first in exchange for their name and e=mail address.
* Things To Give For Free:Blogs--To share your thoughts, your wisdom, your gifts and talents
* E-Book-(On a subject you have a lot of knowledge or steps of improvement, etc)
* Videos
* Webinars
* Music (How about a free download of your latest single?)
To Sell/Offer at a price:
* Your own product(s)
* Affiliate products
* Information products
* Webinars
* DVD's/videos
* Teaching/Speaking engagements
* Performances (musicians)
* Seminars You Lead
Step 5
WHEN? When do you communicate with your niche audience? This is a key and one powerful step to your ministry marketing plan. Find a great auto-responder, a computer program that automatically answers and sends e-mail. I prefer Aweber. As you give away information, you can ask for a name and e-mail first. Before you know it, you have a list that you can communicate with and develop trust. You set the letters up once and the auto-responder sends them out automatically on your set schedule. You can be sleeping at night while your auto-responder works for you communicating with your prospective clients and customers!!
Step 6
WHERE? Where can your target audience find you online? Can they find you? It's not enough just to set up a web site and think people will flock to your site. A good understanding of search engine optimization is a must in any market plan online.
Here are other simple SEO steps to learn:
How To Get High Rankings For FreeGetting
Pay Per Click Strategies
Understanding keywords (free keyword tools) Understanding Google's advanced and extra options
(more seo help check out http://budurl.com/b883
These six market plan steps will be a great foundation from which to spring into action for your own ministry marketing plan online to promote your ministry, to promote you!
For more ministry marketing strategies, visit http://ping.fm/2FDEc
Why would you even try to market online? Six Market Plan Steps That YOU Can Do! http://ping.fm/Uy5I9
Monday, September 21, 2009
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Video Ministry: Create Your Own Christian Television
You can start your own video ministrytoday and take advantage of the trend of people watching more Christian online videos, podcasts, or UstreamTV, or Tangle.com.
Statistics show that videos on the internet get people's attention. ComScore released a report which shows that Americans watched a record 14.3 billion videos during one single month.
As you might have guessed, Google leads the way in statistics with YouTube.com which accounts for over 41% of overall video views.
So how does this relate to your thoughts on a video ministry or starting your own version of Christian Television?
In a recent article about "E-vangelism" in Charisma Magazine, it reported on the growing number of people reaching out online to receive spiritual help. Here is proof that now, more than ever before, is the time for you to take action with your own video ministry.
One study they wrote about in this article was by the Barna Group. Their study revealed that nearly one in four adults said they downloaded a church podcast in the last week.
David Kinnaman, the lead researcher on this particular study says in essence that:
"Technology presents a newfound opportunity for ministers to evangelize a worldwide audience."
Another prominent voice in this move toward more Christian online videos and ministry is Phil Cooke, president of Cooke Pictures. He says that Christian ministries and media need to be active in engaging a one on one conversation with a generation accustomed to giving their opinions and thoughts on Web sites.
"It's far more than having a fancy Web site and cool grapics, says Cooke, author of BRANDING FAITH, a book about telling powerful stories in a media-dominated culture that changes people's lives inside and out.
"The thing we have to understand is what is the story we are trying to tell. What is the audience that is interested in that story and how do we connect with that audience? Until we understand that, all the other things don't matter,"Cooke states.
So what is God saying to you? You can't use the excuse about not having money. If you have a computer and a web cam, you can have your own video ministry. Now, if you don't have a web cam, I hope you'll have the diligence to save like my friend Rev. Harriet Bradley did, to start her own free video ministry!
You can also see this example with Bishop CD Miller with her Just Jesus website, among other powerful free tools she uses for her video ministry.
Help For Your Video Ministry!
Special limited offer! Receive a free video series with answers to such questions as....
*How Can I get video up to my blog easily
*How Can I stream live video
*Is Video really powerful?
*How do I promote my videos
*Twitter what?
*How can I get high search rankings on Google formy videos and websites
*Can I really start my own videoministry online???
Find out key video secrets for ministry marketing!
For more ministry marketing strategies including social media and video, click here!
Statistics show that videos on the internet get people's attention. ComScore released a report which shows that Americans watched a record 14.3 billion videos during one single month.
As you might have guessed, Google leads the way in statistics with YouTube.com which accounts for over 41% of overall video views.
So how does this relate to your thoughts on a video ministry or starting your own version of Christian Television?
In a recent article about "E-vangelism" in Charisma Magazine, it reported on the growing number of people reaching out online to receive spiritual help. Here is proof that now, more than ever before, is the time for you to take action with your own video ministry.
One study they wrote about in this article was by the Barna Group. Their study revealed that nearly one in four adults said they downloaded a church podcast in the last week.
David Kinnaman, the lead researcher on this particular study says in essence that:
"Technology presents a newfound opportunity for ministers to evangelize a worldwide audience."
Another prominent voice in this move toward more Christian online videos and ministry is Phil Cooke, president of Cooke Pictures. He says that Christian ministries and media need to be active in engaging a one on one conversation with a generation accustomed to giving their opinions and thoughts on Web sites.
"It's far more than having a fancy Web site and cool grapics, says Cooke, author of BRANDING FAITH, a book about telling powerful stories in a media-dominated culture that changes people's lives inside and out.
"The thing we have to understand is what is the story we are trying to tell. What is the audience that is interested in that story and how do we connect with that audience? Until we understand that, all the other things don't matter,"Cooke states.
So what is God saying to you? You can't use the excuse about not having money. If you have a computer and a web cam, you can have your own video ministry. Now, if you don't have a web cam, I hope you'll have the diligence to save like my friend Rev. Harriet Bradley did, to start her own free video ministry!
You can also see this example with Bishop CD Miller with her Just Jesus website, among other powerful free tools she uses for her video ministry.
Help For Your Video Ministry!
Special limited offer! Receive a free video series with answers to such questions as....
*How Can I get video up to my blog easily
*How Can I stream live video
*Is Video really powerful?
*How do I promote my videos
*Twitter what?
*How can I get high search rankings on Google formy videos and websites
*Can I really start my own videoministry online???
Find out key video secrets for ministry marketing!
For more ministry marketing strategies including social media and video, click here!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
From The Vision To The Valley To Victory
The vision you have for your life is crystal clear. You know that you know God has called you for a specific purpose to fulfill. It is a vision that is the essence of your divine destiny.
But somewhere along the way of pursuing the fulfillment of the dream, you fall into the dry valley and experience total defeat and discouragement.
I feel so strongly that this is a message for today and one the enemy does not want shared. This word encompasses the keys to help you make it through today's headlines of financial upheaval in our nation's economy so you can fight your famine. Even as I type, my wireless keyboard stops working.
The little techy squirm bug of the devil is not going to stop this message of hope and victory . So I plug in my USB keyboard and continue!
So here's the scenario. See if you can relate.
You get a vision, an idea, a clear picture of what you know you are assigned to carry out. This vision has your passion coupled together with your God given gifts and anointing. It might be your music, your preaching, your ministry....You know the end result is people's lives being powerfully impacted and changed. You also realize part of the picture involves your own growth in prosperity. Prosperity as defined by:
"...the aptitude to use God's ability and power to meet the needs of mankind-regardless of what those needs may be." (Dr. Jeffrey Burell, Kilough Church By The Lake)
If you are providing a service (ie ministry) or a product (could be your music cd) or information (the Word!) of value, which someone needs, you will be rewarded financial. That's a basic marketing principle.
If you are planting seeds in other people and ministries at the same time in the pursuit of your dream, you will reap a harvest. That's a basic Biblical principle!
But somewhere along the path from the vision you fall flat into the valley of dry bones, a place of famine.
Your finances might be dead, your marriage may be crumbling, your kids in a state of rebellion, or you just heard the bad report from the doctor.
What are the keys to go through the valley of famine to the place of victory in walking out this divine destiny?
Some clues can be found in Ezekiel 37.
In verse one we read how Ezekiel was "set down in the midst of the valley" that contained dry bones. It was a picture of total devastation and death.
In verse 4, God commands Ezekiel to prophesy the Word, to speak life. Part of the definition of prophesying is to speak! From the following verses in Ezekiel we find the keys to unlock the door so you can fight your famine.
The Three Keys Through The Valley To Victory
* Obedience To God's Word
Notice Ezekiel obeyed this command to speak to the dry bones. He didn't whine or ask questions. I can imagine a picture of an exchange that could have taken place:
"Lord! Don't you see these dry dead bones? This is an impossible situation"
"I can't! I don't have the ability to do that. I'm not 'called' to speak to dry bones."
"You want me to do what?"
Any of these phrases sound familiar? I've been there...said that...at one time or another in the past.
Notice though, what happens when Ezekiel obeys and speaks, prophesies, to the bones:
The bones started to rattle, it gets noisy and the bones were put back together.
Obedience brought about a change. Obedience to the Word of God to speak life activated a higher level of God's Spirit into the place of death, desolation and famine, and things were shook up for the better.
If it's noisy in your life right now with discouraging circumstances, desperate feelings, but you are obeying God......
Take heart. Your breakthrough is coming!
* Speak the Word By Faith To Fight Your famine
This is not some name it and claim it mumble jumble. This is one of the most powerful principles of God! It is a pivotal key to your vision. Ezekiel spoke the Word to those dry places. He spoke life and the skeletons went from petrified lifeless bone beings to living flesh and blood! So, find scripture that matches your need in the valley and speak! You may have to tell your checkbook: "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree..."
Or tell your body, "I am healed by the stripes of Jesus....."
You might feel awkward at first. You may feel stupid. But as Joyce Meyer has said, "Better to feel stupid than be stupid".
For every place of famine, find Scripture that speaks the truth. Call those things that are not as though they were, as it says in Romans 4:17. Spoken words can carry God's anointing and power to break the chains of poverty, to literally heal your body, and to put into action the promises of God's Word into this natural realm, to bring you out and through the valley to victory!
* Remain In Faith
We know from Scripture that faith comes by hearing the Word of God. The Word is the source of the power to cause what it says to come to pass.
Kenneth Hagen once said, " "Faith begins where the will of God is known." You know God's will by His Word, the Bible. If you keep your faith in God's Word, and use it as God intended for you to use it,then the Word will begin the process of bringing you out of the valley.
Remain in faith means staying in church where the Word is preached, stay in connection to God's principles of sowing, andstay in motion walking out what you profess. Jentezen Franklin, an anointed preacher from North Georgia, says you fight your famine by getting back to the Father's house. "God blesses where His reputation is safe," Franklin states.
Like the prodigal son you may have to return to your Father's house. Return from the cesspool of the flesh, of the world's ways,to the fatted calf of provision and robes of glory found in God's path.
Finally, as you go from that vision to the valley, something amazing can happens. God uses the fire of your trials to purify you. Your flesh, doing things in your own strength, gets pruned. Parts of the "old you die, and the new anointed you rises up.
You experience a "suddenly," as in Ezekiel 37:7, where your circumstances start to turn around. You know then that yourjourney from the vision down to the valley is coming up to victory! You go through the famine and come out more blessed.You go from dry empty bones to life full of joy.
God's victory for you amidst the fulfillment of your vision maybe coming as an opportunity, an invitation,a new strategy, or a previously unknown or unidentified association. Remain obedient to His principles, keep speaking the Word in faith, and watch expectantly for the ways which God may choose to deliver the victory to you in His due season.
It may be today!
For more inspiration amidst the valley in going forward to your divine destiny, visit the Ministry Marketing Online Blog.
But somewhere along the way of pursuing the fulfillment of the dream, you fall into the dry valley and experience total defeat and discouragement.
I feel so strongly that this is a message for today and one the enemy does not want shared. This word encompasses the keys to help you make it through today's headlines of financial upheaval in our nation's economy so you can fight your famine. Even as I type, my wireless keyboard stops working.
The little techy squirm bug of the devil is not going to stop this message of hope and victory . So I plug in my USB keyboard and continue!
So here's the scenario. See if you can relate.
You get a vision, an idea, a clear picture of what you know you are assigned to carry out. This vision has your passion coupled together with your God given gifts and anointing. It might be your music, your preaching, your ministry....You know the end result is people's lives being powerfully impacted and changed. You also realize part of the picture involves your own growth in prosperity. Prosperity as defined by:
"...the aptitude to use God's ability and power to meet the needs of mankind-regardless of what those needs may be." (Dr. Jeffrey Burell, Kilough Church By The Lake)
If you are providing a service (ie ministry) or a product (could be your music cd) or information (the Word!) of value, which someone needs, you will be rewarded financial. That's a basic marketing principle.
If you are planting seeds in other people and ministries at the same time in the pursuit of your dream, you will reap a harvest. That's a basic Biblical principle!
But somewhere along the path from the vision you fall flat into the valley of dry bones, a place of famine.
Your finances might be dead, your marriage may be crumbling, your kids in a state of rebellion, or you just heard the bad report from the doctor.
What are the keys to go through the valley of famine to the place of victory in walking out this divine destiny?
Some clues can be found in Ezekiel 37.
In verse one we read how Ezekiel was "set down in the midst of the valley" that contained dry bones. It was a picture of total devastation and death.
In verse 4, God commands Ezekiel to prophesy the Word, to speak life. Part of the definition of prophesying is to speak! From the following verses in Ezekiel we find the keys to unlock the door so you can fight your famine.
The Three Keys Through The Valley To Victory
* Obedience To God's Word
Notice Ezekiel obeyed this command to speak to the dry bones. He didn't whine or ask questions. I can imagine a picture of an exchange that could have taken place:
"Lord! Don't you see these dry dead bones? This is an impossible situation"
"I can't! I don't have the ability to do that. I'm not 'called' to speak to dry bones."
"You want me to do what?"
Any of these phrases sound familiar? I've been there...said that...at one time or another in the past.
Notice though, what happens when Ezekiel obeys and speaks, prophesies, to the bones:
The bones started to rattle, it gets noisy and the bones were put back together.
Obedience brought about a change. Obedience to the Word of God to speak life activated a higher level of God's Spirit into the place of death, desolation and famine, and things were shook up for the better.
If it's noisy in your life right now with discouraging circumstances, desperate feelings, but you are obeying God......
Take heart. Your breakthrough is coming!
* Speak the Word By Faith To Fight Your famine
This is not some name it and claim it mumble jumble. This is one of the most powerful principles of God! It is a pivotal key to your vision. Ezekiel spoke the Word to those dry places. He spoke life and the skeletons went from petrified lifeless bone beings to living flesh and blood! So, find scripture that matches your need in the valley and speak! You may have to tell your checkbook: "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree..."
Or tell your body, "I am healed by the stripes of Jesus....."
You might feel awkward at first. You may feel stupid. But as Joyce Meyer has said, "Better to feel stupid than be stupid".
For every place of famine, find Scripture that speaks the truth. Call those things that are not as though they were, as it says in Romans 4:17. Spoken words can carry God's anointing and power to break the chains of poverty, to literally heal your body, and to put into action the promises of God's Word into this natural realm, to bring you out and through the valley to victory!
* Remain In Faith
We know from Scripture that faith comes by hearing the Word of God. The Word is the source of the power to cause what it says to come to pass.
Kenneth Hagen once said, " "Faith begins where the will of God is known." You know God's will by His Word, the Bible. If you keep your faith in God's Word, and use it as God intended for you to use it,then the Word will begin the process of bringing you out of the valley.
Remain in faith means staying in church where the Word is preached, stay in connection to God's principles of sowing, andstay in motion walking out what you profess. Jentezen Franklin, an anointed preacher from North Georgia, says you fight your famine by getting back to the Father's house. "God blesses where His reputation is safe," Franklin states.
Like the prodigal son you may have to return to your Father's house. Return from the cesspool of the flesh, of the world's ways,to the fatted calf of provision and robes of glory found in God's path.
Finally, as you go from that vision to the valley, something amazing can happens. God uses the fire of your trials to purify you. Your flesh, doing things in your own strength, gets pruned. Parts of the "old you die, and the new anointed you rises up.
You experience a "suddenly," as in Ezekiel 37:7, where your circumstances start to turn around. You know then that yourjourney from the vision down to the valley is coming up to victory! You go through the famine and come out more blessed.You go from dry empty bones to life full of joy.
God's victory for you amidst the fulfillment of your vision maybe coming as an opportunity, an invitation,a new strategy, or a previously unknown or unidentified association. Remain obedient to His principles, keep speaking the Word in faith, and watch expectantly for the ways which God may choose to deliver the victory to you in His due season.
It may be today!
For more inspiration amidst the valley in going forward to your divine destiny, visit the Ministry Marketing Online Blog.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
"Is it not too extravagant to say that out of an individual believer rivers are going to flow? "I do not see the rivers," you say. Never look at yourself from the standpoint of - Who am I? In the history of God's work you will nearly always find that it has started from the obscure, the unknown, the ignored, but the steadfastly true to Jesus Christ." Oswald Chambers
@stephen_pierce @alicia_pierce Watched a replay of webinar. Awesome content again. I thank God for honest and real mentors like you.
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I implemented this strategy this morning! http://bit.ly/17VBgs Thank you Stephen Pierce.
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Because of my God given vision that He has placed in my heart, I can rise every morning with hope, peace and joy. Even amidst FIRE! http://ping.fm/PYjwy
Monday, September 7, 2009
Your Vision Is Essential For Survival For Today
So how's our vision? Is your passion in life connected with that vision?
A poet once wrote: "Beware of those who stand aloof, and greet each venture with reproof. The world would stop if things were run, by those who say, 'It can't be done.'"
In the midst of the fire, when things are NOT going your way, is when your vision can be your lifeline.
"Where there is no vision, the people perish." (Prov 29:18)
God given vision is birthed from your faith. Your faith grows by the Word. So the power to your vision lies in activating the Word of God. Prayer is the sustaining power to bring it together into reality.
My friend, be at peace. If God has called you to fulfill a vision He's given, He'll more than enable you to walk there by His grace and power. Dig in. Believe. Walk. Obey. Surrender.
I read recently, "It's not about what you can do, but what God can do with your life when it's fully surrendered to Him. It encompasses things outside the realm of the predictable, the safe, and the expected."
So what do you DO while you wait for the provision for the vision? How do you walk amidst attacks from every side?
You walk and SPEAK faith.
Your words--connected by the Word of God--are the seeds of your future, of your vision.
In the battle of David and Goliath, the giant told David what he was going to do to him.
"He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"
Ugly negative words that could set anyone back. The power of life and death is in the tongue has it says in Proverbs.
Goliath spewed death.
Notice how David responded and WHOSE Word he stood by:
"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands."
I believe this is a powerful example of how to act when the enemy comes up to you, looking like a big ugly giant threatening to kill your vision....in the form of a family crisis, a financial disaster, or a disease trying to attack your body.
You speak the Word of God to that enemy. One word spoken by the Lord in a moment can cancel years of the wrong things spoken by the enemy.
So find the words you need to face your Goliath.
"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble"(Psalm 9:9)
"..blessed is the man who who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.
is children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever." Psalm 112:1-3
"For I am The Lord Who healeth thee...."
"For by His stripes we were healed..."
You have God's Word to speak so you can see your vision come to pass!
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay."
(Habakkuk 2:3)
For more encouragement and ministry marketing help, visit http://ping.fm/4xEGF
A poet once wrote: "Beware of those who stand aloof, and greet each venture with reproof. The world would stop if things were run, by those who say, 'It can't be done.'"
In the midst of the fire, when things are NOT going your way, is when your vision can be your lifeline.
"Where there is no vision, the people perish." (Prov 29:18)
God given vision is birthed from your faith. Your faith grows by the Word. So the power to your vision lies in activating the Word of God. Prayer is the sustaining power to bring it together into reality.
My friend, be at peace. If God has called you to fulfill a vision He's given, He'll more than enable you to walk there by His grace and power. Dig in. Believe. Walk. Obey. Surrender.
I read recently, "It's not about what you can do, but what God can do with your life when it's fully surrendered to Him. It encompasses things outside the realm of the predictable, the safe, and the expected."
So what do you DO while you wait for the provision for the vision? How do you walk amidst attacks from every side?
You walk and SPEAK faith.
Your words--connected by the Word of God--are the seeds of your future, of your vision.
In the battle of David and Goliath, the giant told David what he was going to do to him.
"He said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. "Come here," he said, "and I'll give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"
Ugly negative words that could set anyone back. The power of life and death is in the tongue has it says in Proverbs.
Goliath spewed death.
Notice how David responded and WHOSE Word he stood by:
"You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands."
I believe this is a powerful example of how to act when the enemy comes up to you, looking like a big ugly giant threatening to kill your vision....in the form of a family crisis, a financial disaster, or a disease trying to attack your body.
You speak the Word of God to that enemy. One word spoken by the Lord in a moment can cancel years of the wrong things spoken by the enemy.
So find the words you need to face your Goliath.
"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble"(Psalm 9:9)
"..blessed is the man who who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.
is children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever." Psalm 112:1-3
"For I am The Lord Who healeth thee...."
"For by His stripes we were healed..."
You have God's Word to speak so you can see your vision come to pass!
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay."
(Habakkuk 2:3)
For more encouragement and ministry marketing help, visit http://ping.fm/4xEGF
Saturday, September 5, 2009
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