18/04/2024
TIPS FOR INVITING MINISTERS IN YOUR CHURCH
■ Verify any minister before you invite them
■ Invite only ministers that can add value to your work not those that will destroy it
■ Discuss the intent of the programme and the theme with the guest minsiter before inviting them to be sure they understand why they are coming
■ Communicate the date , time and venue clearly to avoid mix up
■ You can't INVITE EVERYONE WHICH MEANS YOU only invite those that their teaching does not run contrary to your ministry doctrine to avoid confusion.
■ Make adequate and quality publicity, preparations and scheduling before your guest arrives like a good accommodation, airport pick up, transport vehicle, protocol, escorts, refreshment, and other services.
■ Have a budget and work within that budget. Communicate your budget so your guest will not expect too much.
■ Discuss his honoranium to avoid any mix up. Honoranium is from the word honour and the Bible says give honour to whom honour is due and the labourer is worthy of his wages. Do bless your guest very well but not at the expense of going into debt
■ Work on your sound, lighting, audio and video recording such that they will be no embarrassment. Check batteries, fuel, oil, generators, wires, bulbs, etc hours before the meeting
■ Communicate the duration of the meeting in terms of time allocated and days of ministry so everything can be in order
■ If there is poor attendance prepare the mind of the guest. Guest minsiter don't talk down on your host because of poor attendance but minister to encourage him or her and the few that are available. Do not criticize them and compare them to your big cathedral
■ Locate your prophetic company and invite them avoid mix multitude where you invite any and everyone. It shows you don't know what you believe or what you stands for.
■ Once in awhile God will lead you to bring a new minsiter to bless your work. Pray about it and make sure it's the Spirit not because that is the MAN of the MOMENT.
■ I don't believe in bringing the reigning man of God but men that God wants hosted. Because everyone is hosting THAT APOSTLE DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD
Personally WHETHER YOU ARE REIGNING OR NOT IF YOU HAVE A WORD FOR MY PEOPLE I WILL INVITE YOU.
I do not attend meetings of regining men but men with the word for the season whether he pastors 3 or 3000 .
I try to do minsitry differently
■ Don't invite anyone because they are begging you to host them.if you have something to offer you will not beg for pulpit.
They only exception is where the man asking to come preach for you has something to offer and you believe it's a divine arrangement that he EVEN ASKED to come and minister for you THEN ALLOW HIM. for instance they are men if they ask to come and minister, I will tell them what we can afford and allow them come because God is involved.
■ Don't kill yourself and your members with pressure in order to host one big name.
■ Don't spend beyond your budget in order to impress or you will end up in debt.
■ Guide your pulpit diligently. YOU DON'T MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE PULPIT.
■ We can be friends and I will never preach for you and you will never preach for me.
■ Let everything be done in order and decently.
■ They are men you should stop inviting because they have finished their assignment with your work.
■ Let your guest know you want a salvation altar call in every service.
■ Discuss if you want him to raise money to support the ministry. Let him do it without manipulations
©️ Caroline sargent