Are you a minister or pastor and find that you have stretched yourself so thin and that money is very tight? Do you think that you should go out into the work force and get a regular job so that you will have enough money on the table to get the bare necessities for your family? Yes, that's an idea, but pastoring is a full-time job that carries with it many responsibilities.
Lifting the financial burden off your family and increasing your income may be easier than you thought. There is a great potential for you to reach your financial objectives through starting a wedding income ministry. Did you know you could make an extra $5,000 to $10,000 each year with just a few hours each week. What could you do for your family with that type of extra income? You might take your family to Disneyland? You might buy that much needed second car. You might get that dental work done. You might send your kids to college. Or you might just use it to pay off some bills. It is always a good idea to invest in your own education. Although it may not be extravagent, it is probably something you need and have just been putting off.
We both know you deserve a raise. You can either wait for your board or boss to give you a raise or you can take charge of your own future and give yourself that raise. By becoming actively involved in the wedding ministry, you can begin to use the skills, training, and credentials that you already possess and provide an important resource that many people need.
At this very moment, there are people who are either sifting through the Yellow Pages or surfing the Internet looking for YOU! You will learn how to connect-the-dots with the wedding industry and you will gain the knowhow and resources to connect with people who are looking for a minister or pastor to perform their marriage ceremony. You will then be able to finally begin to make the money that you deserve.
Did you realize that the average wedding of today now totals about $28,000? There are many players that go into making a successful wedding - wedding professionals, parents, step-parents, musicians, wedding planners, audio and video techs, wedding coordinators, D.J.'s, bakers for the wedding cake, photographers and everyone who is involved in a wedding or the rehearsal. This all translates into money for you since without you present to perform the wedding there would be no wedding at all!
There are many ways to get started, however, the fastest and best way is to find a mentor who has already been successful and be mentored. There are certain requirements. You must be able to speak in front of a crowd. You must have a beautiful wedding ceremony that is flexible and adaptable. You will need to have a ready made collection of the most popular wedding readings and several different versions of wedding vows and ring vows. You must know how to interview couples and how to land the job. You will also need to know how to publicize your new wedding ministry. It is easier than you think if you learn the simple secret that makes people successful here. If you follow this simple system the real problem will be that you will be asked to do more weddings than you have time to do and will be turning people down. One blessing is that you will be meeting and helping so many young families.
You must learn how to do a wedding. After you learn how to do weddings by practicing and performing a few, you will be ready to take off. If you have already performed a few weddings then you just need to learn how to be more flexible with a well educated group of couples today. It is not difficult to start a wedding ministry business, but you must learn the basics such as communicating with couples, extended families, coordinators, and D J's. You also must learn the skill of leading rehearsals. Some resources like The Wedding Income Toolkit give you all the tools you need in one easy to use package. What may surprise you is the potential for ministry among the families in your own community. You will also be ministering to your own family by bringing home a second salary.
Hopefully, this has helped you in some small way to get your feet wet in the wedding industry. You are a very important player in the wedding ceremony, and you will be richly rewarded for your talent in this area. There is no time like the present to begin making the money you deserve and feel good about yourself at the same time.