September 25th, 2008

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1. Opening prayer

2. Introductions

3. What is a career ministry and why should you start one in your church?

4. Five key ingredients for a career ministry and where to find them

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5. Stages of a career ministry

6. “Quick Start” training

7. Weekly group support meetings

8. Integrating the ministry into the church

9. Discussion: What other churches are doing

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10. How can Career Ministries help?

11. Questions/Answers

12. Conclusion

Fellowship!

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Lyle Wells, Pastor, Keystone Community Church

Bob Saxon, Founder, “In Betweeners” Joe Jones, Founder, Career Ministries

Who are you? Who do you represent? Why did you come here today? What specifically do you want to learn? 1 minute each

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What is a career ministry?

Why does a church need a career ministry?

Who benefits from a career ministry?

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1. A church “champion”

2. Ministry facilitators

3. “Quick Start” training for new members

4. Weekly group support meetings

5. A communications tool (a web site)

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Links to main church web site Meeting times and locations Career transition resource materials Discussion forums, online job site lists Place to post resumes, portfolios, or

anonymous “Looking for…….job listings”. Job board with jobs available locally Devotionals, prayer lists, testimonials Activities listings, job fairs, training, etc. See www.careerministries.com

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1. Awareness

2. Exploration

3. Implementation

4. Enlightenment

5. Maintenance

Revival?

Attitude (accepting loss of previous employment – embracing opportunity)

Aptitude (discovering unique qualities – transferable skills assessment)

Development of a personal marketing plan How to search for the work that God

designed for you Interviewing skills and evaluating options Compensation negotiation Hearing and following God’s calling

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Why weekly? Why a group? Why support? Suggested agenda

1. Introductions2. Opening prayer3. Devotional/testimonials4. Topic of the day (resume review, interview

practice, skills assessment, search techniques)

5. Goal setting and accountability6. Local employment opportunities,

announcements7. Closing prayer

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Church members have to be constantly reminded that the career ministry exists!

Pray for the unemployed and under employed in church and in meetings.

Encourage members to list job opportunities on the career ministry job board.

Encourage career ministry participants to post their resume (or anonymous “looking for..” listing) on the ministry job board.

Encourage church members to tell nonmembers about the career ministry.

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What does it cost to start a career ministry?

What is it costing us without a career ministry?

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St. James United Methodist in Tampa Prestonwoods Baptist, in Texas Village Presbyterian Church, in Illinois Perimeter Church, in Georgia McLean Bible Church, in Virginia St. Catherine of Siena, in Georgia What is your church doing?

How about forming a career ministry cooperative with several churches?

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What are the steps to start?1. Talk with your church board about a career

ministry, or ask me to speak with them.2. Assess the need by surveying your

members.3. Develop a plan of action.4. Solicit volunteers from the membership.5. Train the volunteers.6. Build your communications tool (web site) 7. Promote the ministry for at least 30 days

prior to the first meeting.8. Launch!

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We can talk with your church leadership. We can train your church volunteer

facilitators to lead the ministry. We can start the ministry using our

facilitators until you find and train yours. We can teach the one day “Quick Start”

workshops and weekly support meetings. We can provide a career ministry web site

that links to your main church web site. Our goal is to equip your church to help

job seekers.

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Pray as though everything depended on God; then work as if everything depended on you!

The people we need to minister to are the least, the lost, the lonely, and the last.

Some people feel victimized by God because they don’t have work.

We need to meet people at their point of need.

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At the First Baptist church in Leesburg, FL, over 50% of the people who have been saved and baptized came into the church through their ministries.

Depending on the economy 1/3 to ½ of alljob hunters give up by the second month of their job search.

As of August 2008 there were 41,750 persons unemployed in Hillsborough county!

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I will post the content of this presentation on the Career Ministries web site.

I will keep you posted via email about future Career Ministry events unless you specifically ask me not to contact you.

Let me know about your progress!

Pray for those 41,750 unemployed people in your community. They need your help!

Join me in our closing prayer.

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Contact Joe Jones, Managing Director at Career Ministries, 813-960-1876, or

www.careerministries.com

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