Guest Post: The Ministry Market

The following is a guest post from Jon Smith, founder of The Ministry Market.

Are you in search of quality resources for your ministry? Could you or your ministry use some extra cash for resources you’ve created or for used items? I think we could all say yes to both of these questions. There are plenty of people in churches across the country that have quality resources, but until now there has never been a way for us to share our resources with others across the country.

That’s why we have created The Ministry Market, which is basically the eBay/Amazon of church resources. The Ministry Market is an open marketplace for the church body to buy and sell new, used, or downloadable resources. This website has been recently introduced to the church world and is getting attention from people and churches across the country.

On Teachers Pay Teachers, educators list and sell lesson plans and activities for students. On Etsy, crafters buy and sell handmade items from their own shops. The Ministry Market is a mix of these concepts, but for the church world. It operates like Sermon Spice and Worship House media, but is designed for any new, used, or downloadable items. Many of us have quality resources, whether new or used, but until now there has been no way to share them with others across the county.

The Top 5 Things You Need To Know About The Ministry Market:

1. What is The Ministry Market? The Ministry Market is an open marketplace for the church body to buy and sell new, used, or downloadable resources. It is basically an Etsy/TeachersPayTeachers style website, but it’s for ministry resources.
2. Who is The Ministry Market for? The Ministry Market is for everyone. It’s for you, your pastor, your friends at church, church resource vendors, and well…just about everyone!
3. Does it cost to use? The Ministry Market is FREE to use! You can easily create your own shop with your customized logo and start selling today. It’s quick and easy and you are paid directly. It is FREE to set up your shop and NO listing fees! You can list 1 or 1,000 products, with no listing fees.
4. What kind of items can I list? You can list new or used ministry resources, downloads or physical products. List a downloadable product once and sell it forever! Our categories include Adult Ministry, Apparel, Arts and Crafts, Books, Children’s Ministry, Church Supplies, DVDs, Free Items, Music, Sermons, Software, and Everything Else! Check out the website to view a complete list of the categories.
5. How do I start? Visit www.TheMinistryMarket.com to start today! The first step is to register online. When you complete the registration process, you will be given your own shop to customize with your logo, policies, image, and more. You can then list all of your items, with no listing fee. Shoppers find your item and pay you directly through PayPal. You then ship the item or the customer downloads the item instantly.

We are excited about this innovative way to connect churches and people. Visit The Ministry Market today!