Church Operations · Leadership · Growth

A four-semester school for pastors — self-serve, on your schedule.

One hundred and sixty-eight guided sessions on the practical, operational, and leadership work of pastoring. Sign in, choose your session, take it at your pace. Nothing expires.

Four semesters · one printable certificate per semester.

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168Guided sessions
4Semesters
10Mentors
Self-pacedNo cohort

What enrollment gives you

The whole program, unlocked.

168 lessons

Four semesters of fourteen weeks; three lessons per week. Written for pastors and church planters in real churches, of any size, in any region.

Reflections that persist

Every lesson has a set of reflection prompts. Your responses are saved to your account and travel with you — nothing to lose, nothing to re-do.

Four certificates

Finish a semester, get a printable Certificate of Completion with a public verify link. One per semester; four in total when you finish the program.

No schedule, no cohort

Start today. Take one lesson tonight and the next one in three weeks. No forced pace, no live calls to make. Your school waits for you.

The four semesters

Foundations to legacy.

Every semester is forty-two lessons across fourteen weeks. Every semester ends with a printable certificate. You can take them in order or jump to whichever one you need first.

  1. Semester 1 Mindset & Foundations The mindset shift from pastor-operator to running the business of ministry. Legal structure, first meeting space, building operations, first Sunday, first-time visitors, kids' ministry setup, music & sound, bookkeeping, and day-one financial controls.
  2. Semester 2 Ministry & Members Assimilation and membership. Small groups. Men's, women's, youth, and children's ministries. Care ministry. Volunteer teams and leader development. Conflict inside the church. Crisis & scandal management. Missions and mission trips.
  3. Semester 3 Growth & Outreach Community mapping. Invitation culture. Handling objections to visiting. Outreach and special-service events. Social media strategy and automation. Livestreaming. Sermons as content assets. Church website and Google presence. ChMS and the digital backbone.
  4. Semester 4 Leadership, Money, Multiplication & Legacy Church budget, giving cycles, fundraising, grants, loans. Hiring and managing staff. Compensation and payroll. Legal, safety and compliance. Governance and board. Adding a second service. Church planting and multi-site. Pastor wellbeing and burnout prevention. Succession and finishing well.

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Pricing

A simple subscription.

Full access to all 168 guided sessions, your mentor’s counsel, and every certificate — for as long as you subscribe. Pay monthly, or pay annually and get two months free. Cancel anytime.

Monthly

$19.99

Billed monthly via Stripe. Cancel anytime.

Annual · 2 months free

$199.90

Billed yearly — two months free vs. monthly.

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What we don't do

The promises we refuse to make.

Pastors have been sold too many things by too many people. Here is what this school will not do.

Frequently asked

Questions.

Do I need a big church, or a growing one, to benefit?
No. The program is built for pastors of every size and stage — exploring, launching, established, or stalled. Semester 1 is called "Foundations" because every church, at every stage, benefits from returning to (or building for the first time) the foundations many churches skipped.
How long does the program take?
As long as you want it to. Each semester is designed for fourteen weeks at three lessons per week, so a diligent pace finishes the whole program in about a year. But nothing expires — take a week or a year between lessons. Your progress is saved.
Is there a live class, cohort, or call?
No. This is a self-serve program by design. You sign in, choose your lesson, and take it at your own time. No meetings, no schedule to keep, no group to keep up with.
Can my team enroll together?
Every enrolled learner has their own account and their own certificate. If several people from one church want to enroll, each one enrolls individually today. Team billing is on the roadmap; write to us if you'd like to be told when it ships.
Is my reflection data private?
Yes. Reflections are stored on your account only, protected by row-level security so no other learner can read them. They are never shared, never sold, and never used to train an AI model. You can request deletion of your data at any time.
What if a lesson touches on a legal, medical, or safeguarding matter?
Where a lesson comes near ground that only a licensed professional in your jurisdiction should decide, we say so in the lesson itself and name the kind of professional you need — an attorney, a licensed clinician, a safeguarding officer, or law enforcement. We do not give jurisdiction-specific legal, medical, or financial advice, and we will not tell you to conceal anything.
Is this a seminary or accredited academic program?
No. Ministry Business School is a professional-development program for practicing pastors. It is not a seminary, does not confer a degree, and is not accredited by any academic body. The certificates confirm completion of the program's coursework — nothing more.
How do I get a refund?
Full refund within 14 days of enrollment if you haven't started lessons. Write to us via the contact page and we'll process it. After 14 days or once you've started, refunds are considered case by case.

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