Turning innovative ministry ideas into reality.
Ministry Incubators offers coaching, consulting and custom events to get your idea clarified, launched and sustainable.
Your idea matters.
There are plenty of smart, innovative leaders in the church with the God-given vision and motivation to transform their communities. And most of them never get to.
Maybe you’re one of those leaders, and you’re ready to quit.
Maybe you know there is a more faithful and more fruitful way of impacting your community and your world with the gospel, but you have no idea how to get started.
Maybe you’re thinking to yourself, shouldn’t this be easier?
It can be.
Let's make it real.
It can be better.
With Ministry Incubators, you’ll find community.
You’ll learn the practical steps to pulling off your idea.
You’ll get expert advice from people who have been there.
And you’ll be launching your ministry project with the confidence that sustainable success isn’t just possible, but predictable.
Work with us.
Our team of experienced innovators has launched over 2,500 new ideas and is ready to hatch yours.
1. Contact our Team
Connect with us so we can learn about your project, vision, and where you want to go.
2. Create a Plan
Our staff offers custom solutions tailored to what you need to get your project clarified, launched, and sustainable.
3. Launch your Project
Launch your project with confidence and change your community for the better.
Custom Solutions, Big and Small
We work with everyone from individual innovators to denominational leaders, and clients of all sizes can expect customized solutions and personal attention.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions and are happy to work with you to find a way to support your wild idea. Here are some examples of what we offer.
Starter Suite
Do you have an innovative idea but aren't sure where to start? The starter suite video course and accompanying PDF's will introduce you to important basics of launching a new project and building sustainable success.
- Course taught by Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean, Mark DeVries, and other established innovators
- User-friendly online learning platform
Innovation Coaching
Are you a solo innovator, or trying to spark innovation in your context? Could you use a partner who's been there before? A coach will walk you through the most crucial steps to get your project launched and sustainable.
- Monthly Coaching Calls
- Access to MINC's powerful suite of tools
Hatchathon Cohort
Join MINC faciliatators for a 2-day on-site or virtual Hatchathon where you pitch and clarify your innovative ideas. You'll then have regular meetings with your cohort and innovation coach to help you along the way.
This is MINC's most popular offering!
- Monthly Coaching Calls
- Access to MINC's powerful suite of tools
- Cohort calls
- Full Hatchathon event
- 6 months post-Hatchathon Pivot Retreat
The Kitchen Sink
MINC has worked with large-scale clients to create creative, custom innovation consulting packages. These can include exclusive events, tailor-made content, organizational consulting - basically everything but the kitchen sink!
Innovating for Love
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean, Ministry Incubators co-founder and Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church, and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, has published a new book about innovation, that is being called "the book the Church has been waiting for."
Ministry Incubators newsletter subscribers get a special discount now through the end of April!
Hear from our Innovators
"MINC Staff who could offer advice from both ministry and business perspectives was critical for the impact of our mission."
- Sarah, Try Pie
"Ministry Incubators’ sweet spot is not merely championing big dreams, it is strategically and passionately giving flesh and bones to those dreams."
- Nathan, The Farminary Project
"It was a delight to gather with others who advocate for Kingdom work and social enterprise! This work cannot be done alone!"
- Matt, Columbia Future Forge
A FEW OF OUR CLIENTS:.
From the blog
Big Ideas in Innovation
The wildest ideas in innovation coming out of business, liturgy, agriculture, art, and wherever else we can find it.
Client Stories
The powerful stories of inspiration, calling, community, and resilience from out incredible clients as they transform their communities.
The Church needs innovation
The church needs new ideas for a hurting world, but church leaders struggle with what to do with the people that have them. At Ministry Incubators, we conspire with would-be innovators get their wild, faith-inspired projects clarified, launched, and sustainable, so that communities can be changed for the better.
Here's the deal
At Ministry Incubators, we know that your faith leads you to want to create real change in your community, and that you have ideas on how to do it. But in order to pull those ideas off, you need people on your side and guidance on how to make them happen.
The problem is, churches often aren’t equipped to foster innovation, which makes you feel like you’re always swimming upstream. We believe the church needs innovative ideas, and innovators themselves, in order to thrive in the 21st century. We understand the path to innovation can be lonely and feel uncertain, which is why we bring proven solutions and the guidance of decades of expertise to walk with our clients toward sustainable success.
Here’s how we do it:
1. We learn about your project, vision and community.
2. We partner with you through coaching, consulting, on-site events and more to execute a plan to get your idea clarified, launched, and sustainable.
3. We help you get the thing off the ground.
So, contact us today. And in the meantime, sign up for our newsletter to be inspired by innovation happening all over the country. Its time to stop day-dreaming about what the church could be and start changing your community for the better.
Let's get started.
Let's hop on a quick (free) call and talk about you, your idea, and how we can join the party.