MinistryGearMinistryGearhttp://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2013-03-13T21:37:21ZSquarespaceWork that matters...http://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/23/work-that-matters.htmlDon Kick2012-10-23T18:01:32Z2012-10-23T18:01:32ZHi Karen,

I just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful t-shirts that you created for us and made available.  The kids loved them and so did our staff!  They thought it was such a great addition to our 3 evenings.  One of the boys asked me for a size large and I replied that I thought a medium would fit him better.  He said, I know, Miss, but I want to save this shirt and grow into it.  He's from a very tough situation and we took him to camp last year on a scholarship.  He gave his life to Jesus  and has really grown.  It just made me smile to think that an 8th grader is thinking ahead and understands his family situation so well.   Thank you for helping us help kids like Junior.

With appreciation,

Jeannie

]]>Design Servantshttp://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/19/design-servants.htmlDon Kick2012-10-19T21:54:26Z2012-10-19T21:54:26ZI started this company 19 years ago with the idea that I wanted use my God given talents to promote Ministries.

Working in youth ministry at the time I realized that the important work of ministry was often put on the back burner because less important things like programs, design, calendars, flyers and other things like ordering pizza. There are many things that I am not good at.  But I did realize that each of us have gifts that the God has given us.  

Design and Management I thought "I can help with some of that by designing of all kinds of things people in ministry can use and doing it in such a way so that it will save them time too." As the body of Christ we each have our own role to fill and this is my role.

19 years ago, While I was in college, I started desining T-Shirts for local churches in the area-- Jr. High groups and High school Groups.  Soon after that I quit my job and started printing the shirts in addition to just designing them.

Fast forward 19 years and I now have a team of designers that are excited about the fact that they are equipped to help your ministry in many ways by taking some of the work off your shoulders and making things look pretty too!  We're here to free you up! Let us know how we can help!

-Don Kick

CEO - MinistryGear

]]>Thank You!http://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/18/thank-you.htmlDon Kick2012-10-18T16:59:54Z2012-10-18T16:59:54ZHi Karen and Dustin, 

We love our shirts! Our youth have already worn them while doing ministry at the local Salvation Army. Thank you so much for working with us and our time schedule.  May God continue to richly bless you.

- Kristen

 

 

]]>Thanks Dallas!http://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/16/thanks-dallas.htmlDon Kick2012-10-16T20:16:00Z2012-10-16T20:16:00ZFrom our friend Dallas Martin - Showing off their new Shirts we made for them in their tournament Champions Photo Dallas says "Champions!  Winners wear Impact!"

]]>LOL Youth Group T-Shirt Ministry!http://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/15/lol-youth-group-t-shirt-ministry.htmlDon Kick2012-10-15T19:29:27Z2012-10-15T19:29:27Z

]]>Banners with your T-Shirt Designhttp://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/10/banners-with-your-t-shirt-design.htmlDon Kick2012-10-10T15:30:55Z2012-10-10T15:30:55ZDid you know that we make banners too?  The next time your childrens ministry, youth group, mens ministry or womens ministry gets a design made for T-Shirts.  Remember we can easily put together a banner for your event and ship it to you at the same time as your T-Shirts!

2X4 - $89.00

3X5 - $129.00

4 X 7 - $179.00

5 X 8 - $199.00

 


]]>Serving Your Ministryhttp://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/8/serving-your-ministry.htmlDon Kick2012-10-08T21:27:47Z2012-10-08T21:27:47ZAs a pastor you have lots of hats to wear in order to keep your ministry going. Too often you may find yourself spending way too much time running the "Program" as opposed to getting into the Word and using it to change the lives of the people in your youth group!  

One area we feel honored to help you is with your Design "Hat." Go ahead - delegate it to us, we won't let you down.  Remember design time is free!  It truly is a blessing to us when we can use our God given talents and in the process free you up to use your God given talents to minister directly to the people who depend on you!

That's what the body of Christ is all about.  

]]>Ears to Hear.http://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/10/3/ears-to-hear.htmlDon Kick2012-10-03T22:26:25Z2012-10-03T22:26:25ZHe who has ears to hear, let him hear.   Matthew 11:15

Wouldn't it be great if everyone had these?  I think these were invented by a youth pastor!

 


]]>Youth Group: Fund Raising with T-Shirts 101http://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/9/24/youth-group-fund-raising-with-t-shirts-101.htmlDon Kick2012-09-24T16:15:15Z2012-09-24T16:15:15ZRecently I had the opportunity to work with a youth group of 6 teens on a fund raising project. Their leader was a senior in high school himself!  The youth group of just 6 teens wanted to raise money for "World Impact," and organization that buys kids out of child slavery.  They were going to do whatever it took to raise $1,000 by the end of the year and they were determined.    They wanted to collect cans, sell candy and just plain work hard.

I really appreciate that sense of commitment - So I approached them with an idea for selling T-Shirts to see what they could do.  They loved the idea and went crazy selling shirts to everyone in their youth group and friends and family and people they never met.  In 6 months they raised OVER $11,000 for "World Impact" Nearly $2,000 per person in the youth group!

Here are some of the points we talked about at the beginning of the project that really helped.

• Don't sell T-Shirts.  Give them away as a thank you for a donation of $20.00 or more!  The youth group of 6 teens had several people donate $100.00 or more for just a single T-Shirt!

• Get your entire youth group involved - Have the kids in the youth group submit designs

• Let the entire youth group vote on the designs submitted.

• Let each kid in your youth group commit to "Giving" away a specific number of shirts.

• Set goals and share the goals with the youth group as progress is made

• Relate the amount of money raised to the number of meals, wells, gospel tracts, or kids freed from slavery the money raised will allow you to do.  Its much more meaningful!

• Tell the story of what the T-Shirt represents.... Why is the youth group raising money? 

...Let me know if you have any ideas you think should be added to this list of great ways your youth group can raise funds.

Don Kick - 818-366-1988

 

 

]]>S.W.A.G. Saved With Amazing Gracehttp://www.ministrygear.com/ministrygear/2012/2/24/swag-saved-with-amazing-grace.htmlDon Kick2012-02-24T16:19:49Z2012-02-24T16:19:49ZDoes anyone know where the Saved With Amazing Grace...  SWAG comes from?  We have had 10 request with T-Shirt designs including SWAG, Saved With Amazing Grace in the last few weeks.  Did I miss something...  where is this coming from?

I have been making T-Shirts for ministries for 19 years now and I have never seen something take off like this

Share your comments, help us get to the bottom of the SWAG mystery!!!

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