Video Description: In this video, Brett from Clickmill.co discusses the advantages of starting small versus starting big and how this critical decision impacts burnout in ministry, business, and life. Many people are tempted to go big from the start-launching with large budgets and grand plans-but this often leads to unsustainable costs, burnout, and failure. Brett explains why starting small allows you to learn, grow, and build the skills necessary for long-term success. By scaling at a sustainable pace, you avoid the pitfalls of overestimating resources and setting yourself up for burnout. Learn how to avoid burnout in ministry and life by embracing a sustainable, small-start strategy that sets the foundation for growth and fruitfulness.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction: Starting Small vs. Starting Big
0:07 - Why Starting Big Can Lead to Burnout
0:33 - The Benefits of Starting Small: Learning and Sustainability
1:14 - How Experience Prepares You to Manage Resources Wisely
1:50 - The Dangers of Overspending Without Experience
2:45 - Practical Advice: Growing at a Pace You Can Sustain
3:20 - Wrapping Up: Building a Ministry or Business Without Burnout
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ABOUT BRETT:
Brett Henderson is the digital marketing director at Clickmill.co and is the author of The Digital Ministry: Reaching The Ends Of The Earth Without Leaving Home. Brett has consulted with ministry leaders and Christian schools internationally, helping them create custom marketing strategies that get results.
After four years of Christian college, Brett worked at discipleship schools, Christian camps, and was a Youth Ministry Director at the Salvation Army. He later spent six years in sales and as a Marketing Executive for a digital marketing firm. Brett started Clickmill, a digital marketing firm that works with Christian churches and Christian nonprofits. Brett’s courses on church marketing have over 10,000 students in 143 countries.
Clickmill specializes in helping Christian ministries implement custom digital marketing strategies that help them reach more people, more effectively. Brett and his wife Siomara live in Honolulu, HI.