Churches that make their sermons available on a CD need to be able to purchase their CD supplies. This includes the CDs themselves, a duplicator, and printing on the CDs. The thinking on how much to charge for CDs varies from one pastor to another. Some pastors choose to price their CDs so that it covers the cost of materials. Others like to put a "suggested donation" price so people can support the CD ministry at the suggested donation price if they so choose, but they are not obligated to pay a certain price to receive the CD. Here's some church websites with suggested donations for CDs so you can get an idea of wording for suggested donations on your own church website:
http://glenwoodcc.org/forms/cd-request
http://www.alcrpv.org/#/downloads-donate/sermon-c-ds
http://www.labellehaven.org/tp40/application.asp?app=form&form=3456&id=197189
http://www.valleybible.net/Music/steadfastCD.php
Personally, I really like the idea of suggested donations. Not everyone can afford to spend $5 to $10 on a single church CD, and by allowing people to pay what they can afford, churches ensure that everyone can hear the CD message. If your church is not able to raise enough money to keep your CD ministry going with suggested donations, try having a special tithe specifically for the CD ministry, and holding fundraisers in your community. There's also Christian companies helping make CD outreach affordable for churches- including offering free CD printing. It really helps when one aspect of church CD ministry is free.
Replies