The Joseph's Anointing

Kingdom Entrepreneurship is a bring to the marketplace. It is
concept that the Lord has been important that we start out
releasing in a major way to the gathering and structuring the
Body of Christ. Today’s Josephs benefits of our
are being awakened by God in businesses. This is where we
this hour to understand their put our grain into bags. After
marketplace role in the you put your grain in the bags,
Kingdom. The bible tells us that it is time to build your
Joseph was strategically sent to barn. When we see a
Egypt by the Lord Himself on a sustained increase in our
mission of saving the nation of business, it is time to plan for
Israel. Joseph was given a specific expansion. After expansion,
strategy to increase grain over a you should begin to move into
seven-year period by putting different markets. This is
one-fifth back for a famine. He where we fill up the land of
created barns and filled them our calling with our own
with bags of grain. Then, barns barns, just like Joseph
were put throughout Egypt. did. Your barns should contain
We can use Joseph as an example the business value and your
to see the progression of brand. And just like Joseph,
increase and how to grow our make sure that you are
businesses. Grain is the example consistent with your business,
that you can use, but it is likened brand, and message across all
to the business value that we of your marketing
channels/funnels. If you are a
Christian professional in the
marketplace, it is easy to get
discouraged or distracted by
the grudging day-to-day
essentials of a 9-5. As a
Joseph, you cannot afford to
see yourself in just a regular

9-5 mundane job. You must see rather than his own
yourself as having a God-given aspirations. After initially
calling using your God-given scheming murder against him,
gifts, skills, and talents. You must his brothers resolved to sell
see yourself as having a business Joseph to a caravan of traders
or career that will fulfill your bearing goods through Canaan
promise and destiny that to Egypt. They, in turn, sold
ultimately leads you to Joseph to Potiphar, “the
prosperity. You need to captain of the guard” who was
consistently be looking to an “officer of Pharaoh” in
advance wherever the Lord Egypt (Gen 37:36; 39:1).
places you. Joseph broke through from the
It is not a coincidence that pit to the palace. He was most
Joseph is talked about more certainly favored by God.
than anyone in the new Joseph was the cocky child of
testament. But why so much? Jacob, known as the favorite
He didn’t perform any son because of the coat of
supernatural miracles, he didn’t many colors gift that was given
part The Red Sea, nor did he to him by their father. Because
walk on water. In fact, Joseph of this, his 10 older brothers
was rejected and abandoned by schemed against him and sold
his family. From a young age, him to a slave trader. The older
Joseph believed God had sons told their father that
preordained him for greatness.
In dreams, God assured Joseph
that he would be an
administrator and leader over
his parents and brothers (Gen.
37:5-11). From Joseph’s point of
view, these dreams were
evidence of divine elevation,

Joseph died because an animal from Pharaoh. Pharaoh
attacked him. They disliked and rewarded Joseph with
disowned him because he was overseeing the land of Egypt.
confident and talked about his All things work together for
dreams of God’s plan for his life the good of those who love
(Genesis 37 1:9). God (Romans 8:28). We may
Joseph was sold to a slave trade go through hurt, harm, and
and taken to Egypt in a wicked pain, even if we did not do
way. This example of Joseph’s anything wrong. However,
life showed that bad things God has our backs. He will be
happen to good people. We can with us through the process
be a victim of unwarranted and ensure that we break out.
circumstances, but must still Joseph served time in jail and
find a breakthrough in had favor while he was there
forgiveness. Because of for at least two years. The
Joseph’s good reputation and person in charge of the prison
his gift being exposed, the king saw Joseph as a good man. He
called him to assist with promoted Joseph to be in
interpreting his dream. His gift charge of all the other
made room for him, he used it, prisoners. God proved His
and God blessed him with favor presence and protection for
Joseph. He will prove His
presence and protection for
us through our “prison”
season as well.
How do you forgive and break
through from people who
hurt you? Joseph did it. He
had to in order to receive his
breakthrough and promises of
God.

15 “Realizing that their father was and received an amazing
dead, Joseph’s brothers said, blessing for going through
“What if Joseph still bears a many trials and forgiving his
grudge against us and pays us brothers for selling him to a
back in full for all the wrong that slave trader. Not to mention,
we did to him?” 16 So they God reconciled his family and
approached[a] Joseph, saying, allowed Joseph to oversee a
“Your father gave this instruction nation.
before he died, 17 ‘Say to Joseph: I Joseph then became a great
beg you, forgive the crime of your prophet in the marketplace.
brothers and the wrong they did As the second in command of
in harming you.’ Now therefore a nation, he delivered many
please forgive the crime of the from famine as a marketplace
servants of the God of your servant of God. If you feel a
father.” Joseph wept when they calling to the Joseph mantle,
spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers and you feel that your path is
also wept,[b] fell down before to serve God in the
him, and said, “We are here as marketplace, then you must
your slaves.” 19 But Joseph said to realize that this same coat of
them, “Do not be afraid! Am I in favor is on your shoulders as
the place of God? 20 Even though well. The Lord has been
you intended to do harm to me, speaking about the Joseph
God intended it for good, in order calling for many years now,
to preserve a numerous people, but even more so in the last
as he is doing today. 21 So have five to seven years. Have you
no fear; I myself will provide for seen this coat on your
you and your little ones.” In this shoulders? Has someone else
way he reassured them, speaking been praying for you and seen
kindly to them” (Genesis 50:15- this coat of favor on you?
21). Maybe they have not seen a
Joseph received a breakthrough coat, but have they

season. I believe that we are in

a season in which God has

shifted us into

entrepreneurship and

complimented our marketplace

with our personal ministry.

mentioned God’s favor on your Now, only God can change the
life? If so, the coat of favor is
there on your shoulders. If you season. The Bible tells us that
have received prophetic words
about being a Joseph or having there is a new season for
a marketplace calling, then you
also are favored by the Lord. everything. There’s a season to
I believe strongly that we are in
a season where God is shifting mourn, a season to be happy, a
us. We are in the season of
merging ministry with the season to have new beginnings,
marketplace anointing. Just like
there are natural season shifts - etc. So, we want to make sure
winter, spring, summer, and fall;
spiritually, we also go through that when we pray, we pray
different seasons. My prayer is
to always be where God is, that we have the anointing such
regardless of the season and
regardless of the shift. as the Sons of Issachar. They
For as long as I can remember,
people worked 20 and 30 years understood the times and
at one job before they retired,
mainly our parent’s and season, and they were
grandparent’s generations.
However, that is not our current successful because they shifted

with God.

With that being said, we are in

a season where God is

operating, His grace is on our

ministries and marketplaces,

and He desires for us to elevate

in those areas. The Joseph's

anointing is what I will be

talking about throughout this e-

book. So you ask; “what is the

Joseph's anointing?” Joseph, in

the Bible, carried both mantles.

He was a prophet of God and he What am I passionate about?
also operated as the second in I'm passionate about coaching.
command in order to save the Who am I called to? I am called
whole nation. to women.
Another example of carrying the Where are you called to? I am
ministry and marketplace called to the marketplace.
anointing is via Proverbs 31. She Why are you called to them? I
wasn't a pastor, apostle, or a am called to equip and
prophet. Her ministry was in establish them in the areas of
hospitality. She was ministering ministry and marketplace in
through hospitality in her order for them to grow and
environment and in her God receives the glory.
community. That was her I want to ensure that you really
ministry. In order to operate in understand where your
the Joseph’s anointing, you will passion comes from, and that
need to know your ministry and passion can come from
your area(s) of marketplace. experiences, testimonials, etc.
What is your ministry? And what Your Turn:
area(s) are you serving in the Start with your passion.
marketplace? Passion can be fashion. Passion
Let’s start by answering some can be rooted in enjoying
key questions. photography. Passion can be
Number 1. What are you teaching and dancing. God
passionate about? gave us these gifts, whether it
Number 2. Who are you called is dancing or singing. People
to? think we can't use our gifts in a
Number 3. Where are you called ministry or a marketplace.
to? That's not true. God gave us
Number 4. Why are you called these gifts and these talents,
to them? and so we want to use them
Here is my answer for this wherever we are, right? So,
example:

understanding your passion, changing, this is what I mean. I
what you are passionate did not grow up knowing about
about, who you are, and why any type of income except
you are called to a group of working a 9-5. And I'm not sure if
people is key in order to you’ve heard of seven streams of
operate in the areas of income, but my mother and my
ministry and marketplace. father worked a nine to five for
We can then look into our 30 years and retired. Working a
gifts, skills, and passion to 9-5 then was necessary for the
identify multiple streams of season that they were in.
income. Take what you are Today, we are in a season where
passionate about and create, it's necessary to have seven
at minimum, seven streams streams of income at minimum.
from your passion, skills, and My challenge to you is of the
gifts. Our gifts make room for seven streams, identify one as
us, that's in Proverbs 18:16. If being automated. Why? Because
our gifts make room for us, we God has shifted the season. What
should utilize our gifts to is an automated stream? It is
create income. I did a mini where you make money in your
teaching on seven streams of sleep. When I wake up, money is
income in Ecclesiastes 11:2, there. Okay? So, I don't have to
and that Scripture says, at work my hands to receive that
minimum, we should have income. So, it's no longer all of
seven streams of income. that hard labor at the factory on
Why? Because we won't know the factory line. It's a season for
what's going to happen in the automation. What does that
future. We don't know the mean? You're making money in
curveballs that come your sleep? We're making money
throughout life. So, God is in our sleep by setting up an
saying, have at minimum automated stream of income. I
seven streams of income. recommend that your automated
When I talk about the seasons stream

compliments who you are and Recap:
your brand. For example, if I Create your ministry and
design t-shirts (as my marketplace vision by
product), my automated answering:
stream could be a What am I passionate about?
downloadable e-book that Who am I called to?
discusses how to design t- Where am I called to?
shirts. Another example is if I want us to research who we
your service is photography, relate to in the Bible, as it
your product can be selling relates to ministry and
photo albums, and your marketplace. I provided
automated stream is a drop examples of Joseph and The
shipping store that sells photo Proverbs 31 woman. However,
mugs. What is your there are many people in the
automated stream of income, Bible who operated through
and does it compliment your ministry and marketplace.
product, service, or brand? Make sure that we tie ourselves
Ask yourself, does that to someone in the Bible that's
product make sense with your related to ministry and
service, and does the marketplace. Why? Because
automated stream while you are in prayer about
compliment both? And then your ministry and your
what service are you marketplace areas, ask God for
providing that complements a the anointing of that person. I
product? often ask God for the Joseph's
anointing simply because he
dominated in ministry and he
dominated in the marketplace.
Again, the Proverbs 31 woman
dominated in marriage, she
dominated in ministry, and she
dominated in the marketplace.

Now that you understand your extremely happy after the end
vision for ministry and result is completed? Visualize
marketplace, let’s focus on your result(s). Remember, God
implementation. Joseph was blessed Abraham as far as he
able to save an entire nation could see. I challenge you to
because he used strategy and see FAR. Be open to a big
his administrative skills. One vision. We serve a BIG God,
strategy that I use for allow Him to show out for you
implementation is to start from with something that you never
the finish line and work my thought could be done through
way towards the start. Let’s you.
take “Backwards Mapping” as I constantly ask God for vision
an example. When looking at because I know if I do not have
ministry and marketplace vision, then it's very easy for
vision, start with laying a me to make wrong turns in life.
strong foundation, which is If I don't have vision, it's very
extremely important. Laying a easy for me to perish. The
foundation is important bible states that “My people
because if you lay a strong perish because of lack of
foundation, then you do not vision” Proverbs 9:18.
have to worry about things Therefore you want to always
falling apart after months or make sure that you have a
even years of implementation. vision for ministry and
#1: Lay a strong foundation by marketplace. Finally, once you
beginning with the end in mind receive the vision, put it on
Start with your results. If you paper. The bible states; “write
are at the finish line of the vision and make it plain.”
ministry, your business, your Surround yourself with vision.
organization, or your It is a promise from God that
nonprofit, ask how does that you will live and not perish!
look? What will make you Joseph had vision from a

young age that his brothers and lessons based on course
would bow down to him. That
vision carried him until he saw objectives. What are the
God bring it to pass.
I remember when I was writing objectives? Basically, they are
my first book about 10 years
ago, and as I was driving, God asking “what is the vision for
was literally giving me insight
about the book. So, I would have this course during this school
to pull over and write what He
was giving me on a napkin. year?” As the instructor of
Eventually, the book came
together. Sometimes that's how your own vision, you ask
God works with us in ministry
and in our marketplace. He gives yourself; “what's the vision of
us bits and pieces here and
there. You may be in prayer, He my ministry and my
gives you a bit of the vision, you
may be in deep thought, and He marketplace?”
gives you other pieces of the
vision. And then you may be The next step of Backwards
having dinner outside
somewhere, and he may drop Mapping is to set goals for the
something in your spirit. An
idea, a color, a number, a name. term and then create
Make sure it’s written down,
every piece. God will bring the assignments and lessons that
full vision to you.
“Backwards Mapping” is a align with those goals. What
learning process that many
instructors use for assignments does that mean? That means

that you are the instructor of

your ministry and

marketplace, and must insert

objectives, goals, and a

timeline for both. Every

objective, goal, and timeline

should always align with your

vision of ministry and

marketplace.

Objective: being the object or

goal of one's efforts or

actions. · not influenced by

personal feelings,

interpretations, or prejudice;

based on facts; unbiased

Goal: the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired
result.
Timeline: a chronological arrangement of events in the order of
their occurrence.
#2: Write down your ministry and marketplace objective(s), goal(s),
and timeline
#3: Plan the experience
You plan the experience by putting some action behind your
desired results and implementing a strategy with your objective,
goal, and timeline in mind.
#4: Create your vision
Below is a blueprint/guide to help you create your vision.
Sometimes your ministry vision compliments your marketplace
vision, but not all the time.

Ministry Marketplace

Executive Summary Vision

Problem Business/Industry Overview

Service Area/Statistics The Competition

S.W.O.T. Analysis Marketing Plan

Start-up Cost Operations (day to day) Team

Various Facets/Seven Streams Financial Plan/Seven Streams

Bio: What Makes Me Credible?
Appendix A/Visual(s)

#5: Create a team marketplace, what does your
No matter who you are and next level look like? You move
how much you think that you to the next level by revisiting
do not need others, the truth is your original vision, research
everyone needs people. The and secure funding, resources
bible states that there is safety & grants, establish a social
in a multitude of counsel (Prov media presence, and build
11:14); “two are better than your website.
one” (Ecc 4:9), “It is not good Actively asking for an
for man to be alone” (Gen organization or business to
2:18). Therefore, I challenge support your business will
you to be open to help, and always lead them towards
open to a team. checking out your social
You create a team by first media handles and website. If
identifying your gaps. If you are your ministry/nonprofit does
not good at managing money, not need a physical location
identify someone to oversee for funding, at least have a
your books. If you are not a P.O. box established. Since the
creative person, identify pandemic, there have been so
someone who can handle your many grants awarded, and so
website, social media, and much money given to
marketing designs. You identify ministries/nonprofits and
your gaps after your vision is businesses that did not have a
complete. physical location, so continue
#6: Elevation: Next Level to look for funding. Here is a
If you already have an blueprint regarding funding:
established ministry and

You can receive grant awards you desire to be and ask them
to help you. Sow into them for
based on the location of your their time and expertise.
Prayer
Organization, Business, or Project. “Father, I pray in the name of
Jesus, for every person
Check your local city for the reading this e-book, that you
grace them favor with you,
following: and favor with man. I pray
that the Joseph’s anointing is
Discretionary Grants on them and their purpose on
this earth is birthed out. I
Faith-based Funding speak that every assignment is
covered by the blood of Jesus
Opportunities and no weapon formed
against them shall prosper. I
Redevelopment announce that divine
resources, divine timing,
Foundations divine connections, and divine
opportunities are their
Comprehensive portion. I bind the spirit of
delay, interference, and
Development Corp distractions. I loose
acceleration, elevation, and
Local Empowerment Zone the blessings that makes rich
and adds no sorrow. For every
Dollars ministry and every
marketplace mantle, Lord;
Community Development blow on it. Blow a fresh wind,
provide vision and give
Block Grants revelation. I decree there’s no
lack, no gaps. I declare there’s
IF YOU ARE A UNIQUE

“YOU” THERE IS MONEY FOR

YOU! Let someone pay you

to be YOU!!

#7: Expand and continue to build

Like Joseph, once he filled the

barns with grain in his local area,

he expanded and entered into

other markets and other areas.

Don’t settle on one service, one

product, and one stream.

Continue to build and expand to

other avenues and ventures.

One way to expand is to invest in

a mentor and/or coach. Find

someone who is already where

provision and prosperity in their New Life Covenant Church
Southeast (NLCSE) - with more
homes, ministry, and than 400 leaders, ministers,
and volunteers under her
businesses in Jesus name. supervision. After her service
in NLCSE, Dr. Karen was the
Amen!” lead project manager and
trailblazer in partnership with
Bio NLCSE and Common for the
only approved Charter School
A leader in both ministry and since 2013 - A.I.M Performing
Arts Charter School, where
the marketplace, Dr. Karen she also served as the Board

Ratliff is a strategic planner that President.
In ministry, Dr. Karen is fully
is passionate about helping aware of her spiritual gifts of
leadership and administration.
others achieve their set goals She is an Ordained Minister
and currently serves in Praise
and dreams. An entrepreneur, Outreach Ministries, where
she assists Senior Pastors in
motivational speaker, professor, administrative, intercession,
and church growth roles. Dr.
master certified life coach and Karen is commissioned by God
to build His Kingdom on Earth,
consultant; she has a reputation and to educate and consult in
the marketplace. She uses her
for creating systems that deliver calling as a prophetic and
administrative leader to
value and efficiently challenge develop and equip emerging
leaders to find
organizational constraints to

produce significant

achievements and outstanding

results.

As a charismatic leader, Dr.

Karen has more than 15 years

of experience in serving the

ministry and marketplace. She

has worked as an Educational

Consultant & Liaison, Professor,

Chicago Public Schools District

Manager and Curriculum

Developer. She has served as

the youngest and only female

Senior Executive Director at

their niche in ministry and grow themselves, support other
women, and invest in urban
marketplace. In January 2019, communities. In April of 2021,
Dr. Karen was ordained as a
Dr. Karen confirmed the call of Prophet of God.
www.drkarenministries.com
God in her life to become an www.drkarentrainingcenter.com

Ordained Minister. She founded

Dr. Karen Ministries, where she

implements Ministry and

Marketplace teachings and

trainings.

Embracing the core values of

growth, innovation, and

professionalism, she

consistently ranks amongst

women that are bringing

change and expertise to the

sectors they serve. She was

recently awarded recognition

for one of the 40 women under

age 40 by the Young Women

Profession League for her

marketplace and professional

achievements. She brings a

wealth of expertise with

particular strengths in

implementing strategic visions

that enable individuals,

organizations, and communities

to achieve measurable goals.

As the founder of Chayil, her

vision is to provide a space for

African American women to