Church Emergency Preparedness – Is Your Church Ready for a Disaster?

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As the residents of Moore Oklahoma continue their rescue and clean up efforts, it makes me wonder how many churches are ready to respond to an emergency or disaster. A disaster could be a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, flood or earthquake) an act of terrorism (think September 11) or an armed intruder (think Columbine). Each [...]

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How to Build a Church Website for $100 Kindle Book Review

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Many churches are a little behind the curve with establishing an internet presence. The world today seeks out information about churches online and ministries that either don’t have an online presence, or a stagnant website should consider taking steps to improve their online presence and should be part of a public relations strategy. One of [...]

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Example Church Benevolence Assistance Policy

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Most churches deal with requests for benevolence assistance at one time or another and creating a policy and procedure for church benevolence assistance helps to ensure consistency in practice. It is important to have church benevolence guidelines in place so everyone understands the steps to take when a request comes in.   A church benevolence policy [...]

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5 Ways To Recruit New Church Members

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People go to church to have their spiritual and social needs met.  Finding the right church can be difficult for people because they may not always know how to find a church that is culturally and doctrinally compatible with their demographic and beliefs.   Some people will church shop until they find a church that [...]

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Church Service Quality – Are You Paying Attention

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Churches are beginning to embrace service quality and church quality assurance  in how they manage their operations and resources. Quality is one of those terms that can be very vague, depending on our own frame of reference, so let’s look at a couple of formal definitions. Dictionary.com defines quality as “Character with respect to fineness; high grade, superiority, [...]

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Church Member Business Directory – Yes or No?

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  Salespeople are trained to make connections and look for sales opportunities everywhere they go.  This includes targeting people they go to church with because of the easy access to prospects. This can create a challenge for church leaders because the question that inevitably comes up is whether the church is willing to provide a [...]

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5 Tips for Ensuring Confidentiality in Church Offices

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Church employees and volunteers are often exposed to a great deal of confidential information.  This assumes a significant amount of responsibility and code of ethics for those who have access to this sensitive material. According to dictionary.com, confidentiality is defined as “having another’s trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs.” It is the responsibility [...]

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Church Quality Assurance – 6 Things to Consider

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Churches have come to realize the importance of incorporating quality concepts and tools into their management model. Many churches and nonprofit organizations are now focusing on efficiency and effectiveness in the way their mission is achieved. While some might argue that quality concepts are too carnal for the church, I would argue that the church [...]

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25 Encouraging Bible Verses

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  Working for a ministry can be challenging because of the many hats church employees wear and the limited resources available to help fulfill the church mission. The good news is God’s word is full of encouragement for everyone, but especially those who are called into full-time ministry. I pray that these scriptures are an encouragement [...]

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Church Stewardship – 5 Keys to Good Stewardship

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God blesses churches with many resources – people, time and money – and He expects us to be good stewards with what He provides. Members tithe on their income to support the operation of the ministry, making it even more important to be good church stewards and manage financial resources responsibly. So what is the [...]

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