Firing a Church Volunteer – 6 Steps to Letting a Church Volunteer Go

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Church volunteers are the engine of the operation and without them most churches would not be able to support the services they provide.  Volunteers donate thousands of hours each year to sustain the functions of the church and need to be managed well to ensure continued loyalty.  Managing church volunteers can be challenging because they [...]

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6 Benefits of a Clergy Sabbatical Leave Program

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It is common for churches to offer sabbaticals for clergy to provide a time for refreshing, recharging and continuing education.  Church leaders have great responsibilities and the many challenges that come with working in the ministry can take its toll on clergy.  Many churches have discovered that providing a time to retreat from the day-to-day [...]

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Church Volunteer Management – 12 Things Volunteers Expect

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Volunteers give of their time to help a church fulfill its mission and have basic expectations.  Successful volunteer programs are able to create a positive work experience  by providing the organization and support to the volunteer and their job assignments. People who donate their time naturally expect to have a positive experience.  Good volunteer management [...]

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Church Board Responsibilities

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One of the requirement of being a nonprofit organization is to have an oversight board.  Church boards are responsible for ensuring that the ministry fulfills its core mission.  This is done by developing strategy, monitoring performance and ensuring church financial accountability. Strong board governance makes certain a meaningful mission is implemented effectively. Effective boards have [...]

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Church Financial Management

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The economic climate has been a test and a financial strain on every aspect of our culture and the church is no exception.  More and more churches are having financial problems and need help figuring out the best way to manage their resources in these uncertain times. Church leaders across the country are scrambling trying [...]

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Preparing to Interview a Job Candidate

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Managing the human resource function of a church is every bit as challenging as managing people in any other business setting.  A church is only as strong as the people it employs, and weak employees can affect the ability of the church to flourish and meet objectives.  As Jim Collins states in Good to Great: [...]

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Church Financial Accountability – 4 Reasons to Pursue ECFA Accreditation

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Managing a church has many of the same challenges as managing a business and requires a lot of the same business processes to be successful.  Church leaders pursue their call to lead a congregation and may have lots of training in theology and biblical principles but may not have basic business training that is required [...]

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Church Management – Using Councils to Help Guide the Church

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In Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great, he talks about using councils to help guide the organization.  Councils should be made up of a group of the right people to discuss, debate, and make decisions about the administration and management of the church.  People selected to serve on councils should be those with knowledge, experience [...]

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Decision Making Process – 4 Decision Making Tips

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  Managing church operations presents many challenges and decision making is at the core of all managerial functions.  There are many approaches to decision making in business management and it is important to have consistency in the managerial decision making process. There are daily decision that need to be made and a structured process helps [...]

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Church Communication Management

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  Good communication management is critical to the success of any organization but specifically to non-profits that are built on the trust and donations of their members.  People involved in a ministry have a vested interest in what the organization is doing and how they are performing.  Church communication management is about sharing information in [...]

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