I don’t know about you but I love the Thanksgiving holiday.
It is one of the few times a year that it is OK to hang with family and friends. And to indulge in those once a year food favorites.
But most important it is a time that we stop and reflect on how grateful we are for our countless blessings. Read the Full Article →
It is difficult to believe but many parts of the United States have already had measurable snow fall. And its not even Thanksgiving! This early wintry mix is a good reminder to think about winter and church campus safety!
Most of us get excited when we see that first snow fall but it also makes us think about safety in the wet and slippery precipitation. Read the Full Article →
It is hard to believe that we are already into the holiday season. Where has this year gone?
This is the time of year when churches are planning lots of activities and events.
And with all of those events comes meeting invitations – and the hope that the organizer is successful at facilitating productive meetings.
What is your response when you hear that you have a new meeting on your calendar? Read the Full Article →
Churches are called to reach the lost and help those in need. Often this is done through a community outreach program. To create a community outreach program, your church will need to go through some initial planning.
To have a successful church event – whether that is community outreach, vacation bible school or a church business meeting, organization and planning is essential! Read the Full Article →
It’s hard to believe but we are almost into the 4th quarter of 2018. As we move closer to the end of the year it might be a good time to think about your 2019 church planning and what you should be doing now.
There is an old saying “If you fail to plan – you plan to fail”.
Planning helps us stay focused on those things that move us closer to achieving our mission.
Read the Full Article →The term leadership is defined as “the ability to lead; an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction.” Church leadership is about how we behave, communicate and manage others.
This word is used in many forms to describe countless things, but it is ultimately the act of leading a group of people in a shared direction.
To be considered a leader, you have to have people who will follow you. Read the Full Article →
With unemployment rates at historical lows, some employers may use a tuition assistance program as a tool to attract, engage and retain employees.
I am an advocate for employer educational assistance because I benefited from such a program early in my career.
The healthcare organization I worked for offered a generous tuition assistance program that allowed me to finish an undergraduate degree. Read the Full Article →
Churches are always looking for ways to recruit new members and visitors are one source of that recruitment. When someone visits a church, they walk away with impressions of their experience and a Church Visitor Packet plays an important role in that perception.
Churches are called to reach their communities. They do this by developing Christians who can demonstrate Christian principles in their everyday life and hopefully influence those around them. Read the Full Article →
Church financial accountability leads to credibility. Churches have 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.
However, many may not have basic business training that is required when you manage the valuable resources that God provides – people, time and money. Read the Full Article →
I worked the Welcome Center at my church and had more than the occasional visitor stop and ask about our Statement of Faith or what we as a church believed.
My church was proactive in taking the time to stop and think about the belief system that drove its mission and took this statement and created a handout.
This helped those of us who worked at the Welcome Center because it made it easy to answer that question. Read the Full Article →
