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10 Practices That Safeguard Your Church Against Embezzlement

September 17, 2019 by Patricia

church embezzlement

We know that it requires a lot of resources (people, time, and money) to operate a ministry. Each of these resources is valuable and need to be protected. Particulary, a church needs to safeguard its financial resources against embezzlement.

I was saddened to read about a neighborhood church, where my kids used to attend youth events, being yet another victim of church embezzlement. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips, Uncategorized Tagged With: church administration, church embezzlement, church financial management, church fraud, church management

How Well Does Your Church Care For These 6 Demographics?

September 4, 2019 by Patricia

The church is made up of a family of believers who come together to worship and grow in faith.

Similar to our natural families, a healthy church is comprised of members from many demographics.

The church wants the children because they are the future leaders. A healthy church also wants the elderly.

The oldest members remind us of where we have been, and how we would not be where we are without their tireless effort through decades of service. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips Tagged With: caring for elderly at church, church care

Church Strategic Planning In 4 Easy Steps!

August 28, 2019 by Patricia

church strategic Planning Game

Church strategic planning is an important part of the creation, development, and growth of a ministry.

Churches that are interested in growth are not exempt from planning.

Church planning helps the organization map out strategic steps to achieve its mission and vision.

Ministries can experience a level of success without a plan, but those who invest the time and resources into developing a specific strategy and plan can achieve success at a much quicker pace.

Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips, Church Performance Management, Strategic Planning Tagged With: church goals, church performance management, church planning, church strategic planning

#ChurchToo – Does Your Church Have a Sexual Harassment Policy?

August 21, 2019 by Patricia

As church leaders, we strive to create healthy work environments that encourage and motivate employees.

However, experience has taught us that occasionally the behaviors of people don’t align with the biblical principles that we embrace.  

Sometimes these behaviors are intentional, but often behaviors are unintentional – yet still concerning.

Sexual Harassment

It is difficult to turn on the news without reading about a new sexual harassment or assault allegation. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips Tagged With: churches sexual harassment policy, sexual harassment policy

Does Pay Transparency Make Sense For Your Church?

August 6, 2019 by Patricia

I began my career at a time when talking about pay was a no-no.

No one knew what a coworker or the person down the hall made, and we accepted it.

I have to admit that sometimes I did wonder, but for the most part, I didn’t think about it.

My husband, on the other hand, worked in the trades where journeymen pay was the same for everyone. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips Tagged With: Pay for church employees, Pay Transparency For Churches

How Does Your Church Measure Success?

July 30, 2019 by Patricia

critical success factor examples

Critical Success Factors are what organizations use to measure its success.

Whether you are managing a restaurant, non-profit organization, or a church, it is important to know that you are focusing on those things that help move the organization closer to achieving its mission.

Anyone who manages an organization understands how challenging it is to stop the day-to-day tasks and check to see how well the organization is performing. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips, Church Performance Management, Strategic Planning Tagged With: church administration, church board responsibilities, church employee management, church leadership, church management, critical success factors

Who Makes Church Decisions?

July 23, 2019 by Patricia

church decisions

I recently had an email from a reader asking “who should make church decisions”?  This is a loaded, but great question!

Churches are like many other organizations in that people have opinions and can have strong feelings about how things are done.

The tensions that arise as a result of church decision making are healthy – but often challenging. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips Tagged With: church administration, church board responsibilities, church communication, church leadership, church management

Communicating Church Staff Resignations

June 26, 2019 by Patricia

 It is always exciting when a new hire is added to the team.

But when their season ends, it can be a time of mixed emotion.

We get attached to coworkers and hate to see them go. However, seasons come and seasons go and occasionally God moves people around. We need to celebrate when that happens.

Announcing church staff resignations can be a tricky thing – depending on the circumstances that lead to the employee’s departure.

Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church Communication, Popular Articles, Quick Posts Tagged With: church human resources, church staff resignations

Do You Use Quality Principles in Church Administration?

June 19, 2019 by Patricia

quality principle

To manage with excellence, there needs to a church culture that understands basic quality principles. 

These principles determine the level of effort that goes into everything a ministry does.

A basic principle of quality looks at how an organization manages itself and understands that in order to ensure quality and excellence – the organization needs to: 

Do the right things, right, the first time and every time.

Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips Tagged With: church administration, church management, church quality

If Your Church Strives For Excellence – This Will Help You!

June 5, 2019 by Patricia

FOCUS PDCA

Creating a culture of continuous improvement requires having an AIM or knowing exactly what the organization is striving for. A FOCUS PDCA cycle can help!

This means the entire organization should understand the concept of excellence and continually look for ways to do things better and more efficiently, resulting in higher levels of effectiveness.

When everyone understands the aim of excellence, there’s a synergy to achieve that objective. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Church AdministrationTips, Popular Articles Tagged With: church administration, church management, focus pdca, performance management, process improvement

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