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7 Ways to Reduce Health Care Costs for Your Organization

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Any organization that provides health care as an employee benefit has felt the sting of rising health care costs.

Depending on the size of the organization, and the census of employees, those annual increases can be very high.

In 2016, the average annual premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance were a staggering $6,435 for single coverage and $18,142 for family coverage.

And, in 2017 it is projected that employer premiums will increase an average of 6% more to insure their employees. Read the Full Article →

Do Your Employees Call in Sick, When They’re Not?

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Most of us have gone to work when we didn’t feel good.

But what do you do when employees call in sick when they aren’t?.

A CareerBuilder survey found that 35% of workers who called in sick were not sick at all.

The reason for this varies, but many employees call in sick because they simply don’t feel like going to work or they have personal business to attend to. Read the Full Article →

7 Steps to Creating a Customer Service Strategy

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Churches often struggle with the term “customer” and sometimes question if churches have customers.

However more and more churches have become aware of the need to identify who their customers are and strategically take steps to create a positive experience for them.

In the church, customers can be defined as visitors, members, volunteers and employees.

Creating a positive experience for these key customer groups is important because members fund the church, volunteers are the labor engine of the church and employees facilitate the process. Read the Full Article →

5 Things to Consider When Firing Church Staff

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One of the most difficult aspects of managing church employees is the inevitable reality that there will come a time when an employee needs to be terminated.

As Christians, we should be even more sensitive to how losing a job can impact an employee and their family.

This is coupled with the political fallout if the employee  and their extended family happen to be church members.

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2017 Average Salary Pay Increase Projections

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The end of 2016 is quickly approaching and hopefully by now you have at least started talking about your 2017 budget!

One fixed cost budget line item is the salary budget.

Church leaders often ask how much to budget for salary increases. This can be a difficult decision if you are giving it your best guess.

However, a well thought out compensation strategy, coupled with good budgeting practices, allows for allocated dollars to reward employees for doing a good job. Read the Full Article →

Is Your Church Culture One of Trust or Suspicion?

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I don’t know if you listen to Andy Stanley’s leadership podcasts or not but if you don’t it is a great resource for church leaders.

Anyone who has ever listened to Andy knows that he is a great communicator and addresses many of the challenges church leaders face every day.

One of his recent podcasts titled, Trust vs Suspicion is a great teaching on how to steer a church employee culture toward trusting that others are doing the right thing and encouraging employees to demonstrate behaviors that warrant trustworthiness. Read the Full Article →

7 Things You Need to Do Before Hiring That Next Employee

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Congratulations!  Your church is growing and now it is time to hire some help.

It’s easy to say “let’s hire someone” but there are many things that need to be done behind the scenes to make sure you are ready for your new employee.

You want your new hire to start off on the right foot so take some time to think through the details to help ensure a smooth transition. Read the Full Article →

Does Your Church Have a Compensation Strategy?

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People who work for churches do so because of a calling and deserve the same compensation as someone working in any other type of organization.

Churches that are large enough to have a paid staff should intentionally consider the pay and benefits their employees receive.

Church boards should develop a compensation strategy that lines up with the overall strategy and mission of the organization. Read the Full Article →

20 Examples of Benefits for Church Employees

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Providing generous benefits for church employees is part of a strategy that is used to attract and retain key employees.

Benefits vary greatly by organization and can be as simple as health insurance for church employees to as complex as flexible work schedules or on-campus day care.

Benefit packages come in many shapes and sizes, depending on the industry and the size of the organization. Read the Full Article →

Hiring Process for Church Employees

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Managing church employees is every bit as challenging as managing people in any other setting.

A church is only as strong as the people who do the work and weak employees can affect the customer experience and the ability to meet objectives.

Having a strong church staff requires:

“Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, the right people in the right seats and then figure out where to drive.”  Jim Collins –  Good to Great

Getting the right people on the bus involves a great recruitment strategy that includes screening, interviewing, orientation and training.  Read the Full Article →

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