Critical Success Factor Examples
Whether you are managing a restaurant, nonprofit organization or a church, it is important to know that you are focusing on those things that help move the organization forward and achieving results....
View ArticleWho Makes Church Decisions?
I recently had an email from a reader asking “who should make the decisions at a church”? This is a loaded, but great question! Churches are lot many other organizations in that people have opinions...
View Article8 Church Board Responsibilities
One of the requirement of maintaining a nonprofit status is to have an oversight board. Church boards are responsible for ensuring that the ministry fulfills its core mission. This is done by...
View Article6 Church Financial Management Tips
The unpredictable economic climate has created budgeting challenges for many organizations, and the church is no exception. This creates the need for churches to find help figuring out the best way to...
View Article6 Tips For Preparing to Interview a Job Candidate
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...
View Article6 Tips for Preparing Your Church for Easter Sunday
While much of the country is still waiting for those piles of snow to melt, everyone is excited about spring and with spring comes one of the most important days of the year in the church – Easter...
View ArticleFlowcharting – A Quality Management Tool for the Church Administrator
Running the day-to-day operation of a church can be challenging and making decisions is an every day occurrence How those decisions are made can impact the experience of congregants, church volunteers,...
View ArticleVolunteer Satisfaction – 4 Opportunities to Ask Questions
Successful organizations understand the value of listening to the feedback of their customers. In the non-profit world one of the main customer groups are the volunteers. Volunteers give of their time...
View Article25 Inspiring Bible Verses About Leadership
Leading people requires a very different skill set than those needed for managing the work of others. A leader is someone who brings people together and guides them toward a common goal. They set the...
View Article14 Leadership Traits
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...
View Article9 Best Practice Tips for Managing Church Staff
Managing a church staff is no different than managing employees in other environments. All employees desire the same things when going to work – regardless of job title or industry. They want to know...
View ArticleExample Church Personnel Committee Job Description
In Jim Collins book, Good-to-Great, he talks about using councils to help guide the organization. Many churches use committees to serve this same purpose. Councils should be made up of a group of the...
View ArticleDo You Have a Strategic Approach to Goal Achievement?
Every church is challenged with balancing day-to-day job responsibilities with achieving goals that help take the organization to the next level. Churches grow and advance to the next level by...
View Article14 Volunteer Interview Questions
Interviewing is an important part of the volunteer application process and is an integral part of volunteer screening. A personal interview is one of the best ways to get to know an applicant and can...
View ArticleHow to Process Volunteer Applications In Seven Easy Steps
The volunteer application process is an important part of the volunteer experience because it speaks to the credibility of the organization. An efficient process keeps the application information...
View Article6 Errors Managers Make on Performance Appraisals
Since we are all human, it is common for managers to make “errors” when assessing employee behavior and writing performance appraisal documents. These errors are reflective of our unconscious biases...
View ArticleIf You Are a Church Leader – This Will Inspire You!
I made the trip to Atlanta a few weeks ago to attend the Catalyst Conference. To say that it was inspirational is an understatement. The team behind the scenes did an incredible job securing a great...
View ArticleAppraising Church Leaders – Do You Target These 3 Levels?
Appraising church leadership is just as important as appraising church employees and accountability for achieving objectives is what drives performance. Church leadership should be evaluated the same...
View Article5 Things to Do When Members Leave Your Church
I sat in church Sunday and listened to my pastor talk about people leaving the church and the impact it has on his psyche. My heart broke for him as he mentioned several, seemingly nonsense reasons...
View ArticleExample Church Benevolence Assistance Policy
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...
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