3 Ways to Manage Church Conflict
There is a common phenomenon in the church today. People get offended, conflict arises and people leave the church. Very often this is the result of mis-communication, or no communication. Church...
View Article6 Things a Guest Will Evaluate While Visiting Your Church
True church growth is a result of a positive church experience, members inviting family and friends as well as a reputation that is spread by word-of-mouth. Many people will visit a church several...
View Article6 Questions All Leaders Should Be Asking
I was recently listening to a leadership podcast by Andy Stanley, from North Point Community Church. If you’ve never listened to Andy I highly recommend him because of his great teaching style and his...
View Article7 Steps to Creating a Customer Service Strategy
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...
View Article6 Tips for Preparing Your Church for Easter Sunday
I don’t know anyone who isn’t excited about spring. And, with spring comes one of the most important days of the year for churches – Easter Sunday! Easter is one of two days a year when people, who...
View Article4 Communication Mistakes Church Leaders Make
The most important function of communication within an organization is to inform, persuade and motivate. Successful organizations communicate intentionally because they recognize that when leadership...
View Article5 Steps to Protect Your Ministry Against Sexual Predators
The recent allegations of lewd conduct by a Saddleback Church youth leader is yet another example of how child abuse in America is an issue of concern. Stories about child abuse of minors seems to be a...
View Article5 Ways to Get New Church Members Involved
When new people visit your church they spend the first couple of weeks or even months evaluating what you do, what programs you offer, and if the church culture is a good match. They want to know that...
View Article3 Ways to Manage Church Conflict
There is a common phenomenon in the church today. People get offended, conflict arises and people leave the church. Very often this is the result of mis-communication, or no communication. Church...
View Article6 Things a Guest Will Evaluate While Visiting Your Church
True church growth is a result of a positive church experience, members inviting family and friends as well as a reputation that is spread by word-of-mouth. Many people will visit a church several...
View Article25 Encouraging Bible Verses For Church Leadership
Working for a ministry can be challenging because of the many hats church employees wear and the limited resources available to help fulfill the church mission. The good news is God’s word is full of...
View Article5 Tips for a Successful Church Business Meeting
Many churches meet with members to share information, cast vision or train volunteers. This is done in an attempt to keep members engaged and is part of a structured communication management process....
View Article3 Necessary Steps For Church Human Resource Planning
Churches are established to help people – and it takes people to do that work. The challenge for churches is that the majority of the workforce is in the form of free labor. These necessary laborers...
View Article6 Things to Consider When Letting a Pastor Go
I was recently speaking to someone who was telling me a very sad story about how their church had to let a pastor go. The church was experiencing some financial challenges that resulted in a decision...
View Article7 Things Effective Church Boards Do Well
Churches exist to help people and make a difference in its community and beyond. This commitment to a mission is what drives a church. However, churches have life cycles like any other organization and...
View Article5 Tactics for Using Social Media for Church Communications
A recent Pew Research Center study showed that majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube. The social usage of other platforms varies by demographic but those are the most popular. For instance,...
View Article3 Reasons to Explain Church Policy
Summer is in full swing and your church is probably in the midst of planning or experiencing your annual VBS. There are lot of moving parts behind the scenes of events like this and supporting those...
View Article7 Questions to Consider When Writing Church Job Descriptions
Employees go to work with the intention of doing a good job. Knowing what the specifics of their job is helps them to do just that. Successful organizations create systems to help manage employees and...
View Article14 Traits Of Effective Church Leadership
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 Article6 Tips To Help You Prepare To Interview a Job Candidate
It takes many hands to run a ministry and managing church employees can be every bit as challenging as managing people in any other business setting. This means it is extremely important to hire right...
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