Here are sample job descriptions you can adapt to your context. Download Sample Job Descriptions Here is a sample handbook that you can adapt to your church context. Download Sample Employee HandbookRead More

No matter the size of your church, you must understand the legal requirements and practical elements of attracting, hiring, managing, and celebrating employees. Here are a few considerations to keep in mind. RECRUITMENT Develop targeted recruitment strategies that attract qualified, mission-driven candidates. For example, network development can help you find ministry candidates through word of...Read More

When considering how to use digital media in your church community, here are a few things to think about. Know Who You Are It is essential to see digital media as another medium of interaction and communication that authentically reflects who you are as a community.  As you begin, you must be clear about your vision...Read More

In the nations of the world, church leaders rely on creative ways to sustain their income and the ministry of the local church. As local church leaders, we will examine ways of increasing the financial capacity of the churches we lead. Stewardship System Churches model tithing by giving the district and international missions a percentage...Read More

As you grow from a small church to a big church, it is important that your church moves from an auditory culture to a written culture. I suggest putting together a playbook so everyone gets and stays on the same page. Small churches stay small because everything is done by a few people who have...Read More

Just as the human body is made up of 11 major systems that work in harmony (Circulatory, Digestive, Respiratory, Reproductive, Immune, Muscular, Skeletal, Nervous, etc.) the church is made up of several systems that all work together. These major systems have several lower interconnected systems that bring flow and alignment to your church. Are you...Read More

One of the most difficult things to do is to take vision and implement strategy.  The balanced scorecard method is one of the best ways to track the progress of strategy over time. If you’ve never heard of this method, rest easy, you are probably already using a variation of it in some way.  A...Read More

I once worked in a church that refused to put in place an employee handbook because they wanted their pastors to sacrifice. They realized that if they went “business” and required high accountability from their pastors, they would have to match salary grid of other similar churches. Their budget didn’t allow it and they continued...Read More

Without adequate review based on metrics, its impossible to measure success / failure / growth etc.  Here's a sample simple review template that can be used.Read More