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2018 Year-End Checklist for Church Leaders

This is an amazing time to reflect on all the things God has done for your church as well as dream and plan for what is to come. With the upcoming year, it’s important to wrap up 2018’s tax and administrative responsibilities so you can start your new year off right. For your convenience, we […]

FIVE WAYS YOUR CHURCH CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS

The beginning of a new school year is an opportunity to try new approaches and to make a statement about the priorities of the congregation. Here are a few ideas that have proven successful over the years. Recommit to becoming a welcoming church. September could be the month where you see a greater regular flow […]

4 INGREDIENTS OF GREAT FACEBOOK LIVE VIDOES FOR YOUR CHURCH

Is your church doing regular Facebook Live broadcasts? The popularity of this tool continues to grow and flourish, and it is a powerful communication method that your church should be taking advantage of. While the service has been around for almost three years, there are still a lot of churches that aren’t utilizing this tool […]

DOES YOUR CHURCH COMMUNICATE WITH POTENTIAL VISITORS?

In a recent survey on ministry communication (via email through the church’s website), Steven Kryger found that: 4% of the emails bounced – probably an invalid email on the church’s website. 57% received responses – a little over half. 39% failed to respond to email. 31% failed twice – they failed to display the basic […]

FIVE REASONS WHY THE CHILDREN’S MINISTER IS THE STAFF POSITION IN GREATEST DEMAND

It’s a common situation. The pastor is the only paid staff member at the church, but now funds are available to bring on another full-time person. Who should the first hire be? The response was unanimous, according to the 2,000 members Church Answers team, in urging the pastor to get a children’s minister. So why […]

GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

All things come in cycles. People cycle in and out of different aspects of your ministry based on their age, employment, schedule and life priorities. Insightful pastors and lay leaders will watch these cycles and quickly identify the people who come up again and again. Who makes all the mission trips? Who volunteers to clean […]

FINDING THE PERFECT FIT

For generations, everyone from carpenters to construction engineers has known one secret to building a sound structure — measure twice, cut once. This simple rule about being prepared applies to any building project from cabinets to condominiums. But, it also applies when choosing the right software solution for your church. So how can we better […]

Growth

The most important part of growth is retention. There are innate desires in every church to spread the Good News of the Gospel, to reach the “unchurched”, to minister to those in need, to be a valued resource in the communities they serve, to have congregants that are thriving spiritually. And to grow. There are […]

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