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The Reorder Point Based Supply System
A continuous challenge in the growing church is making sure every area has what it needs at all times regarding supplies. You know … paper towels, cleaning materials, paper, and the myriad of other...
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The Importance Of The “Dashboard”
When you think of the word “dashboard,” what comes to mind? Your car? If you’re a pilot, your instrument panel? I remember a class I took in college entitled “Management Information Systems (MIS).” It...
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Writing By-Laws For Your Church
The highest level document for any church or non-profit organization would certainly be the by-laws. I periodically get requests for input on writing or updating by-laws. Of course, I always direct...
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Pastoral Care Infrastructure
Several years ago we made a pretty significant move. Our church had grown to the point where caring for the needs of those attending had become more than a full-time ministry. Hospital visits,...
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How To Write An Operating Procedure
The heart of any serious effort to develop infrastructure in the church is the Operating Procedure. Here on Executive Pastor Online, you’ll find lots of content about infrastructure development and...
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“Fly By” Weddings?
Many years ago we made a decision as a church not to do “fly by” weddings. You know what I mean. A person who is not connected to your church (and usually no other church) calls the office line and...
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Where Do I Start?
Especially for a church leader with very little staff and a desire to grow, developing infrastructure can be a daunting task. The question is, Where do I start? Once a church leader is convinced that...
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Truth And Grace In Practice
A while back our staff read Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend it was a great read! In chapter 4, Just As I Ain’t. Andy Stanley describes the challenge of dealing with...
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Church Management Software
I have conversations with church leaders about Church Management Software (CMS) almost daily. If you’ve been a reader for a while, you know that I consider a church’s choice of CMS providers to be one...
View ArticleExecutive Limitations Policy
Purpose The purpose of this policy is to establish and communicate certain limitations to the authority of the Senior Pastor as set forth by the Board of Elders. Scope The Senior Pastor is empowered...
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Infrastructure And Leadership
Truly good leadership is hard to find. Many people in leadership positions (it has been my experience) shouldn’t be. It’s sad but true. So, when an organization is fortunate enough to have solid...
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Identifying First-Time Guests
Those of us who measure the number of first-time guests we attract each weekend, know one crucial thing. We’re only counting a portion of the “actual” number of first-time guests. In other words, many...
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Infrastructure And Church Management Software
The longer I’m in ministry leadership, the more I appreciate the value of great Church Management Software (CMS) as a tool for developing strong infrastructure. Our internal timeline for monthly...
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The Performance Cycle
It’s all about scalability. How can an organization leverage its leadership? Its knowledge? There are only so many leadership people to go around and good leaders are extremely difficult to find. So …...
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Strategic Planning
Developing a “plan and execute” culture in the local church is critical to success! Here’s a “step by step” description of the process of developing a strategic plan. This can be done in a fairly...
View ArticleChurch Discipline Policy
Purpose The purpose of this policy is to establish and communicate the guidelines for correcting inappropriate church member behavior at YOUR CHURCH. Scope This document contains YOUR CHURCH’s policy...
View ArticleFinancial Hardship Policy
The church has a responsibility to its attendees and members when they are faced with financial hardship. However, there are three clear biblical guidelines for how individual Christians and churches...
View ArticleMiddle School Pastor Job Description
General Description The Middle School Pastor is responsible for all aspects of ensuring the spiritual growth and development of middle school students (grades 6 through 8). This includes leadership of...
View ArticleExecutive Assistant Job Description
General Description The Executive Assistant is responsible for administrative support of the Executive Staff (Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor), including the management of daily schedules,...
View ArticleVolunteer Coordinator Job Description
General Description The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for the support of church-wide volunteer recruitment, training, scheduling, and recognition. This includes leadership and coordination of a...
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