Student Arts Pastor Job Description
General Description The Student Arts Pastor is responsible for creative use of the arts in support of weekly student worship services and all other student ministry activities. This includes planning,...
View ArticleChurch By-Laws
Table Of Contents: Name And PurposeMembershipCongregational MeetingsFiscal YearChurch LeadershipPreparation And Execution Of Annual BudgetAmendments The post Church By-Laws appeared first on Executive...
View ArticleBuilding Infrastructure Is Critical!
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...
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...
View ArticleStudent Arts Pastor Job Description
General Description The Student Arts Pastor is responsible for creative use of the arts in support of weekly student worship services and all other student ministry activities. This includes planning,...
View ArticleChurch By-Laws
Table Of Contents: Name And PurposeMembershipCongregational MeetingsFiscal YearChurch LeadershipPreparation And Execution Of Annual BudgetAmendments The post Church By-Laws appeared first on Executive...
View ArticleBuilding Infrastructure Is Critical!
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...
View ArticleThe Organizational Chart
An important part of developing infrastructure related to staff, the definition of authority, compensation, duties, and responsibilities, etc. is the Organizational Chart. It seems like a “lost art”...
View ArticleA Place For Everything And Everything In Its Place
The more I do this job, the more I realize that much of what I’ve learned over my years in corporate applies to managing the church. “Doing church” each weekend is a lot about logistics. You know,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWriting 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...
View ArticleWhere 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleChurch 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 ArticleStrategic 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...
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