Organization
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Posted on March 5, 2012, 2:41 pm
Topics: Organization
A couple weeks ago a church called and asked for information on what annual filings are required by churches. In response to that, I referred the church to a great resource from the IRS, "Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations." On p. 22 of this resource you will find filing requirements including a list of the forms to file and due dates.
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Posted on December 12, 2011, 12:48 pm
Topics: Communication, Organization
Here we are in the midst of the Christmas season. You’re well on your way with plans for Christmas. With just a few weeks left, are there still some things you can do to make sure your church has the best impact that it can?
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Posted on December 5, 2011, 2:41 pm | 1 comment
Topics: Organization
Bill Hybels is known for his quote "the local church is the hope of the world." When you are dealing with church administration, you need to keep your focus in the right place. All the budgets, forms, procedures, programs, and guidelines can become the main thing instead of Jesus...
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Posted on November 14, 2011, 4:08 pm
Topics: Organization
As a church administrator working with various teams, I would often see a need to write something down to clarify a mandate, policy, or how to. The hard part was getting started. So I would often get a draft created and send it around to others. This really helped us to clarify what needed to be
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Posted on October 18, 2011, 2:37 pm
Topics: Organization
This past weekend I had the privilege of serving as a "Wheaties" adult leader for a weekend retreat ministry called "Teens Encounter Christ." This student led ministry shows God's love in amazing ways to high school students and challenges them to grow in their faith through talks by students and other well thought out activities. What contributes to the amazing effectiveness of this ministry? The strong administrative backbone behind the scenes. Let me tell you more.
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Posted on July 11, 2011, 4:53 pm
Topics: Organization
Is the Alban Institute on your subscription list? This week the post challenges us to think of new ways of organizing ourselves if we really are interested in change. One idea is to think of the organization as a bowl instead of a pyramid. Another idea is to think of the organizational chart with v's symbolizing openness rather than boxes.
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Posted on June 30, 2011, 4:34 pm | 1 comment
Topics: Organization
Some churches like to talk about volunteers serving the church. I would prefer to think of it as members serving the church. My pastor challenged me to think this way. If we are members, we don't have a choice of serving, we are the body that serves the church. How do you empower members for ministry?
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Posted on June 27, 2011, 4:51 pm
Topics: Organization
The denominational employees recently completed their annual performance reviews. I don't know anyone who likes to complete evaluations although feedback is important. So I was struck by a recent Alban Institute article on Teams and Performance. The author suggests that we should be constantly reviewing organizational performance
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Posted on June 14, 2011, 10:53 am | 1 comment
Topics: Organization
The Alban Institute recently posted an article by Susan Beaumont on "Determining Ideal Board Size." Susan recommends that the ideal size for our governing bodies should be down to five individuals to provide for the most effective problem solving. This made me think about the size of ministry teams like
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Posted on April 18, 2011, 4:34 pm
Topics: Organization, Personnel
The subject of "nominations" has recently surfaced in a forum on the Pastors network and was covered on the Church Administration network last spring. A recent post on the Pastor Network is asking churches for more information on their process as he studies the nomination process in churches.
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Posted on January 13, 2011, 4:38 pm | 2 comments
Topics: Organization
Check out this ECFA free webinar on Friday, Jan. 14, 1pm EST. Otherwise, check out their previously recorded webinars on the site.
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Posted on January 10, 2011, 4:31 pm
Topics: Organization
This article from the Alban Institute challenges you to think about healthy conflict and the right level of conflict that energizes your church. Some people have a gift for figuring out this balance in a congregation.
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Posted on December 22, 2010, 10:55 am | 1 comment
Topics: Organization
"The task of the council is defined as the common administration of the church." (Manual of Christian Reformed Church Government, p. 165). The manual goes on to give some examples of what is meant by "matters of common concern" but allows openness for each church to determine what specific matters should be included in the definition of the task of council.
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Posted on December 6, 2010, 4:57 pm
Topics: Organization
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending one of my favorite Christmas events at my church--Tour of Tables. I brought some friends to tour the decorated tables on Friday night and then also attended the brunch and program Saturday morning. Church members are encouraged to invite their friends and neighbors.
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Posted on November 8, 2010, 9:56 am | 1 comment
Topics: Organization
Christianity Today lists and gives a brief overview of several software system options for churches.
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