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Ideas for Strengthening Your Local Church Prayer Ministry
In this video town hall, CRCNA leaders discuss important aspects of a prayer ministry and share helpful resources (including The Bridge App).
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December 21, 2021
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Praying Together, Sunday @ 7
Sunday at 7 has become a special time of the week for members of Winnipeg's Transcona CRC, who use The Bridge App to come together for a time of designated prayer.
May 4, 2021
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How The Bridge App can assist your congregation
The Bridge App connects your congregation through prayer, an events calendar, membership directory, and the capability to financially support the church budget and local ministries.
October 16, 2020
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Bridge App Allows Churches to Cope With Pandemic Challenges
Local churches are utilizing The Bridge App for live-streaming services, accepting offerings, and managing and tracking attendance.
March 19, 2020
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Utilizing the Bridge App During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Bridge App, available to Canadian churches through CRCNA Ministry in Canada, has a number of features that can assist churches during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 18, 2020
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Low-Cost, Low-Tech Options for Sharing Sunday's Sermon
Your church may not have video recording or streaming capability, but there are some simple solutions for sharing Sunday's sermon during this time when worship services are suspended.
March 3, 2020
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Is Your Church Directory on Your Smartphone?
The DIRECTORY function in The Bridge App can help to connect your church's members, and the photo feature is a great way to make new members feel at home.
April 23, 2019
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Best Practices for Operational Oversight and Staff Salaries?
What does ‘operational oversight’ look like among the ministry staff in your congregation? How do you decide the salary for any given position?
April 9, 2019
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What's in an Email Address?
Members and regular guests may know the personal email addresses of the ministry leaders in your church. But for those who visit your website looking for a means of contact, what first impression are you sending?
October 1, 2018
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Does Your Church Have a Communication Strategy?
If your church has prepared a communication plan/strategy, would you be willing to share it?
September 19, 2018
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Software for Scheduling Church Volunteers
What software program is your church using to manage and schedule your various volunteers?
June 26, 2018
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Your Five Biggest Volunteer Recruiting Questions Answered
Recently LifeWay’s Todd Adkins, Daniel Im, and Eric Geiger (hosts of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast) released five episodes specifically related to recruiting volunteers in churches. Here are some of the highlights!
April 16, 2018
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The Velcro Church - How to Help New Adherents Adhere
This Christianity Today article by Calvin C. Ratz explores what it takes to have newcomers stay connected to your congregation.
February 6, 2018
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50 Ways to Take Church to the Community
Fifty ideas on how to connect with your local community .
January 6, 2018
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The Challenge of Leading Volunteers
Although each church is unique, there are a few things all churches have in common, one of which is the challenge of finding ministry volunteers.
May 1, 2017
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Job Descriptions for Elders and Deacons
View sample job descriptions for elders and deacons that can be modified to suit the specific needs, priorities and circumstances within your congregation.
January 1, 2017
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50 Ways to Take Church to the Community
No longer can we simply ask, “What can we do to get people to come to our church?” We must also consider, “How can we go into the world to encounter those in need of the gospel?”
January 1, 2017
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10 Ways to Reach Unchurched People at Christmas
Pastor Carey Nieuwhof shares ten ways your church can be involved in the unique opportunity to reach people at Christmas.
January 1, 2017
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Requiring Background Checks for Volunteers
If your congregation is still wrestling with the question of whether or not to require background checks, here are a few guidelines to help you through the evaluation process.
January 1, 2017
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Being an Effective Leader of Volunteers
Leading volunteers to use their energy and gifts to serve the local church can be a tremendously rewarding experience. The following articles may be able to assist you in your leadership role.
January 1, 2017
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Parting Ways With Church Volunteers
Disengaging a volunteer can be a delicate and challenging situation for ministry leaders, but the following articles may give you some guidelines and advice.
January 1, 2017
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Developing a Plan for Engaging With Volunteers
In order to assist you in developing an effective Volunteer Engagement Strategy, ServiceLink has prepared the attached document outlining 13 Tips for Engaging God's People in Ministry.
January 1, 2017
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Tool for Evaluating Ministry Programs
Attached is a Ministry Evaluation form tool that was developed by one church to assist in evaluating their ministry programs by gathering feedback from volunteer ministry leaders.
January 1, 2017
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Job Descriptions for Church Volunteers
ServiceLink has prepared a series of downloadable documents that can assist you in creating job descriptions for a variety of volunteer ministry positions.
January 1, 2017
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Ideas for Recruiting Volunteers for Church Ministries
The articles linked below can provide you with ideas and information for recruiting volunteers to serve in the ministries of your congregation.