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Best Practices for Church Governance?
What are the best practices for church governance? For example, what is a good governance model?
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January 21, 2021
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Feedback on CRCNA 403b-9 Retirement Plan?
The new 403b-9 plan for non-ordained staff requires working with Envoy Financial. Please send me your comments about working with Envoy and your experience with the program.
October 27, 2020
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COVID Reopening Resources?
Willowdale CRC in Toronto will be reopening at some point and I wonder if anyone has resources that we can take advantage of (i.e. attendance registration templates, etc.).
October 21, 2020
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Lifestyle Standards for Volunteers?
Have any churches implemented "lifestyle standards" for volunteers?
October 21, 2020
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Any Luck Selling, Donating, or Recycling Pews? Do You Need Pews?
Have any of you successfully sold or donated your pews when you take them out? Wondering if anyone has had luck with this.
August 19, 2020
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Policy for Employees and Worship Team During COVID-19?
Does anyone have a written employee policy for COVID-19 that they could share with us? We would also like a draft of policies or guidelines for worship team volunteers.
May 6, 2020
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Request Forms for Benevolence?
We want to keep track of money allocated to those in need but feel it's not necessary to ask for extensive information from them. How does your church keep records?
May 4, 2020
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Disinfecting and Sanitizing Facilities?
Any ideas on best practices related to sanitizing and disinfecting our church buildings?
March 18, 2020
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Online Giving Recommendations?
I'm looking for some recommendations for starting online giving at our church. What would you recommend?
February 6, 2020
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Database to Connect People With Needs to Those Who Might Help?
We are looking for a database that would allow people with needs to connect with people who can fill those needs. Any ideas?
January 28, 2020
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Sample Confidentiality Agreement?
Does anyone have a sample of a confidentiality agreement?
January 16, 2020
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Share Wages for Ministers and Church Staff?
Should the individual wages and cost of benefits for ministers and church staff be detailed in the general fund budget that is presented at the annual congregational meeting?
October 10, 2019
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Sample Incident Form for Church Rentals?
I'm looking for a sample incident form to include with church rentals. Does your church have one? Any ideas?
October 1, 2019
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GR Church Looking for Tax Form Help. Any Recommendations?
Any recommendations on a company or individual (in the greater Grand Rapids, MI area) that can help a church with tax forms?
August 27, 2019
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Pet as Clergy Housing Expense?
If you can include the cost of a security system as a housing expense for the housing exclusion, can you count a dog as your security system? Anyone know?
August 5, 2019
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Payment Solution to Accept Recurring Donations?
Our church is looking for a company to help process donations online. Any feedback on Planning Center, Subsplans, Clover Give, or others?
June 26, 2019
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Adjust Pastor's Salary Based on Years of Service?
I am looking for information on whether and how CRC churches annually adjust pastor's salary to account for their years of service. Thanks for your input!
June 25, 2019
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Policies for Responding to Active Shooter?
Our church is currently looking to put together a plan on how to respond and react if an active shooter were to ever enter the premises. Does anyone happen to have any sample policies or articles on this topic?
April 22, 2019
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What Method Works Best for Online or "Non Check" Giving?
Are there any CRC churches using this method of giving? Who do you use? Has it increased your offering amounts?
January 13, 2019
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Cash Reserve Account on Church Balance Sheet
Input needed to balance cash reserve account on church balance sheet.
January 9, 2019
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What Vendor Do You Use for Online Giving?
Who has experience with online giving? What vendor did you select?
November 27, 2018
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Sample Surveys for Pastor Evaluation
We'd like to give congregation members the opportunity to submit feedback about the pastor via a survey. Does anyone have sample surveys for this purpose? Thanks!
October 17, 2018
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Seeking Advice From Canadian Churches on Opening Our Doors Free of Charge
Our church policy (based on complying with Revenue Canada) requires that we charge people to use our facility. We would like to open our doors (free of charge) as a witness in the community. Any idea how to do this?
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?
September 12, 2018
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Church Privacy Policy Templates for Ontario?
Anyone out there have a sample privacy policy that would be useful for churches in Ontario--that would line up with Ontario privacy laws?