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Futurist Seeks CRC input
Tom Sine, Christian author and futurist, has a list of questions for a new book he is writing. Help him with his research by answering his questions.
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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?
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?
June 26, 2018
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Financial Stipend for Guest Preachers
How much should you compensate a guest preacher?
June 5, 2018
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How Much Should We Pay Our Youth Directors/Pastors?
Is there a disparity in what we pay those who serve in youth ministry?
April 23, 2018
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So What’s the Blessing From Giving?
It’s more blessed to give than to receive; but just how is blessing realized through giving? Who gets it? What does it look like? What do YOU think?
March 12, 2018
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Money vs. Ministry
Why, so often, during my 23 years of parish ministry, did my own actions and attitudes related to money betray my faith convictions about it?
November 10, 2017
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Is Your Church Prepared to Respond to Gun Violence?
When a tragedy like the shooting at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, TX, occurs, it's normal for church members to wonder what they would do if a similar thing happened to their congregation. Let's talk.
October 18, 2017
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We Need Your Help! Directory of Financial Professionals
The CRCNA’s Financial Shalom Project is creating a Directory of Financial Professionals as a resource for our pastors. Know any qualified financial planners, tax attorneys, or accountants we should add?
February 13, 2017
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What's New in Church Design?
Christianity Today recently published an article identifying the top 5 church design trends to look for in the year ahead. I'd love to know, have you seen these trends at your church?
February 2, 2017
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Let's Talk About Pastor Compensation
The pension plans for ordained pastors have some really interesting methods of calculating pensions payable. Using country-wide average salaries and excluding clergy housing allowances are but two examples.
November 14, 2016
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Organizational Changes HQ CRCNA
The changes involving Home Missions and World Mission are really significant (lots of time, effort, resources and money are being spent on this). Let's discuss these changes in one place on The Network.
October 31, 2016
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Ideas for a Pastor's Farewell Service?
Our pastor will be going to another church in January after service for 17 years. I would like to find some resources to help plan a farewell service. Any fun or meaningful ideas?
March 28, 2016
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Showing Appreciation for Church Volunteers
What's the best way to let church volunteers know they're appreciated? If you've been a volunteer, what expression of "thanks" has meant the most to you?
November 16, 2015
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The Church Directory: A Thing of the Past?
I know the church directory is intended to be a resource for members to be able to contact each other. Yet I wonder, is it being used?
September 22, 2015
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Church Counting Tools: Not Adding Up?
In talking with churches in transition, we have found gaps in the typical ways that we gather church metrics. What new tools can we use to measure church growth, decline, and other changes?
September 21, 2015
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Annual Compensation Review: Support for Pastors?
It's time for that uncomfortable conversation again: my compensation. I will be pointing to this question, “Is the level of financial support for the minister appropriate and sufficient?"
September 16, 2015
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In the Digital Age, How Many Hours Should a Pastor Be in the Office?
Many churches are wrestling with the changes that technology brings. One aspect of church life that may be impacted is office hours for Pastors. Has your church struggled to define office hours?
April 30, 2015
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Churches and Bullying?
We often talk about bullying in schools and strategies to encourage decreased aggression for our children. But what about bullying in our everyday lives as adults in the church?
April 29, 2015
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Paying the Piper?
When it comes to paying our congregational musicians, most churches are faced with a couple different scenarios. Has your church wrestled with this question?
January 28, 2015
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Will Crowdfunding Work in the CRC?
This week the CRC launched a new experiment in crowdfunding. Is this the way we should do denominational publishing?
November 30, 2014
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Church Payroll Software
We are researching payroll software for our church. We are looking for something affordable (preferably under $100) to handle payroll for up to 5 employees and our minister...
May 12, 2014
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New Annual CRCNA Budget Process
The new CRCNA budget process announced in the Banner of November 2013 is slated to go into effect for the 2014/2015 budget year.
October 11, 2013
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Pensions for Pastors Serving churches and Pastors Employed by CRCNA H.O.
What will be the pension for each if these Pastors when they turn 67 in five years?
January 6, 2013
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Financial Stewardship and Accountability
Page 16 of the January Banner has a notice about a mutual separation of a senior financial officer attached to a college owned by the CRCNA. This it appears after a 100 million dollars worth of "payments" are required in 2017. Where are the overseers of this officer? Where are the auditors?