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Advice on "Church Night"
Does anyone have a "church night" with ministries for various ages (including adults) meeting at the same time?
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July 10, 2012
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Volunteer Schedule Conflicts Ideas?
At our church, we have a lot of volunteers who serve in mulitple ministries. For example, one person might be on the Nursery list, they might be on the list to serve at after-church coffee time, and might also teach in one of the children's programs that meets during worship. Each of these ministries asks people to serve every 8-12 weeks, so we inevitably encounter schedule conflicts. Recently, someone suggested that we try to centralize and streamline our schedules to avoid scheduling conflicts. This sounds like a great idea! But also something that would take some time - and is just...
July 19, 2011
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What's the best practice for getting church visitors to fill out welcome cards?
Network readers, I need your help! I can't figure out why people aren't completing visitor cards. I know we probably have 1-2 visitors per week, but we're seeing 1-2 cards per month. Here's what we've been doing: - There is a "Communication Card" in every bulletin, and bulletins are handed out at the door each week - There are pens at the seats - Most weeks, whoever is leading worship makes an announcement about the card. We mention that we are glad to welcome any visitors, and ask them to fill out a card so we can thank them for visiting. The card also has a place for comments/questions/...
July 4, 2011
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How Do You Say "Thanks" to Those Who Serve in Ministry?
What does your church do to thank those who serve each year in ministry?
May 16, 2011
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How does a church shift from "needs-based" to "gifts-based" ministry?
Our church is thinking more about gifts-based ministry (helping people discover the gifts God has blessed them with and how best to serve the church and others) rather than needs-based ministry ("we need 3 volunteers for the nursery and 24 dozen cookies for the ladies tea.") Who has seen this transition in their own church? How did it go? Are you in this transition? How is it going? Is your church now leading a strong, gifts-based ministry, with people equipped and passionate to serve? Can you provide advice or encouragement for those of us working in that direction?
May 16, 2011
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What Should Be Included in a List of Best Practices for Deacons?
If you are an active or retired deacon, what kinds of things do you do on a regular basis in your service for the church?
March 28, 2011
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Sticky situation: when is it time to discontinue a ministry?
Have you ever had to discontinue or end a ministry? What are the signs that it's time? How do you explain to the congregation that something is ending? What if you have a passionate volunteer, but it just doesn't make sense to continue to put other resources behind it (finances, staff time, etc.)? I feel I should qualify my question by stating that this is purely theoretical at the moment, I'm not actually facing this question. Rather it comes more from the perspective of how to best use a finite number of volunteers and ministry funds. Say we want to "make room" for new ministries, but it's...
February 15, 2011
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What have you found effective to help church members discover their spiritual gifts?
A couple of the tasks in my job description are, "Develop and implement a process for identifying and developing members gifts, talents, and passions for ministry" and "Assist with finding gifted members to join in the ministries." My guess is that other Ministry Coordinators probably have similar tasks in their own job descriptions. I was able to get a great head start on some ideas for teaching about spiritual gifts from somone I connected with here on the network (Thanks, Denise!) but I was curious what other ideas might be out there for this aspect of ministry. What have you found...
January 18, 2011
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What forms or policies are available to provide guidelines for issuing church keys?
We are asking questions about who should be issued keys to the church building, and what guidelines we should ask them to follow as a key holder. Anyone with suggestions they can post here, or who has any policy or forms they could share? Thanks!
December 9, 2010
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How do ushers and greeters ensure that people feel welcomed at church?
We're asking the question at our church, "how do we do well at ushering and greeting?" specifically because we want to help newcomers feel welcome and help them get connected to others quickly at our church. I'm just looking for things you do at your church that have worked well, or perhaps experiences you may have had visiting other churches where you have felt welcomed. Thanks!
October 11, 2010
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What agenda items should I include in an abuse prevention meeting at my church?
I'm looking for a sample agenda for what to include when discussing our church's Abuse Prevention Policy with ministry leaders. I know I can review the policy itself and the processes required, why we have a policy, and what the policy says if there is a report of abuse. Any other suggestions? Things not to miss?
September 10, 2010
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What are the pros and cons of using Planning Center Online?
I just heard about this website from a friend of mine at a Presbyterian/community church. I was wondering if anyone has considered this or is actively using it? I'm interested in pros and cons, and value for the cost as well as any general feedback. Because their subscriptions are based on size/number of users, it would be helpful if you could include some information about the size of your church and worship ministry. Planning Center Online Thanks in advance!