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The Care and Connections Coordinator is accountable to the Senior Pastor for guiding and equipping members to develop and live in relationships of mutual care and connections. This position will serve as an ex officio member of Shepherd Elders and Service Deacons.
The bookkeeper will assist the church in accounts payable, financial recordkeeping, giving database entry and balancing, and financial reporting.
Manage the daily administrative operations of the church, assisting the Senior Pastor in the implementation of Our Church’s vision consistent with the budgets, policies, and plans adopted by the Council.
This survey focused on United Methodist clergy, but I would guess that it's conclusions are broadly applicable to clergy from many denominations. "Answering God's call shouldn't be bad for your health. But for about half of all ordained United Methodist clergy, it is."
This webinar will show how adding a FOCUS to your missions program can result in more people being part of the missions strategy and more effective ministry being accomplished.
This is part four of a five part book report series on Mike Breen and the 3DM team’s books on missional communities. The reports have been prepared by leaders who are on the journey of developing a discipleship ministry in their churches.
In this webinar you’ll discover how compliance with Canadian charitable giving regulations changes your church’s funding of missionaries, short term teams and missions activities overseas.
Sustaining Pastoral Excellence maintains a listing of several of the current sabbatical policies for churches of all sizes which may be helpful to other churches thinking of creating one of their own.
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc invites readers to join her on a spiritual journey that begins with the shattering pain of asking questions that cannot be answered and continues toward new creation and new community.
This valuable resource for teens by Gayla R. Postma and Rev. William Veenstra discusses sex and intimacy in healthy relationships.
Faith and community leaders can play a significant role in helping to educate individuals and families about mental health. These talking points can help faith leaders develop messages for their congregations and communities about the importance of mental health.
How can a church maintain a safe environment and also welcome criminal sexual offenders? This webinar will help answer that question.
This brochure asks the question: "How can a church minister to those with a criminal sexual history and still be safe?"
Check out these helpful websites to get a better understanding of child sexual abuse.
This bulletin insert describes bullying, why it is so harmful in our church communities, and what we can begin to do about it.
ChapterNext is an organization that works on behalf of both a church's search committee as well as individual pastors. Some might refer to Rev. Dr. Sam Hamstra as either a 'headhunter' or a 'matchmaker.'
Does your church contribute to a retirement plan or encourage contributions to a retirement plan through matching contributions? One option you may want to consider for your non-minister church staff is a SIMPLE IRA.
This budget template file is designed to provide you with a form to develop and present your church's annual budget.
This webinar will explore the current youth ministry landscape and the challenges of developing a contextual approach to discipleship that is good for the local church.
On the Church Year Resources page you can access all the resources available to your church for special dates throughout the year.
The Contemporary Testimony and the Belhar Confession are doctrines derived from scripture that are designed to help us open up the treasures of the Bible.
This webinar will provide important information for worship leaders, committees, pastors, and musicians regarding copyrights, specifically related to worship.
The body of Christ, the Church, has parts that are not functioning as they were designed because they are hurt by domestic abuse. It affects all of us. What can the church do?
When is it an affair? When can it be defined as abuse? The answers may not always seem clear.