Bob Santy

Executive Pastor of Operations at Sunridge Community Church in Temecula, CA, an independent, non-denominational church that is passionate about it's mission of helping people find and follow Jesus.

RSS Reed

Flip the Script to Recruit Volunteers

May 15, 2023

A couple of decades ago, right around Thanksgiving, I joined my church on its annual trip to Mexico to help build houses for under-resourced in the Tijuana area. The organization we partnered with had a ton of experience, and they were known and respected within the community. When we arrived, they …

Onboarding Church Staff

May 5, 2023

Over the last year, our church experienced more than typical staff turnover, so we've hired more people than usual. As the Executive Pastor of Operations, I oversee all of the Human Resources for our church. Early on in my time on the church staff, onboarding consisted of ensuring that the new hire …

Church Budget Categories – Information Technology

May 5, 2023

I started my career in the mid-1980s as an accounting clerk at a large restaurant chain's corporate office. As part of the month-end process, I would get out the ledger sheets and a ruler and run two tapes from the 10-key to verify my work before using red and black ink pens to fill in the account …

Volunteers: Champions of your Non-Profit

April 28, 2023

Long before I became an employee of my church, I volunteered there. The mission was so compelling that I would do anything to be part of what was happening. I set up and cleaned giant coffee pots before and after the service - with a hose in the planter because we met in a middle school. I stacked …

Building a Church Website: Layout-Presentation

April 28, 2023

When preparing for a job interview, the applicant researches the role they applied for and builds mental notes to demonstrate how their education, skills, and experience make them the perfect fit for the position. On the day of the interview, the applicant showers, brushes their teeth, and puts on …

Building a Church Website: The Back End

April 28, 2023

Church websites are changing for the better. Instead of creating landing pages that mainly served to provide information about upcoming events and how to donate and then packing each page with a plethora of inconsistent images, irrelevant content, and over usage of (collective gasp) comic sans or …