Each November, churches everywhere look forward to all the festivities that typically accompany the beginning of the holiday season. Finally, everyone on the church staff will see the results of the months of planning and preparation for this special time of year. Seeing the church transform almost …
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Church Operations: Understanding and Adapting to Change
One of the many perks I've enjoyed since starting my career in full-time vocational ministry in 2006 is serving alongside some of the most intelligent, innovative, and professional people in their fields. These are professionals who voluntarily give up their time and their talent to help accomplish …
Church Operations: The Framework for the Vine
Recently, I was traveling through the vineyards of Temecula to officiate a wedding. If you've never traveled through this beautiful part of Southern California, I highly recommend a visit; it's so beautiful. According to the Temecula Valley Wine Growers Association, Temecula has 47 wineries on …
Church Operations: ERC Scam Update
In the 1920s, an Italian con artist named Charles Ponzi devised a scam that promised investors a 50 percent profit through his scheme to buy US postage stamps at a discount in one area and sell them at full price in another. Eventually, investors realized they were not getting the promised 50 …
A Creative Way To Turn Sunday Attendees Into Church Owners
It's no mystery that the COVID-19 pandemic had a profound and lingering impact on society. For many churches, the news about post-pandemic attendance continues to be less than ideal. According to a June 2023 Gallup Survey, church attendance is still 4 percent lower than pre-pandemic levels. …
Church Operations: Beware of ERC Scammers
Believe it or not, it was all the way back in 1971 when Ray Tomlinson wrote the first program that allowed the users of the ARPANET system to communicate with each other. For the non-techies reading this post, this means that Tomlinson created the first email program on the first network. Then, …
