Many in full-time vocational ministry are so busy leading, coordinating, planning, strategizing, and even dealing with the immediate crisis that it's hard to stop and reflect on all the ways God worked in your church over the last year. But sharing God's faithfulness to your church is worth …
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Church Marketing Methods and Strategies
The vast majority of those in ministry wanted to be a part of something much bigger than themselves. I desired to use the gifts given to me to be a part of fulfilling the great commission. In such a polarized, fractured, and divided world, when we need the hope that Jesus brings the most, we …
Church Operations: The Quarterly Logistics Meeting
I have a confession: I'm a chronic planner. Weeks before I go on a road trip vacation with the family, I map out the route, estimate the travel time, calculate the cost of gas, and even schedule the "spontaneous" stops. This proclivity also carries over into other aspects of my life, which is why …
Is Your California Church SB 1343 Compliant?
If that headline intrigued you, that means you are most likely a church in California and find it increasingly challenging to keep up with all of the laws and compliance issues coming at small businesses, including churches. After a while, all of the letters and numbers run together, and questions …
Church Leadership: Reproduce not Replace
As the Executive Pastor of Operations for a church in Southern California, I am so thankful that certain areas in my volunteer-led organization chart are solid. These teams are engaged; they take their ministry seriously, come prepared to serve, and are ready to go at a moment's notice. One of the …
Church Leadership: Doing vs. Leading
The unthinkable happened in the middle of the current summer heat wave - our air conditioner stopped working. Since I live in a section of Southern California where summer temperatures are routinely over 100 degrees, this was a significant issue. Whether spawned from my frugality or hands-on …