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By Deborah Ike
 Do you frequently receive requests for large purchases that aren't in the budget? Does the staff feel like you hold the "purse strings" too tightly? One possible reason for these problems is a lack of knowledge and understanding of your church's financial picture. Some church leaders withhold financial information from most of the staff. They don't let anyone outside of the executive pastor or business administrator know much of anything about the budget or financial health of the church.
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Church Executive
Internal controls are put in place to clearly define proper procedures for finance and accounting team members, to minimize risk, and to alleviate suspicion. Even churches must mitigate risk and ensure that policies and procedures are in place and functioning as intended. As a pastor or church administrator, think of establishing internal controls as “staying organized” but … on steroids. The process won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. And, once policies and procedures have been defined and documented, the crucial piece is execution.
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Gleanings
Though pastors are stressed by overwhelming ministry demands and low salaries, only one percent abandon the pulpit each year. In a first-of-its-kind study, LifeWay Research surveyed 1,500 pastors of evangelical and historically black churches and found an estimated 13 percent of senior pastors in 2005 had left the pastorate 10 years later for reasons other than death or retirement. "Pastors are not leaving the ministry in droves," said vice president Scott McConnell.
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By Emma Fitzpatrick
 Of course, there are social media marketing rules that apply across all networks, but each network truly has its own idiosyncrasies. Knowing what resonates on each social platform gives your brand power. Then, you can spend less time crafting posts and have them perform better than ever. Read on to discover the golden rule for marketing on each one of the top four social networks — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
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Building God’s Way
Church buildings are not just for Sundays any more! Attend this free seminar and learn how to better leverage your facility 7 days a week to reach the community and have a REAL impact for the Kingdom. Hear innovative ideas for creating REAL church buildings that are Relevant, Economically sustainable, Adaptable and Linked to the community!
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Managing Your Church
Carpeting can cause slips and falls in a number of ways. Throw rugs on a wood or tile floor often slide unless they are positioned on a nonskid mat. Carpeting can curl around the edges and not lie flat on the floor. As a result, people can catch their shoes on the edge and trip and fall. Do not use throw rugs unless absolutely necessary. Inspect all carpeting and runners for loose edges, tears, or holes. Make sure all carpeting is properly tacked or glued down and repair tears or holes, or replace the carpet. Consider these examples that have prompted lawsuits.
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Whether you are a new multi-site campus or church launch, being portable gives you a chance to connect well with your communities. Whether this is your first or fifteenth plant, there are key principles to help keep your team focused on people. Read and apply these to your portable church!
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Church Leaders
So you want to attract and keep great people. Who doesn’t? Whether it’s staff or volunteers, you want to keep people engaged, motivated and committed to a common cause. While there are a variety of ways to do that, there’s one truth underneath it all that often gets missed. People gravitate to where they are valued most. So as a leader, how can you make sure you are adequately valuing people?
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Dunham+Company
Only 42 percent of U.S churches provide an opportunity for online giving by members of their congregations, according to a recent Dunham+Company/Campbell Rinker study. In contrast, 70 percent of non-church nonprofits enable online giving from donors, according to another Campbell Rinker study conducted in March 2015 for The NonProfit Times. The proportion of churches allowing online giving plummets to 29 percent of churches with less than 200 in attendance, yet jumps to 7 out of 10 churches with weekly attendance of 200 or more.
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Baptist News Global
Churches already overwhelmed by the postmodern, post-denominational and post-Christian eras should brace themselves, experts say, for another layer of change: the “post-everything” age. That’s the term Baptist pastor and congregational coach Mark Tidsworth uses to roll together all the known and unknown “posts” facing the present-day church. Post-everything, he said, is “the descriptor I would like to use for describing what’s happening in the larger world around us, including what’s staring God’s Church in the face,” Tidsworth said in an Aug. 26 article he penned as president of South Carolina-based Pinnacle Leadership Associates.
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Christian Headlines
Students are coming to Christ during Bible clubs in California public high schools. Brian Barcelona is the leader of One Voice Student Missions and a speaker at many Bible club meetings. Although public schools aren’t often welcoming of the Bible, many teachers at the California high schools where the Bible clubs take place have encouraged Barcelona to continue holding the meetings because they are seeing positive change in the students. Many students are accepting Christ and finding renewed hope through the Bible clubs which are now taking place in over 20 schools and reaching more than 2,000 students.
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The Guardian
A growing number of religious figures in the U.K. have stepped outside their places of worship to work as chaplains in the unlikeliest of places. Jenny Spouge is Grosvenor casino’s in-house chaplain. When Spouge is not working as a chaplain at the casino, she is a Methodist minister at a local church.
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Entrepreneur
Gallup concluded that 71 percent of all employees are either "not engaged" or "actively disengaged." In simple terms, most workers are producing far less than they were capable of producing. The problem of disengagement can become even more pronounced during the summer months or any time there is an economic slowdown. Employee attention tends to wander off to those “those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” rather than their work responsibilities. So what can you do to keep your employees engaged, their morale high and performance at its peak during times of distraction?
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Christianity Today
Every church is only as healthy as its leadership, and the healthier the church, the better the chances it will maintain sound financial management. Do you know how to assess the health of your leadership team? Do you have signs of trouble? Review these eight factors of healthy church leadership and consider where your team is strong and where there may be weaknesses.
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Church Operations Manager
Norfolk, Virginia
First Lutheran Church
This position is administratively accountable to the Senior Pastor and supports the Senior Pastor’s responsibilities to First Lutheran Church. This position also ensures support is provided to all Rostered Staff, administers the physical, financial and personnel resources of FLC and provides oversight of the operations and business of FLC.
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