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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Webinar: To Audit or Not to Audit — What are My Options? with Vonna Laue
The Church Network
Some states require nonprofit organizations to be audited, yet churches are often exempted. It raises the question, “when should we have an audit?” In this webinar, we will look at the options available to churches to involve an objective third-party in your ministry’s financial statements.
TCN Members $59, Non-members $79
Time: 2:30PM(Eastern) /1:30PM(Central) /12:30PM(Mountain) /11:30AM(Pacific) Date: Thursday, November 12 Duration: 1 hour 0.1 CEU credit
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.BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Hybrid church is probably here to stay, but some things don't translate well to digital
Baptist News Global
If you’re wondering whether the pandemic and online church will have a lasting effect on how churches operate, new research from Barna indicates the answer is a definitive yes. While most churchgoing Americans long to be back in their physical church buildings for worship and other programs as before, they also have found the benefits of online worship, and they see a hybrid future coming.
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If you are feeling stress because of financial burdens, MMBB can guide you through hard times. We provide the necessary steps to attain financial self-care. MMBB is here to help. To learn more visit www.mmbb.org/why-mmbb/.
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MULTIBRIEFS EXCLUSIVE
3 areas where small improvements can make a significant difference
By Deborah Ike
 As we start to wrap up a challenging year, making any significant changes or improvements may be a bit too much to ask. However, there are several ways to make incremental improvements that lead to lasting impacts. We all want to see significant results from ministry efforts. We want to see more people coming to Christ, increased attendance at worship services (online and/or in-person), more volunteers serving consistently, etc. Those are worthwhile goals that would be wonderful to see happen. However, getting to that fruit typically doesn’t happen overnight. So, what can you do now to see that fruit later?
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What churches might miss when measuring digital attendance
Church Executive
In the spring of 2020, as much of the United States began enforcing social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the overwhelming majority of churches accordingly closed their doors. Ministries shifted quickly to digital services as faith leaders and congregants encouraged each other with the reminder “Church is more than a building.”
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PhilanthroCorp helps churches raise millions of dollars through estate gifts, while providing a wonderful service for their members. Let us take you through our estate planning service as a way of showing what we could do for your church. No cost, no obligation of any kind. Sign Up Now!
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7 steps to a great church website in 2021
Our Church
At OurChurch.Com, we are wrapping up Church Strategic Planning month. During the past month, we have been discussing what churches should be doing with their websites to finish strong in 2020 and plan for 2021. At OurChurch.Com we start our annual strategic planning at the end of October/early November.
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American Church is committed to helping churches and religious organizations discover complete solutions. Our dedicated representatives and exemplary support team will help your church tell your story through envelopes, online giving, mailings, newsletters, websites, and much more. Learn more at americanchurch.com or by calling 800-446-3035.
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A tent for outdoor worship
Christian Century
Such is the strangeness of these days that recently I settled down in front of my computer to watch a liturgy happening only a few blocks away. My colleague Rita Powell, our Episcopal campus chaplain, was consecrating a sacred tent she had already commissioned when COVID-19 arrived. Rita knew we were in the wilderness long before the pandemic shut down our churches and our classrooms.
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WordPress 101 — build your church website using WordPress
Church Leaders
So, you are thinking about building a church website using WordPress. Smart move. Here are just a few of the reasons for creating a church website using WordPress is the way to go for the average church wanting to impact their community. WordPress is a free content management system used by more than 60 million websites. 26% of the web is powered by WordPress, including The New York Times, People Magazine, National Geographic and Forbes.
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.CHURCH TRENDS
6 unique concerns churches are dealing with right now
Outreach Magazine
They want to make the right decision, but it seems that any decision gets them in trouble. Pastors in churches around the world are, like all of us, navigating a new reality. It’s not a new normal; it is truly a new reality. These pastors, of course, have never been confronted with these types of controversies. They love their church members, but the church members are not always loving them back.
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Promoted by TouchPoint Software
Communicating with your church members has become even more paramount in these challenging times. But when individuals are bombarded with hundreds of messages a day, it can be tough to rise above the noise. That's why we created this free resource: Church Email 101. Inside this mobile-first ebook are tips and best practices for anyone emailing large numbers of church numbers at once. We hope you find it useful as you adjust your communication strategies during these unprecedented times, and that it sets you up for greater success in the future.
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And God said, 'Let there be science'
Christian Post
“Christians are anti-science” has long been a derisive trope hurled by atheists at the community of believers. Lately the accusation has morphed from a metaphysical attack into a political one aimed at anyone who doesn’t buy into modern progressive ideology. Most notably, orthodox Christians.
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Keeping the faith
The Squamish Chief
In many ways, churches have been some of the hardest-hit — along with pubs and nightclubs, ironically — by the pandemic. Religious leaders of churches, temples, and the like depend on the very things that are most dangerous in this pandemic — gatherings of people — who are often older — singing and the sharing of items, namely books.
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Nexonia Expenses is a simple, highly configurable, cloud-based web and mobile expense report management solution that’s tailored to fit your church’s unique needs. Your finance team will breathe a collective sigh of relief as workflows become automated, receipt scanning simplifies, and you control T&E spending.
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Over the years we have worked hard to create profit opportunities for you. We offer special bundles that you can use to increase your sales and profits. We are constantly searching for and finding complimentary products and add-ons that you can sell to your customer base.
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It’s never too late to begin saving for retirement. Even if you wish you’d started years ago, there are ways you can make up for lost time—and MMBB can help.
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.LEADERSHIP
What does strong leadership look like?
Lewis Center for Church Leadership
Strength is knowing whatever the outcome of any situation, you will be okay. The source of this strength brings peace and is ultimately spiritual. Read Romans 8 over and over again. This particular strength allows you to let go of any preferred outcome for whatever you are doing. You may want to give it your best effort because of how much you care, but things do not have to go your way.
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4 keys to build up your team and your leadership
Biblical Leadership
Recently I found myself in a dark room and my phone's light just wasn't bright enough. Later that day, a friend showed me that on my iPhone my flashlight has multiple settings, and I had never set mine brighter, so I was operating at 25%. My mind was blown. My phone had this ability for years and I was just finding out about it now.
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.JOB CENTER
The Church Network offers access to a Job Center where churches/employers can post openings and job seekers can post resumes. Here is an example of a recent job post:
Katy, Texas
It is the vision of Grace Fellowship to be a house of prayer for all nations by making disciples whose hearts burn for the Great Exchange, the Great Commandment, and the Great Commission. The Administrative Pastor plays a collaborative role in this mission and vision by ensuring that all administration and operations function to this end with integrity, excellence, love, and Spirit-dependence. Grace Fellowship is a Bible-believing church of 3000 in Sunday attendance, 70 staff members, and an annual budget of $7.8 million.
See this job and more here.
Add your job opening here.
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