2012 - Page 15 of 30 - Church Executive
Funding tactics churches can learn from nonprofits
Rethink your approach to financing ministry needs and change the conversation of money in your church.
Read More >Does ‘living epistles’ describe your staff? (part 1)
“You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts” (2 Cor. 3:3).
Read More >Survey finds record 19 percent of religiously unaffiliated Americans
Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today (RNS) Unbelief is on the uptick. People who check “None” for their religious affiliation are now nearly one in five Americans (19 percent), the highest ever documented, according to the Pew Center for the People and the Press. The rapid rise of Nones — including atheists, agnostics and those […]
Read More >Collaborate don’t compete
All too often in our local churches when we are putting together agendas, looking to push into new frontiers, recruiting volunteers or putting together annual budgets, we tend to compete with each other.
Read More >The importance of bench depth in ministry
One way churches leave themselves vulnerable in ministry is neglecting “bench depth” development.
Read More >Willow Creek Church among 38 Best Christian Workplaces for 2012
Willow Creek Community Church, located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, was included on this year’s Best Christian Workplaces list compiled by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, Mercer Island, WA. The study factors included employee job satisfaction, Christian witness, personal growth and effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and compensation/benefits. “I believe Willow Creek’s best days as a […]
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