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Criminal background checks: top 5 questions

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background checks, church background checks, church background screening

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Criminal background checks can deter those with bad intent from having quick and easy access to children, reveal crimes in a candidate’s past that would make him or her unsuitable, and demonstrate that the church is exercising due diligence.

Good Steward Award: Staff management (multi-site)

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good steward award, good steward awards, mult-site, multisite, Staff management

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL)

Giving kiosks 101

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church giving, Giving, giving kiosks, kiosks

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

According to the most recent Church Executive Reader Survey, 93 percent of churches still offer giving by offering envelope and collection basket.

Keeping the wolf out of the sheep’s pen

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Risk Management

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

When the time came to interview Kimberlee Norris and Gregory Love — attorneys, sexual abuse litigators and founders of Ministrysafe.com

Prevent child sexual abuse

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Abuse prevention

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Sexual abuse of a child is an unthinkable crime.

Building a better church

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church management, Church Management and Administration, Church Management and Business Ethics, Heather Larson, LEADERSHIP, Willow Creek

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

The No. 2 chair at the 24,000-strong Willow Creek Community Church belongs to Heather Larson

Good Steward Award: Leadership (Innovative Outreach)

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good steward award, good steward awards, Innovative Outreach, LEADERSHIP, Leadership (Innovative Outreach)

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

First Congregational Church of Rockport (Rockport, MA)

Why we need more women in high-capacity leadership roles

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woman in church leadership, woman senior management, women in high-capacity leadership, women in leadership

October 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

At the opening session of the recently concluded Global Leadership Summit, Bill Hybels, senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, gave a big shout-out to Willow’s executive pastor, Heather Larson.