Operations Archives - Page 43 of 51

Operations Archives - Page 43 of 51 - Church Executive

Multi-tribal

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Church Growth, church tribes, Multi-site church, multisite church, pastor leadership

September 8, 2015 at 12:37 pm.

A few months ago, I was having a dialogue with Rich Birch of Liquid Church (and unSeminary) about one of his blogs: Is “Multisite Church” the Last Good Idea?

Rich asked me to add some commentary to his post, as we have shared in collaborating on other subject matter related to multisite church, including Birch’s contribution to Church Locality. The premise of the blog was whether or not multisite was the last good idea for church growth and multiplication, which spawned a lot of good conversations.

My comment to the blog supported multisite as a great tool for church multiplication, but I had a slightly different take. Here was my response.

Facility management vs. maintenance

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church facilities, church facility maintenance, church facility management, church facility upkeep, Church maintenance, Facility Management

August 1, 2015 at 4:14 pm.

Over the past 30-plus years, I have met with dozens of church business administrators, executive pastors, operations pastors / directors and facility personnel. I have observed their roles, job descriptions, budget, means and methods. As I have evaluated these experiences, I believe there to be a significant discrepancy between facilities management and facilities maintenance.

Insurance essentials: learn the language

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buying insurance, Church insurance, church legal issues, church liabilities, Church liability, Church risk management, insuring the church, protecting the church

August 1, 2015 at 4:03 pm.

You have just met with your insurance agent to decide what type and amount of insurance coverage will best meet your church’s needs. But, before you make a decision, it’s important to read and understand the terms and conditions of the policy being offered.

Why a church café?

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church bakery, church cafe, church cafe outreach, church coffee, church coffee shops, church food, church latte, church outreach, church revenue

August 1, 2015 at 3:55 pm.

From fellowship to ministry-supporting revenue potential, there are lots of reasons to consider a church café.

How to buy the right transportation for your unique church

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church bus, church bus selection, Church transportation, church transportation selection, church vehicle, church vehicle selection, transportation ministry

August 1, 2015 at 2:41 pm.

Today’s growing churches are seven-day-a-week operations. The ability to transport worshippers to services on Sunday is just one need; churches are also hosting children, youth and seniors well beyond Sunday. So, your transportation needs are clear — and immediate.

Welcome to worship: how to recognize hearing loss — and provide solutions

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accessibility worship, accessible churches, accessible worship, assisted listening church, assistive listening church, church accessibility, church worshiper hearing loss, hearing loss, hearing loss church

August 1, 2015 at 2:13 pm.

Those among us who have it, often prefer to try to cope with it, live with it, or hide it from others. And yet, this so-called invisible disability affects about 20 percent of American adults! This means that potentially, one out of five of congregants are not hearing messages and music that inspire them each week in your house of worship.

How scheduling tools can streamline your ministry efforts

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church facility management, church management software, church scheduling, church software, church technology, software for churches

August 1, 2015 at 2:04 pm.

Scheduling can be a nightmare. Overbooking rooms. Double-booking church equipment. Accidentally scheduling two big functions on the same day. No matter the church size, the story is the same.

ChMS-enabled volunteer management strategies

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ChMs, church facilities, church management software, church scheduling, church scheduling software, church software, church technology

August 1, 2015 at 1:57 pm.

Two decades ago, we were using spreadsheets that needed to be emailed around to the various teams to keep track of who was serving each Sunday. A few years after the church launched, I was able to hire an administrative assistant to help me with the immense workload. But, after 18 months of frustration due to the overwhelming logistics of scheduling all those volunteers, she burned out … and she quit.

Back then, wCalendar_1e didn’t have the tools in place to effectively support our ministry processes. Sending spreadsheets back and forth all week wasn’t an efficient way of managing the schedules for hundreds of volunteers; it just led to confusion and frustration.

Now, the technology is available to streamline these processes. When implemented correctly, church management software simplifies scheduling every aspect of an event — including the crucial volunteers.

Using technology to tame the volunteer schedule headache

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ChMs, church management software, church scheduling software, church scheduling technology, church scheduling tools, church software, church tech, church technology, management software

August 1, 2015 at 1:50 pm.

Perhaps no other part of church is as important or as complicated as managing volunteers.

Visitors coming to the church are greeted by volunteers — those first few impressionable moments are left to volunteers. The same is true for the nursery, our children’s ministries, guardian angels patrolling the parking lot, and especially the lay leaders that lead out bible studies, Sunday school classes and children’s programs.

These critical roles in the church are bounded by a number of important concerns: Who has volunteered? Are they gifted in that way as a volunteer? (Just because you want to be a teacher, doesn’t make you a great teacher.) Have we checked their background — especially in regards to children’s ministry? Are we using them? How often do they serve? Are they burning out? What are their preferences in serving? Do they like to serve with their families? What rotation works best for them?

As a leader of volunteers, your concerns are more aggregated: How are my volunteers performing, and do they enjoy their roles? (Because if they don’t, they won’t volunteer much longer.) Do they have feedback that can make the position better, more efficient and more fulfilling?

An unforgettable guest experience

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church branding, church first impressions, church first-timers, church guest, Church leadership, church outreach, church visitors

July 27, 2015 at 11:21 am.

What do we need to do at our churches to avoid this chasm in developing a great guest experience?