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‘I still can’t hear the pastor well enough’
Turning to someone in the church may not give you the expertise you need to find and correct an acoustics problem.
Read More >Energy savings are significant in providing funding for other ministry
More churches realize good financial and environmental returns through energy efficiency.
Read More >A church’s culture is the atmosphere in which the church functions
When it comes to a church, what is a church’s culture? Samuel R. Chand says “culture is the strongest force in any organization. The best way to understand culture is the statement: ‘This is how we do things here.’”
Consultant Sam Chand has written Cracking Your Church’s Culture: Seven Keys to Unleashing Vision & Inspiration (Jossey-Bass, 2010, a Leadership Network publication), and says, “It is the atmosphere in which the church functions. It is the prevalent attitude. It is the collage of spoken and unspoken messages.”
“The strongest force in an organization is not vision or strategy — it is the culture which holds all the other components,” says Chand. Every leader at some time or the other has asked the same question: “Why is it that we are not where I know we should be as a church?” Now, you know the answer — it’s your church’s culture.
He recently gave an interview to Church Executive:
Say I’m new to a church. Should I be able to pick up on its culture sitting in the pew? Absolutely! You can go to a new church and sniff culture! Have you ever been to a new place and said to yourself (or others!), “Something’s not right.” Without knowing what it is you just smelled culture. Think about the different cultures in different restaurants, schools, churches and even homes.
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Church invites everyone to get some fresh air
Saddleback includes an outdoor training course open to the public as part of its ‘Daniel Plan’ health initiative.
Read More >Ministry to teens flourishes with an inviting place to connect
First Baptist Covington invested resources in facilities that offer the ultimate ministry connection point.
Read More >Make seating in your church a comfortable event
The mind can absorb only as much as the seat can endure, so you should be using the “butt test.”
Read More >A fellowship hall ‘on steroids’ draws people from far afield
Green Acres Baptist Church of Tyler, TX, completed five years of construction with a Freedom Celebration and new conference center.
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