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Why your report writer is no longer good enough

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church analysis, church analytics, church data, church data management, Church Growth, ministry analytics, ministry numbers

March 1, 2016 at 10:28 am.

Report-writing tools were supposed to help solve these challenges, but it’s evident that those are limited in their application. As a result, church leaders feel like they’re swimming in a sea of information, but still thirsty for insight. Where do these new report-writing tools fall short? More importantly, is there a better way to analyze the information you have to finally start gaining traction towards your ultimate vision? Those are the two questions we’re working together to help church leaders answer.

Alternative facility options — spotlight on: happy campers!

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church architecture, Church building, church building options, Church Construction, Church design, Church expansion, church facilities, church facility options, church metal buildings

March 1, 2016 at 10:18 am.

For an 18,000-square-foot worship center for the new Oklahoma Assembly of God State Youth Camp in Sparks, OK, a metal building system made the most sense. Here’s why.

Lawrence Fudge: helping Hollywood feel like home at MOSAIC

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church generosity, church giving, Church millennials, church technology, church youth, Engaging Millennials, Engaging youth, lawrence fudge, millennial church, mosaic church

March 1, 2016 at 10:00 am.

Ask most people, and they’ll say the appeal of MOSAIC — a world-regarded Millennial-revered church in the heart of Hollywood — is, in some ways, intangible. Executive Pastor Lawrence Fudge would agree … to a point.

Familiarity breeds awesome: a leadership lesson from the USAF Thunderbirds

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Church leadership, church leadership lessons, pastor leadership, pastor leadership lessons

February 22, 2016 at 11:44 am.

There’s an old saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” I don’t know who coined the phrase or what the circumstances were, but they were wrong for the most part — at least with regards to leadership.

From nearly entry vantage point of church leadership, I’ve found familiarity to be an asset.

Why local influence is more essential than a national platform

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Church leadership, church pastor leadership, Leadership lessons, local church influence, pastor influence, pastor leadership

February 22, 2016 at 11:35 am.

Pastor A has a top-ranked podcast, a book deal from a well-known publisher, and 150,000 Twitter followers.

Pastor B is the secretary at the local Rotary Club, is the assistant football coach at the middle school, and recently joined a bowling league.

Both pastors have influence. Both are doing God’s will. Both enjoy their callings.

I will make a bold statement: Pastor B’s local influence is ultimately more vital to church health than Pastor A’s national platform.

5 compliance challenges EVERY church leader needs to know about

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church compliance, church compliance with IRS, church IRS compliance, Church legal, Church liability, church liability management, Church risk management, church risks

February 19, 2016 at 5:17 pm.

The landscape for churches and ministries is filled with pitfalls.

Over the last 20 years, Congress and the IRS have become very interested in the activities of churches, ministries and nonprofits, which has led to the enactment of section 4958 and the creation of the Exempt Organizations Executive Compensation Compliance Project, resulting in increased enforcement presence and millions of dollars in fines.

Best Christian Workplaces Institute announces honorees

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BCW awards, BCW honorees, best christian workplaces, Christian awards, Christian careers, christian offices, Christian work awards, Christian workplaces

February 5, 2016 at 11:53 am.

MERCER ISLAND, WA. — Healthy, flourishing workplace culture makes for increasingly effective organizations.

That’s the upside for 62 faith-based organizations across the U.S., Canada and Australia, which have just been honored as Certified Best Christian Workplaces by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI).

Get to the ‘why’ in ministry

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Leadership lessons, ministry lessons, pastor focus, pastor leadership, pastor leadership lessons, pastor ministry direction, pastor ministry lessons

February 5, 2016 at 11:42 am.

Over the years, I’ve attended many training sessions. I’ve taught more than my share of them and have found that often, it is the simple ideas that can be the most profound.

In my ministry of equipping pastors and churches and sharing our vision of the Church, one of the lessons I’ve learned and teach often is the What, How and Why. All are important, but it’s the Why that matters.

The big Baby Boomer opportunity

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baby boomer outreach, baby boomers, baby boomers church, church baby boomer, Church hiring, church outreach, church volunteers, outreach lessons

February 5, 2016 at 11:29 am.

The Boomers are now 30 again. They doubled-up on years and are entering their 60s. From this point until 2030, about 10,000 Boomers will retire every day. The leadership baton is passing to Millennials. A new people are beginning to lead churches. As one among the oldest of my generation (I was born in 1980), I have been the first Millennial pastor of a few churches, following Boomer pastors in leadership. Like a lot of new, younger pastors, I inherited a large population of Boomers in my congregation. We are left with a key question: What should we do with all these Baby Boomers?

Legal dos and don’t for pastors during an election year

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church law, church legal issues, church politics, legal advice churches, legal don'ts pastors, legal dos pastors, legal realities, pastors political, pastors politics

February 1, 2016 at 4:42 pm.

Since 1954, churches — and other nonprofits in America — have been prohibited from engaging in certain kinds of political activity. While these limitations might be an affront to the moral conscience of many pastors across America, it has become a way of life for 501(c)(3) organizations.