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Making year-end gifts

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churches, end-of-year, tax -deductible, tax-exempt

January 2, 2013 at 2:00 pm.

When is an end-of-year gift tax deductible — and when it’s not?

Leadership systems are in motion in large churches

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adminstrator, budget, churches, Communication, LEADERSHIP, manage, money, organization

February 1, 2012 at 9:00 am.

Every leadership system has a capacity limit, a point beyond which it can no longer effectively function. When the activity level of the congregation significantly increases or decreases, leadership systems hit their limits. A senior clergyperson assumes a particular leadership role that is highly effective in a church with weekend worship attendance of 700. The clergyperson is surprised to discover that the leadership role begins losing its effectiveness when the church adds an additional worship service and now hosts 850 in weekend worship.

Does your church have a farm team?

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business, churches, farm club, farm team, player, sports, Spring Training, succession planning

March 9, 2011 at 2:38 pm.

On several occasions I’ve had the privilege of being part of a great team whether it was sports or at work. As much as I desired to have those times go on forever, the reality is that just doesn’t happen.

I see the same each year in baseball. When they need to pull someone up to the majors, they call on the farm team. The whole purpose of the farm team is to provide training and experience for players. At any given time any successful player could possibly move up. This isn’t only for sports, as some business schools are referred to as farm clubs for the business world.

Six motivations

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achievement, affiliation, autonomy, churches, equity, esteem, increases, money, power, salary, staff

October 10, 2010 at 9:15 am.

As the year draws to a close and many churches consider personnel budgets,

Crosses Across America

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America, churches, contemporary, crosses, Headrick, raise

June 26, 2010 at 10:06 am.

“If we take up the cross handsomely, we shall find it just such a burden as

Craigslist for churches?

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buy, church, churches, community, congregation, Craigslist, Craigslist.org, Outreach, resources, sell

June 7, 2010 at 3:07 pm.

Inventor Ken Hakuta once said, “Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is

How the new healthcare reform act may affect congregations

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churches, congregations, contributions, costs, employers, healthcare, middle-class, pay, reform

June 3, 2010 at 2:59 pm.

President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act On March 23, 2010, with a follow-up signing of the Health Care and Education Affordability Act of 2010 a week later.

Safe haven

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churches, community, congregation, Insurance, leader, pastor, plan, protection, RISK MANAGEMENT, Security, violence

March 12, 2010 at 10:22 am.

On Sunday, February 14, three hooded men walked into the New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ church in Richmond, CA during midday services and opened fire. Two victims of the shooting were hospitalized and are expected to survive. This is just one of too many recent acts of violence to disrupt places that should be sanctuaries for peace.