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If you’re not confident about your financial situation at retirement age, you’re not alone. According to the latest research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, retirement confidence is at an all-time low. Only 13 percent of workers reported a high confidence about their financial future.

Sports in church

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April 27, 2010 at 3:09 pm.

Three quarters of a century ago the Christian community, wary of

How to recruit talent

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April 25, 2010 at 8:45 am.

Effective and gifted employees are essential to a growing church or ministry. Their services impact ministries and their communities. By offering long-term incentives, churches will have better employee retention. Other than traditional benefits, there are additional programs that keep ministerial staff engaged over the years.

The ‘Fantastic Four’

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April 24, 2010 at 3:24 pm.

I have found that managing change is a daunting task for church leaders. Regrettably, in most seminaries managing change is not taught. Yet in my work I have discovered that the process is not so mysterious or unexamined.

Church Executive May 2010, Volume 9, Issue 5

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April 15, 2010 at 5:58 am.

Among the highlights of the May issue is an interview with the author of a new Rick Warren biography. The issue includes two articles about retirement that provide information about planning and IRS regulations. Also in this issue, author Shirl Hoffman discusses sports culture and the church.

‘The Church Doctor’ has some strong medicine for congregations

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April 1, 2010 at 10:23 am.

Kent Hunter leads Church Doctor Ministries from Corunna, IN, and has become known as The Church Doctor for his 35 years of consulting with churches and training consultants throughout the U.S.

Signs of a struggling church

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March 12, 2010 at 11:36 am.

Surrender to frustration. Yield to apathy. Succumb to exasperation. The national trends are not good. They contain exclamations of unhealthiness, and it’s easy to become desensitized to the reality that the American church really is struggling. In the average congregation, it takes 85 people an entire year to reach one person for Christ.

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Church budget reality

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March 12, 2010 at 10:27 am.

Each year’s budget is different. Do you ever find yourself trying to explain or defend

When the pastor brings the wife and kid on staff, how should a church respond?

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March 4, 2010 at 9:10 am.

Many new church plants start out with several members of the family holding paid or volunteer positions. The wife heads up children’s work, a brother might be in charge of small groups, and as years go by, and the congregation grows, these people might remain and children may be added to other positions in the church.