According to the 2012 Leadership Network Economic Outlook Survey, 74 percent of churches plan to give raises of at least 1 percent to their staff in the coming year, and nearly 30 percent plan to give a 3 percent increase. Larger churches plan more significant increases in pay. Only 3 percent of the churches surveyed […]
Read More >CAROL STREAM, Ill./Christian Newswire/ – Where would Americans be if churches didn’t make outreach a priority? Many would feel the pain of unmet needs for basics such as food and clothing, not to mention a slow-down in disaster recovery efforts. For many hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, it was churches that provided the first signs […]
Read More >By Bob Allen Twenty-five same-sex couples exchanged vows in a group wedding ceremony at First Baptist Church in Seattle Dec. 9, the first day that gays could legally marry in Washington State. Hundreds of couples stood in lines on Thursday to obtain marriage licenses on the day Washington’s voter-approved marriage law took effect. Following a […]
Read More >WINCHESTER, VA — ECFA has announced the addition of new policies for setting compensation for top leaders of its member organizations. These practices become effective Jan. 1, 2014, allowing ECFA-accredited churches and Christian nonprofit organizations time to implement the changes. The compensation-setting policies are included in newly written Standard 6, one of ECFA’s Seven Standards […]
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The use of marketing within the church is still seen as controversial
Read More >“Drop anchor and fish.” It’s something I recently told a young pastor on our staff. Sometimes we can get lost amid all the voices, books, blogs, tweets and churches out there telling us how to do ministry.
Read More >By Megan Sweas PASADENA, CA (RNS) Leaders of a flagship progressive Episcopal church are defending themselves against charges of sympathy for terrorists in their decision to host the annual Muslim Public Affairs Council convention. All Saints Church has received dozens of emails accusing it of condoning terrorism for hosting MPAC’s 12th annual convention on Dec. […]
Read More >By Russ Rankin NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The majority of adults in America believe businesses and organizations, even those with conflicting religious principles, should be required to provide coverage of contraception and birth control for their employees, according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research. At issue is a mandate under the Health and Human Services’ […]
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Church Executive’s Editorial Advisory Panel looks at the year ahead from the perspectives of their work and interests.
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