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The ‘Fantastic Four’

change, church, control, Dr. Bob Whitesel, lead, LEADERSHIP, manage, management, ministry, organization, understand

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.

Historic preservation with the church can be a two-edged sword

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architecture, building, building codes, church, design, FACILITIES, historical, money, preservation, zoning

April 22, 2010 at 8:19 am.

In reaction to the loss of historically significant buildings within larger metropolitan areas in the 1950s, communities throughout the nation adopted historic preservation zoning codes to provide for the legal authority to designate and prevent the demolition or destruction of buildings considered valuable to the community as a whole.

On Executive Pastors

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executive pastors

April 19, 2010 at 9:01 am.

Rick Rusaw on Church for the Community

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April 17, 2010 at 11:15 am.

Church Executive May 2010, Volume 9, Issue 5

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administration, Church Executive, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL, management, May 2010, Rick Warren, RISK MANAGEMENT, stewardship, Training

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.

Push/pull management

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church, compromise, leader, managment, pastor, pull, push, staff

April 4, 2010 at 11:45 am.

If I push and you pull, we have movement, things get done. If we both push, or both pull, we often create an immovable object. Church ministries should not be immovable objects.

Can a Health Savings Account save your church big bucks?

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health, healthcare, money, savings

April 4, 2010 at 11:11 am.

At an employee meeting in 2007, church accountant Kathy Warren and pastor of operations Bob Darden faced what felt like a mutiny. After considerable research and comparative analysis from Darden and Warren, the personnel committee at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Brandon, FL, had decided to move to a consumer-directed, high deductible health plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA).

Manage expansion uncertainty

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building expansion, church, economy, FINANCE, money, need, Paul Clark, questions, uncertainty

April 3, 2010 at 11:07 am.

Last month we held our Grand Opening and Dedication Service for our new expanded and renovated facility. In early 2008, we made the decision to move forward with an $8 million construction project even as the signs of recession were popping up everywhere.

iPod, iPhone … iChurch?

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church, Communication, confidential, information, leading, privacy, social networking, speaking, TECHNOLOGY

April 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

Technology has certainly been embraced by church-goers for ages. Just a generation or so ago, the advent of radio and television created opportunities to reach new people and create new pulpits for both the gifted preacher and the not-so-gifted.

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How to structure staff meetings

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church, direction, discussion, management, meetings, planning, staff, time

April 1, 2010 at 6:57 pm.

Many churches struggle to find a staff meeting structure that can accomplish their primary goals of communication, planning and connecting. Our current structure allows for all three.

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