Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX
A Dallas church’s new interim worship center will eventually become a children’s facility.
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Anglican parishes prevail in property fight in Virginia
Eleven churches of The Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church of Virginia in December 2006 voted to “hold steadfast to historic faith and to Scripture, the authority of which was formally rejected by The Episcopal Church.”
Read More >The potluck supper gives way to sophisticated food service ministries
The church potluck supper, still a staple in most congregations, is cooking up something bigger in larger churches today. Food service is becoming a department in its own right in not only bringing people together in fellowship, but as a support ministry and outreach tool with other ministries of the congregation.
Read More >Jon Weece, Senior Pastor, Southland Christian Church, Lexington, KY
Tall and lean, with a sheepish grin, Jon Weece looks more like a carefree college kid — and others may even say he sometimes acts like one — than the serious leader that he truly is. But the 34-year-old senior pastor at one of Kentucky’s largest churches doesn’t mind the comparison.
Read More >Avoid pitfalls and encourage congregants to give online
Churches are more saturated than ever with options available to execute online giving. It’s almost as if you have to learn a second language just to make sense of it all.
Read More >Reduce planning fatigue with a short-term time frame
There are few books available for the church administrator’s craft and so Church Administration: Programs, Process, Purpose (Fortress Press, 2007) by Robert N. Bacher and Michael L. Cooper-White is a welcome and needed resource.
Read More >Seven key steps to help outfit your church choir
Is it time for new choir robes? Robes can represent a large investment, and you want to make the most of it.
Read More >‘ELMER GANTRY’: Why can’t the church put its house in order?
It was Wednesday evening New Community at Willow Creek Community Church and Bill Hybels had some “family” business to share with the congregation.
Read More >Safeguard employment practices in order to protect your church
Would your church’s insurance policy provide coverage if the church, the pastor, the board of directors, or the business manager was sued by an employee or former employee who claimed he or she was sexually harassed, wrongfully terminated or subjected to racial or sexual discrimination? Probably not, unless you have employment practices liability insurance (EPLI).
Read More >Mission possible: Motivational factors for charitable contributions
The number of charitable organizations in North America has been growing prolifically for more than a decade. As a result, people now have more options when considering their charitable contributions.
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