Featured Ebook
TOM LUNAK & CALVARY CHAPEL FORT LAUDERDALE: An informed approach to refinancing drives church growth
When this large church's loan approached maturity a few years ago, Lunak knew exactly what to look for in a refinancing partner.
Architecture & Design
In Pursuit of Family-Friendly Church Design
Expert advice — from the architects who envision these spaces and the church executives who recognized the need
The Architect as Partner
Architects, pastors and a CFO talk about how to navigate -- or better yet, avoid -- the usual challenges of a church building project
where light learns to speak®
• How to choose the right stained glass studio • A guide to stained glass window restoration • Protective covering: an integral part of preservation
Designing Worship Areas
How data impacts church design • Integrating church DNA • 3 vision-casting strategies
CHURCH FACILITIES: Building & Construction
Avoid cost overruns • An effective building process: 5 tenets • 5 facility "musts" for young families • 4 youth-friendly design ideas
Capital Stewardship & Generosity
Sustained Giving Strategies
Tried-and-true advice for driving a predictable cash flow at your church
Make Giving Click
Expert advice for using technology to identify, engage & cultivate first-time givers
Strategies for Cultivating Major Gifts
Did you know your church management software -- and the data within it -- can be a big help?
Capital Stewardship Success Stories
How 6 pastors -- with 6 different church growth & building projects -- funded their visions, raising between $5 million and $24 million+
Church Management Software
How to Drive Connection & Assimilation Using Church Management Software: Expert Advice
• What effective assimilation looks like • High tech for high touch • Shopping for a new ChMS? 10 questions
Church Transportation
Selecting the Right Bus for Your Church
How to make sure you get the best, safest bus for your most precious cargo
Data-Driven Ministry
How Data Can Drive Better Ministry
Your church management software is a treasure trove of actionable information … but only if you know how to mobilize it.
Get Smart About Expansion
How ChMS data can help you make an educated new-campus decision
Facilities Management
Church Facility Stewardship
The 4 pillars to good facility stewardship -- plus, case studies & the cost of not investing *now*
Finance
Best Practices Forum: Financial Stewardship
What lenders look for • Does your church really need financial reserves? • When refinancing makes sense
Church Financial Wellness
Debt management • Estate planning • Retirement • Budgeting • Compensation • Using credit responsibly • Emergency fund planning • Finances for the "sandwich generation"
Finances & Administration for Church Leaders
• Planning for retirement • The clergy housing allowance • Negotiating compensation • Pastoral relations committees • Disability insurance • The social security outlook •…
Lifetime Learning
Equipping Pastors for Counseling
Church leaders are being called on to provide counseling for an ever-widening array of issues their members face. Are you prepared?
Leadership Development Options for Busy Church Leaders
Which skills are most in-demand today — and how can you make this training work for you?
Advancements in MDiv & DMin Training
For busy full-time church leaders, an MDiv or DMin degree might seem out of reach. Here’s the reality.
Counseling Training Options for Pastors
Expert perspectives on the counseling expectations of church leaders today; plus, common pitfalls, and how to rise to the challenge
Mission: Accomplished
JEFF WILSON & SEVERNS VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH: A heart for the ministry of building & construction
This huge project finished on time and under budget, all with an expanded scope. Here’s how.
TOM LUNAK & CALVARY CHAPEL FORT LAUDERDALE: An informed approach to refinancing drives church growth
When this large church's loan approached maturity a few years ago, Lunak knew exactly what to look for in a refinancing partner.
JOEL SIMS & WORD OF LIFE CHURCH: Leading a legacy
With $29.4 million in building projects completed, Word of Life's story started with a late pastor’s vision and culminated with his son’s own unique legacy.
BOBBY HART & FIRST BAPTIST TULSA: Defying space & thriving downtown
Despite being landlocked, the church recently finished 92,000+ square feet of stunning new preschool, children's & adult education space.
ON THE MONEY
3 financial experts tackle church leaders' biggest challenges
DR. WAYLON BAILEY & FBC COVINGTON: Highly relational, by design
In form and function, relationship is at the heart of everything FBC Covington does as a church. Here’s how that commitment translates into its design.
Pastor-Friendly A/V
Pastor-Friendly Audio
Choosing the best mic for your message • Are your wireless mics illegal? • The REAL cost of audio equipment • Training the tech team
Risk Management
Protecting the Kids in Your Care
Expert advice for protecting the church’s children against sexual abuse and bullying — plus, how to mitigate internet-use risks
Disaster Recovery & Communications
Practical, expert advice for a scary subject
Church Security & Surveillance
Expert advice for helping to prevent — and, if necessary, respond to — a security emergency on your campus
Insurance Essentials
4 tips for increased church childcare safety • How to prevent theft, fraud & embezzlement
Do Mission Trips Put Your Religious Organization at Risk?
Expert advice for protecting your members, staff and volunteers while they’re abroad
Disaster Prevention & Recovery Best Practices
Best practices to employ before, during and after disaster strikes -- and the communication tools that should be in every church’s toolbox