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

Q&A: Christian school design

If starting a school is on your church’s horizon, you’ll appreciate the advice of these two knowledgeable architecture experts.

Design Trends to Watch: 2018

Two experienced architects discuss emerging (& expiring) trends -- including multisite & multi-generational design strategies

Children's Spaces

Is your facility too hot, too cold, or just right? 5 proven strategies to achieve the right mix

Engaging Spaces

How to ensure a truly engaging worship space, by design

CHURCH FACILITIES: Building & Construction

How to relocate without losing members, stay on time & on budget, and renovate without regrets

Strategies for Cultivating Major Gifts

Did you know your church management software -- and the data within it -- can be a big help?

BEST PRACTICES FORUM: Technology

• Church data matters, because people matter • Apps that engage • Make giving simple

How to Retain & Expand Supporters Through Digital Giving: A Remote Roundtable

• How to use “social listening” to get more donations for your church • 5 steps to turn non-givers into givers

In Sync & On Target

How giving consistency -- across multiple campuses -- drives better ministry, increased magnanimity & more efficient church management

Capital Stewardship Success Stories

How 6 pastors -- with 6 different church growth & building projects -- funded their visions, raising between $5 million and $24 million+

Planned Giving

What it is, how it works, and the results your church can expect

Creating a Culture of Generosity (Vol. 2)

Mobile giving for multisites; using giving data for ministry; how mobile giving cuts staff time & heartache -- and more

Creating a Culture of Generosity

Engaging first-time givers; 3 myths about church giving technology; best practices for reaching budget goals

BEST PRACTICES FORUM: Technology

• Church data matters, because people matter • Apps that engage • Make giving simple

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

Selecting the Right Bus for Your Church

Leading church transportation experts help you choose wisely + ensure that bus operation and maintenance are safe and risk-free

Get Smart About Expansion

How ChMS data can help you make an educated new-campus decision

BEST PRACTICES FORUM: Technology

• Church data matters, because people matter • Apps that engage • Make giving simple

Church Facility Stewardship

The 4 pillars to good facility stewardship -- plus, case studies & the cost of not investing *now*

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 • Budget planning • Dealing with an inheritance • Compensation • Using credit responsibly • Emergency fund planning

Church Financial Planning

Decoding the refinancing process • Borrowing vs. capital campaigns • Facility re-purposing pros & cons • Ministry expansion financing: 10 tips

Finances & Administration for Church Leaders

• Planning for retirement • The clergy housing allowance • Negotiating compensation • Pastoral relations committees • Disability insurance • The social security outlook •…

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

Leadership Training Options for Pastors

The leadership and management skills development that are most in-demand among busy church leaders -- and how online education helps

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.

SIMEON MAY, PHILL MARTIN & THE CHURCH NETWORK:

Equipping the ministry of church management for 60+ years

COLLIN LUCAS & CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP OF LIVERMORE: Bigger vision = better alignment + larger lending needs

How Lucas' secular business background has proven instrumental in helping build -- and fund intelligently -- the church’s rapidly expanding infrastructure

CLAY SCROGGINS & NORTH POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH: Leveraging influence at every level

The author of "How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority" talks about leading left, right & up

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

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

Active Shooter Awareness & Training

Examining the very real threat of an active-shooter situation -- and what can your church can do to mitigate it