Featured Ebook
HOW TO RE-OPEN YOUR CHURCH SAFELY
Re-opening strategies • Make the most of your space • Hygiene considerations • Church bus PPE solutions • Preparing for a new worship era
Architecture & Design
CHURCH DESIGN TRENDS
Exterior elements • Fellowship spaces • Children’s + youth areas • Community-focused design • Multi-site design • “Green” elements • Revenue generation
COMMERCIAL CHURCH KITCHENS
Going commercial? 3 truths • Care & keeping • Power of the pivot in foodservice • Are kitchens going high-tech? • Get ready for 'go-time'
Capital Stewardship & Generosity
EXAMINING THE CHURCH GIVING LANDSCAPE NOW
3 experts share lessons learned during the coronavirus -- PLUS: The future of church giving • Increase giving amid COVID • Growth during drought
Data-Driven Ministry
TECH-DRIVEN CHURCH
What if the Church was on the cutting edge of technology? • Challenging lack of innovation, fear of change • The future of church tech
Facilities Management
HOW TO RE-OPEN YOUR CHURCH SAFELY
Re-opening strategies • Make the most of your space • Hygiene considerations • Church bus PPE solutions • Preparing for a new worship era
READYING YOUR FACILITY FOR THE NEW NORMAL
Drive cost savings • Create safer, cleaner spaces • Achieve peak building performance (even from afar) • Examining energy management suites (EMS)
Finance
Church Financial Wellness
Debt management • Estate planning • Retirement • Compensation • Emergency funds • Credit repair/use • Prevent identity theft • Women, money + gender bias
Finances & Administration for Church Leaders
• Planning for retirement • The clergy housing allowance • Negotiating compensation • Pastoral relations committees • Disability insurance • The social security outlook •…
HR & Staff Management
COMPENSATION BASICS
Compensation is always a challenging subject for church leaders -- but even more so right now during the pandemic. Get expert advice, here.
Mission: Accomplished
JEFF MAPES, SCOTT BIXBY & NORTHRIDGE CHURCH: Buy. Renovate. Build. Repeat?
Recently, Northridge Church in Rochester, NY, needed to buy, renovate and build. Flexible funding — and familiarity — fueled smooth expansion.
DR. JIMMY D. PRITCHARD + FIRST BAPTIST FORNEY: A careful, considered — and coordinated — approach to facility expansion
When this Texas church outgrew its facility, Jimmy Pritchard and his team knew exactly what (and who) they were looking for: the right partners.
MARK ALLEN + LIFE FELLOWSHIP: The right architectural partnership translates a dream into a reality
Mark Allen’s path to starting a church in Athens, Texas, began in 2005. Though it certainly wasn’t Mark's plan, God had something else in mind.
Risk Management
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION FORUM
Avoid insurance pitfalls • Assess risk points • Make a child abuse prevention plan • Expert strategies to better protect the children in your care
STOP CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Understand the risk • An effective safety system • Screening • Background checks • Abuse reporting • Responding to an allegation • Avoid insurance pitfalls
Insurance Essentials
4 tips for childcare safety • How to prevent theft, fraud & embezzlement • Cyber security • 3 potential threats as your church expands
