Author: Patrick
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How Obama’s New Overtime Laws Affect Churches
I haven’t found much written yet about how Obama’s new overtime laws affect churches. Will you be ready when they take effect December 1? Nobody wants their church to be caught off guard when a significant change like this rolls around. I started looking into it, and here’s what I found: UPDATE: As of Nov…
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How to Get Obamacare Refund for Churches
Did you know that there’s an Obamacare refund for churches? Even if you’re a new church, if you’ve started paying payroll, this might be money you could put back into ministry. When congress passed Obamacare, they knew it could be hard for smaller employers and nonprofits to make the switch, so they added this lesser-known…
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Free Time Card for Part-Time Church Staff
Not every church employee is full-time or salaried. Do you have to use a time card for part-time church staff? It seems like such a hassle if they always work the same number of hours each week, even if it’s only fifteen. The short answer is yes – you really do have to use a…
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10 Things to Consider When Shooting Church Staff Video Bios
As you’re building the website for your church plant, you should consider including church staff video bios instead of just pictures on your staff page. Staff Pages Rank High Most people will check out a church’s website before their first visit. But which pages do they hit when they’re deciding whether or not to come?…
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5 Creative Ideas for Church Missions Teams
You have a sponsoring or supporting church that wants to send a missions team to help you get your new church plant started. Want some good uses of the free labor? Here are 5 creative ideas for church missions teams: These ideas are roughly in chronological order based on when a planter would typically use…
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How to Sync Church Calendars to Save Your Sanity
Ever get sick of having to create the same church event over and over on different platforms? If only you could sync church calendars so you only had to enter each event once! It usually goes like this: you’ve planned an event for your church plant. It’s going to be awesome. You need to get…
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Can Churches Sell T-Shirts? 4 Things You Need to Know
It seems innocent enough – you bought t-shirts with your church logo and you want to sell them in your ‘lobby’. It’s not like you’re making a huge profit. Mostly you’re just trying to get your brand and website out there. But can churches sell t-shirts without any tax ramifications? I found bits and pieces…
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How to Use a Church Drip Campaign
Ever had trouble remembering to send followup emails to guests of your church? Or getting a staff member or a volunteer to? Setting up a church drip campaign is a great way to create a consistent, timely series of followup emails or SMS messages so you don’t have to remember. With a church drip campaign,…
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What to Leave Off your Church Connection Card
The church connection card has been around for decades. They even predate churches using computers. Here’s a question – is your church connection card still asking the same questions as those old cards we used to grab from the back of the pew and fill out with the golf pencil? Current generations are less trusting…