Author: Patrick
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Avoid these Grand Opening Bottlenecks
You’ve been praying, dreaming & planning about the launch of your church plant for years and now the day is approaching. Be sure your plans include contingencies for these very likely grand opening bottlenecks. Grand opening bottlenecks are caused by the spike in attendance created by your grand opening celebration. You’ve had a growing team…
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Church Page vs Church Group on Facebook
Have you ever been confused about whether to use a church Page vs church Group on Facebook? No, they aren’t the same thing, and you should probably know the difference before you jump in. The further you get down the path of using either a church Page vs church Group on Facebook, the harder it…
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Free Church Photo Release Forms
Having a fun event this summer? Great! Taking pictures, too? Even better! But you can’t just post those pictures on your church website or Facebook page without having signed church photo release forms. Here’s why: Jeopardizing Children Picture copyright issues aside, I see the biggest issue as children’s safety. Consider these scenarios that could very…
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Free Church Event Release Forms
Summer event season is upon us! I hope your church is reaching out, serving and spreading God’s love in your community. Whether you’ve planned the event or have coordinated supporting another organization’s event, you need to seriously consider using church event release forms. Remember permissions slips? Yeah, church event release forms are basically those. Especially…
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How to Pay Church Interns by Stipend
Paying church interns by stipend seems to be a common practice, so I’ve been looking at that in this 3-part series. Today you’ll learn how to pay church interns by stipend. But first, one last test: Are They a Volunteer? OK, so they failed the intern and contractor tests. Can’t we just call them a…
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Paying Church Interns as Contractors
In the first post of this series, I explored what an intern is as part of my research on paying church interns by stipend. That lead me to having to dig into what a contractor is and rules about paying church interns as contractors. Remember, there are 4 types of workers that can do any…
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Paying Church Interns by Stipend
Churches should be training grounds for ministry and leadership, but sometimes compensation gets complicated. I often get asked about paying church interns by stipend, so I decided to do some research. First, we need to understand that there are 4 types of workers that can do any work at your church: Employees Interns (more below)…
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3 Reasons to Use Facebook Check Ins
Facebook check ins are one of the lesser known and even lesser used tools built in to Facebook. But if you figure out how to use Facebook check ins, it could be an incredibly useful tool. When you use Facebook to post an update on a mobile device, your options are: Status (text) Photo (including…
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Easy Ideas to Create Church Facebook Page Content
It can be a part-time job to create church Facebook page content, but it has become an indispensable part of establishing your church plant online and in your community. The first and best thing you can do for your church Facebook page is posting interesting and useful content. “Content is King” has become such a…