Author: Patrick
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How to Prepare Church Giving Statements
Often at this time of year I field questions about whether churches have to file annual donation statements. Here is what you need to know about how to prepare church giving statements. First off, your church doesn’t have to file any statements or records with the IRS. The church giving statements are mailed to the…
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Obamacare for Church Plants
When the latest phase-in of Obamacare rolled out last summer [2015], I discovered that church plants could no longer have employees each get their own family plan and then get reimbursed by the church. [UPDATE 2018: a new law allows churches to reimburse once again] So church plants were left with 2 options: offer no…
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How to Do a Church Plant Name Change
Sometimes you just can’t get around a church plant name change. Here’s what you need to do. There are a couple of things that might be forcing the name change: You incorporated early with a placeholder name and now you’ve settled on the permanent name You incorporated early with a name that is a complete…
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5 Ways to Use Your Church Plant Target Area Map
Whether you’re planting a church in a community that’s new to you or returning to plant in your home town, you need to be an expert on your community. Here are 5 great ways to use a church plant target area map to help you make a difference in your town. Free Church Plant Target…
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How to Podcast Church Plant Sermons
Podcasting sermons has always been complicated & confusing for me. And I’m pretty handy with software stuff. There have been a couple of decent but limited tools that have come & gone over recent years, but figuring out how to podcast church plant sermons has been off my radar for a while. Turns out, it…
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Free Soft Demographic Reports
This is an update to my post about free soft demographic reports from July 2012. Experian, whom you may know as one of the big three credit bureaus, has been amassing both hard & soft demographic data for years that gives them (and now you) insight into people in your area. They’ve carved up American…
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Craft these 9 Pieces to Your Church Plant Followup Process
Church plant guest followup will always be about people and relationships, but a few simple systems and tools will make staff & volunteers’ jobs easier and multiply their effectiveness. The brutal reality is that you will have a church plant followup process whether it’s an intentional one or an accidental, haphazard one. Making it solid…
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Practice Church Plant Guest Followup
Making guests feel welcomed and wanted is an important part of building a healthy church culture. So important that you need to practice your church plant guest followup process before your grand opening. Maybe you’ve dreamed up or read about a killer guest followup strategy. Whatever it is, there are going to be a lot…
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Why You Should Arrange for Church Launch Food Trucks
There are lots of things you can do to celebrate your church plant’s Grand Opening. Here’s a great idea I got from Grace City Church which recently launched in San Diego: Arrange for Church Launch Food Trucks As he was networking in the community, Randall ran into a local food truck event that donated 10%…