Category: Facility
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How to Form a Church Security Team
Forming a church security team is an important part of your church emergency response plan. Having even a small team of trained people is as important as the plan itself. I used to work as a bank teller, handling cash day in and day out. We had regular training on robbery awareness and planning. The…
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4 Keys to Creating a Church Emergency Response Plan
How does your church plant go about creating a church emergency response plan? There are 4 keys to having a solid plan in place. Gone are the days of burying our heads in the sand. I know this is a potentially touchy subject, but it’s one that every church needs to put at least some…
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4 Reasons Not to Piecemeal a Church Plant Equipment Package
Ordering a church plant equipment package to support weekly worship gatherings is a major expense, whether it’s minimal or huge & complex. You have 2 basic options for getting all that stuff: order it from a vendor that puts packages together for you, or piecemeal a system together yourself. Working with dozens of church planters…
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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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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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5 Church Plant Facility Lease Surprises to Avoid
The following is a guest post by my friend and operations guru, Greg Hubbard. He helps church planters through his ministry at the Orchard Group which focuses on planting churches in global cities. The most significant contract a new church enters is a lease agreement for office space and/or a Sunday worship venue. Just like…
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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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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%…