Enough theory. Time to execute.
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Do Church Boards Have to Use Robert’s Rules of Order?
A church planter challenged me recently on whether church boards have to use Robert’s Rules of Order to conduct meetings. I started digging around and opened a whole can of worms. His question came from a common place: I haven’t met a church planter yet that likes (understands?) Robert’s Rules. But it also came with […]
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How to Review a Worship Facility Lease (with FREE Worship Facility Lease Checklist)
If you’re on the hunt to rent meeting space for your church, you need to know how to review a worship facility lease. Here’s how: Lease contracts come in all shapes and sizes. Don’t just hope that they’ve included all the important details. Likewise, don’t just hope that they didn’t put any onerous clauses in […]
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How to Feed Those Who Are Just Not Getting Fed Anymore
The following is a guest post by Barry Smith of YouChoose.Community, a friend, veteran church planter, assessor, coach, author and nonprofit founder. We’ve all heard it, and it can be paralyzing: “I’m just not getting fed anymore!” It’s a dagger to the heart. It’s the comment that breaks the pastor’s back. The phrase that makes […]
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Use This 1 Trick to Pick Church Software
All of the choices that available in just about every category can make it confusing when you have to pick church software. This one trick will bring the most clarity and make your decision easier. The church planters I support ask me from time to time which software in a given category is best: church […]
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Are These 3 Church Software Services on a Collision Course?
There are lots of church software services that are doing great things to serve staff and congregants alike. Increasingly, I see these 3 software categories on a collision course. It used to be that you’d have to find a different vendor for each of these: electronic giving church management software (ChMS) mobile app But already […]
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How to Digitally Sign Church Legal Documents to Save Time
How can you get legal documents signed quickly when your signer is across town or across the country? Use one of these digital signature software options to digitally sign church legal documents. Whether you’re a corporation or an unincorporated association, every church organization has legal documents to sign, like meeting minutes and bylaws. The old […]
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Beware of a Fake Annual Report Notice in Your Mail
The tricksters are back at it, mailing out a fake annual report notice to unsuspecting churches. Here’s what they’re up to, how to spot it, and what to do. Depending on your state (see my growing reference list), your church corporation has to file some kind of annual renewal. It lets the state know that […]
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Use this Free Mobile Expense Report App to Save Time
Filing expense reports used to be a painful, manual process. Thanks to free mobile expense report app options, it’s now a lot faster and easier. Ever lost a receipt before turning it in for reimbursement? Worse, ever had to tape original receipts three to a page on a blank sheet for submission? I have suffered […]
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Isn’t Collecting Church Metrics Unspiritual? It Depends…
I’ve heard objections over the years about collecting church metrics. The hardest one to wrestle down is this: counting things at church is somehow sinful, prideful, or otherwise unspiritual. I’ve seen collecting church metrics result in fueling excitement, growth and outreach. I’ve seen it send pastors into depression and kill the morale of a Launch […]
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