Practical information for church leaders on financial matters and other stuff
Vanguard is a financial investment company based in Philadelphia, PA. They didn’t pay for this blog post. In 1997 I attended a conference in Bryn Mawr which is a suburb of Philly. The first evening of our conference there was a reception for the … [Continue reading]
Custodian and Administrator Responsibilities Custodians have these primary responsibilities Room setup and teardown Cleanliness Maintenance Security Administrators are responsible for the work done (or not done) by the … [Continue reading]
There are 350,000 types of beetles. New beetles are discovered frequently in the tropics which are still being explored. Some estimate that beetles constitute over 20% of all current life-forms in the animal kingdom. Lady bugs, cockroaches, dung … [Continue reading]
Create spreadsheets (part 2 of 2) Create whatever spreadsheets help you. Below is a list of some that many administrators find useful: Room setups – this spreadsheet should list all rooms in rows, and the columns should have … [Continue reading]
A few decades ago I was visiting my best friend, Charlie, at his work when I heard a story about James Knight, the owner of Knight-Ridder Newspapers, and its flagship, the Miami Herald. Charlie worked for one of their papers, The Keynoter, a weekly … [Continue reading]
Create spreadsheets (part 1 of 2) Make a series of continually updated documents which contain a wealth of information and which are tools for the administrator, administrative assistants, and custodians. The cleaning and room setup and … [Continue reading]
Churches should have in their facilities policy a statement to the effect: The church reserves the right to not host and/or to evict people whose actions and/or beliefs are contrary to the church's spiritual tenets. The senior pastor and/or church … [Continue reading]
Immanuel God With Us God In Us God Through Us … [Continue reading]