What should former employers do? o Sometimes a prospective employer will call a former employer regarding a potential employee in an attempt to get a reference. What should the former employer say or do? The answer is very simple: tell the … [Continue reading]
Church Business Meetings (part 3 of 3)
Posted on October 14, 2014 Written by
This the third part on church business meetings. In the first section I talked about how to make the membership reports more engaging; the second post was about church programs and reporting how they use their resources, both financial and people, to … [Continue reading]
Church Business Meetings (part 2 of 3)
Posted on October 7, 2014 Written by
This the second part on church business meetings and how they should change. The reason for the change is so the members and guests see the church as dynamic, not as static and boring. I believe that business must be engaging and not merely a … [Continue reading]
Church Business Meetings (part 1 of 3)
Posted on September 30, 2014 Written by
Most church business meetings are boring – at least the ones I’ve attended. They typically consist of three distinct areas: Numbers: someone presents financial numbers (without giving too much detail lest the audience doze off) and someone else … [Continue reading]
Protectiveness
Posted on September 23, 2014 Written by
One aspect of the life-cycle of churches has to do with their possessions. Early on the church has almost nothing. The church is typically pretty open about sharing its resources (loaning chairs and tables for instance) with others. When the … [Continue reading]
Top 10 Ways to Help the Finance Office (part 3 of 3)
Posted on September 16, 2014 Written by
A colleague asked me how staff and lay members can help the church’s Finance Office. Here is my top ten list; yours may be different – let me know what I left out. 8. Forms are not evil Most forms from the Finance Office are required by a … [Continue reading]
Top 10 Ways to Help the Finance Office (part 2 of 3)
Posted on September 9, 2014 Written by
A colleague asked me how staff and lay members can help the church’s Finance Office. Here is my top ten list; yours may be different – let me know what I left out. 4. Paying speakers more than $600 in a year requires paperwork If a person is … [Continue reading]
Top 10 Ways to Help the Finance Office (part 1 of 3)
Posted on September 2, 2014 Written by
A colleague asked me how staff and lay members can help the church’s Finance Office. Here is my top ten list; yours may be different, so please let me know what I left out. 1. Pay all bills on time The church doesn’t want to be seen as a … [Continue reading]