In my role as Executive Pastor, one of the things I can never avoid is doing the budget for the church each year. That’s right! Along about October/November the budget is due to the eldership, and it takes a bunch of work to get it together.
I thought this year I would share the process and [...]
Budgeting – It’s That Time of Year!
November 25, 2009
Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – The Wisdom of Patience
Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing!
I’ve included his most recent contribution, The Wisdom of Patience below. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE.
One reason we can’t see God at [...]
November 16, 2009
Leadership Evangelism Operating Procedure
1. Purpose
The purpose of this operating procedure is to establish, document, and communicate the process for intentionally identifying, assessing, developing, and deploying leaders at Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV).
2. Scope
The leadership evangelism process should be used by Ministry Staff to identify and deploy leaders into ministry for the good of the church (Ephesians 4:11-13). [...]
November 7, 2009
Northeast Pastors’ Network
As you know, I am Executive Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley here in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Like other churches, we are very serious about reaching people who don’t have a relationship with Jesus in our area. We also feel called to help other Independent Christian Churches (ICC) in our area to do [...]
November 6, 2009
Should churches require their staffs to tithe?
Not too long ago, the network of church leaders with whom I routinely communicate was discussing the issue of staff member tithing. It’s that time of year! I was surprised by the amount of churches that communicate it as an expectation of staff but don’t check to see if it’s actually happening.
I have an old [...]
October 24, 2009
Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – Way Better Than Disney
Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing!
I’ve included his most recent contribution, Way Better Than Disney below. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE.
My grandmother was born in 1923 and [...]
October 21, 2009
Back to Basics
I have a love/hate relationship with wakeup calls. You know, when you are reminded by someone that you’re not doing what you know you should be doing. Have you ever had that kind of a wakeup call? I love the fact that someone comes along and says “hello!” and points out the obvious. But, I [...]
October 16, 2009
Going Door-to-Door to Assess Stakeholders
How many people do you know that enjoy going door-to-door? If you’ve done this yourself you know what I mean. Regardless of the purpose, spending a day going door-to-door takes courage and is not usually much fun.
Every year here at Christ’s Church of the Valley we spend several days working on our Strategic Plan. The [...]
October 11, 2009
The Fundamentals of Leadership
You know, I’m getting “longer in the tooth” everyday adding more and more years of leadership experience to my resume as I go. I’ve been at it for a very long time. I remember my first “paid” leadership position was at the young age of 18. I was a lead operator on an automated electroplating [...]
October 8, 2009
Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – New Bodies, Finally
Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing. I love this stuff!
I’ve included his most recent contribution, New Bodies, Finally below. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE.
On July 24, 2000, [...]
October 2, 2009
Strategic Planning Operating Procedure
Purpose
The purpose of this operating procedure is to establish, document, and communicate the process for strategic planning at Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV).
Scope
The strategic planning process is used by ministry staff to evaluate the organization’s performance, in terms of meeting stakeholder needs, and to develop a plan to better meet those needs during the [...]
September 30, 2009
You’ve got to Love the Endless Supply of Mixed Metaphors!
It’s amazing to me how frequently you hear a mixed metaphor. Maybe it’s just me, but I am hypersensitive to the use of them. I have said to my friends many times that I am going to start making and keeping a list of mixed metaphors. I will add to the list every time I [...]
September 24, 2009
CLEAR Women’s Brunch – 9/12/09
On Saturday, September 12, 2009, Christ’s Church of the Valley hosted its quarterly CLEAR Women’s Brunch event. Terri Stone and Diane Karchner lead this event, and they’re doing a great job with it. Each quarter, women from the church and community show up to connect with one another, have fun, and hear an inspiring message.
Terri teaches [...]
September 20, 2009
Strategic Planning – Step by Step
Developing a “plan and execute” culture in the local church is critical to success! Here’s a “step by step” description of the process of developing a strategic plan. This can be done in a fairly short time and without much difficulty and cost. Check this out and give it a try!
Stakeholder Needs
Using numerous data sources [...]
September 11, 2009
Is Membership a “Requirement” to be a Paid Staff Member?
I’m part of a fairly large (90+) network of independent Christian church executive pastors, and we often engage one another in discussions on various topics. Recently, there’s been much discussion about whether or not a church staff member needs to be part of the church. Let me clarify this a bit more. Should involvement in [...]
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November 26, 2009
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