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 [...]
Northeast Pastors’ Network
posted on November 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – Way Better Than Disney
posted on October 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Going Door-to-Door to Assess Stakeholders
posted on October 16, 2009 2 Comments
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. [...]
Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – New Bodies, Finally
posted on October 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Strategic Planning Operating Procedure
posted on October 2, 2009 5 Comments
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 [...]
CLEAR Women’s Brunch – 9/12/09
posted on September 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
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. [...]
Strategic Planning – Step by Step
posted on September 20, 2009 2 Comments
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 [...]
Is Membership a “Requirement” to be a Paid Staff Member?
posted on September 11, 2009 3 Comments
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 [...]
