I guess the first question to answer in a "how-to" post on writing incident reports is "why?" Why is it necessary to write an incident report? Basically, it's about documentation. It's important to document any significant incident in your church, especially on your church property. If someone slips on a wet floor and is injured, the church's liability insurance might have to pay medical bills and other expenses … [Read more...]
How To Write An Operating Procedure
Some Thoughts On Writing One Of The Most Important Documents In Any Organization
The heart of any serious effort to develop infrastructure in the church is the Operating Procedure. Here on Executive Pastor Online, you'll find lots of content about infrastructure development and the role of the Management System in this process. More than any other document type in the Management System will be the Operating Procedure and associated forms, work instructions, effectiveness measures, etc. The … [Read more...]
The Reorder Point Based Supply System
How To Solve The Supply Replenishment Problem
A continuous challenge in the growing church is making sure every area has what it needs at all times regarding supplies. You know ... paper towels, cleaning materials, paper, and the myriad of other items required to sustain the ministry week to week. Have you ever sent someone to the convenience store on Sunday morning (right before the service starts) for AA batteries? Or how about running out of grape juice … [Read more...]
How To Write A Staff Policy Manual
A Few Words Of Guidance For Those Engaged In Writing This Very Important Set Of Policies And Procedures
I feel a little strange doing a post that is supposed to help church leaders organize and write a Staff Policy Manual. Why? It took me 7 years to write one for my church! That's bad. Right? Regardless, what I came up with has served our church very well, and I wanted to share. So, how do you write a Staff Policy Manual? The first order of business is to put a good outline together. What should your manual … [Read more...]