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...]
Writing Job Descriptions
How To Write A Job Description Step By Step
One of the things I’m frequently asked about is how to write a good job description. I share copies of many of the job descriptions my church has written over the years in the Resources area of my site. Today, I thought I would share my “two cents” on how to write one. Obviously there are a number of different approaches to writing a job description. I have seen many, especially since becoming an Executive Pastor. … [Read more...]
How To Increase Your Auditorium Seating Capacity
The Story Of How We Increased Our Seating Capacity By Almost 25% With One Very Simple Idea
It was during a Management Team meeting that one of the best ideas I’d ever heard was suggested. Shortly after moving from a movie theater to our 19-acre campus, into a building that was too small from the start, we were discussing our need to increase the seating capacity of the auditorium (multi-purpose space). At the time, we were able to seat up to 350. Of course, we had increased the number of services to the … [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...]