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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Minister’s Housing Allowance Determination

A Process To Help Churches Help Their Staffs To Determine And Gain Approval For Their Housing Allowance Designations Each Year

One of the questions I get most often at this time of the year is the Minister’s Housing Allowance. Not what it is or anything, but instead how to implement a process for helping a minister determine it and facilitate the “board approval” required by the IRS tax code. The issue is how to have the board do the approval and show it on a document somewhere for each minister. This is especially an issue in larger … [Read more...]

Developing A “Plan And Execute” Culture

One Of The Most Important Responsibilities Of The Senior Church Leader

A critical part of any organizational culture is instilling the norm that we "plan and execute." It's not "ready, fire, aim." It's "aim, ready, fire!" But why is planning so important to the success of the organization? I'll borrow a quote from a previous post I wrote on strategic planning to answer this question. Why plan? Why is planning or “choosing a direction” so important? Especially in the church, it’s … [Read more...]

Developing Leaders

The Step By Step Process To Follow When It Comes To Developing Leaders In The Church

One of the most important (even critical) issues church leaders face is the challenge of finding leaders to enable and fuel the growth of their ministries. Without a good supply of leaders, a church will find it very difficult to grow, increasing conversions and expanding its impact on the community and beyond. And, if the church is focused on reaching the un-churched, developing leaders often involves getting them … [Read more...]

Serving Is Required!

How Can A Christ Follower Justify Not Serving In The Church?

I was recently talking to someone who attends our church about their need to serve. They faithfully come to church every Sunday but don’t serve anywhere. They were very reluctant, citing that they would love to serve, but they were “too busy.” The conversation prompted me to reflect on my own experience in the church just before deciding to follow Christ and just after. Back in 1998, my wife and I began to … [Read more...]