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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Strategic Planning

A Step By Step Outline Of A Pretty Good Strategic Planning Process

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! Flowchart Stakeholder Needs Using numerous data sources (internal opinion surveys, external demographic studies, performance metrics, … [Read more...]

Church Management Software

Some Interesting Conversations And Observations Lately On This Topic

I have conversations with church leaders about Church Management Software (CMS) almost daily. If you've been a reader for a while, you know that I consider a church's choice of CMS providers to be one of the most critical. And, as you also know, our church has been a happy Church Community Builder customer for a long time. I think it was late 2011 when we first talked to them, and our implementation was done … [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...]