As a church leader, you know there's a "routine" to ministry related to the calendar. Our days are filled with various activities and different priorities depending, among other things, on the time of year. It's the fall season, and we are all focused on executing plans for the fall put in writing many months ago. Of course, we're also focused on planning for the coming calendar year. Church staff is having … [Read more...]
Creating The Annual Budget
The Annual Process Of Developing The Budget, Along With A Few Pointers
As an Executive Pastor, one of the things I could never avoid was doing the budget for the church each year. The budget was due to the eldership in early December, and it took a bunch of work to get it together. I typically started working on it in mid to late September. I wanted to share the process I went through each year and a few pointers. I’ll assume your church uses QuickBooks or some other application that … [Read more...]
The Big Event … Scheduling And Theme
An Important Part Of Planning And Executing Any Big Event
I wanted to share my thoughts on and our process for planning and executing big events. We're talking about events like our Easter Eggstravaganza, Easter weekend, Kids' Camp, Stretch (Middle School Camp), and Christmas Eve. Planning for an event like Kids' Camp begins late in the year with Strategic Planning. One of the activities we spend time on during our annual planning sessions is brainstorming and agreeing … [Read more...]
Church Strategic Plan
Another Important "Thing To Do" As Church Leaders At This Time Of Year
Statement of Purpose The Strategic Plan is the church’s guiding document developed by the church staff and Leadership Team, containing the detailed plan for accomplishing the church’s mission. It is always available via the Management System, functioning as the primary tool for communication and staff accountability. The bottom line is this; the Strategic Plan is “the plan,” demanding the attention, focus, and … [Read more...]