I remember a post written by a senior leadership team member at Church Community Builder on the topic of "church systems and processes." It confirmed much of what I believe and have shared here on Executive Pastor Online about building a solid and effective infrastructure. I think it was a college football analogy as an example of how ... The church systems and processes you implement as a leader directly impact the … [Read more...]
Church Management Software And The General Ledger
Responding To The Many Church Leaders Hung Up On The "One Application Should Do Everything" Idea
I finally started to "get it" during a recent telephone conversation. My posts over the last year or more on the topic of Church Management Software (CMS) have resulted in many inquiries from readers who are making CMS selection decisions. For the most part, these conversations are with church leaders who have narrowed their search for an application down to 2 options. They want my input on why we selected Church … [Read more...]
Building Strong Infrastructure
Infrastructure Development ... One Of The First Steps For The New Executive Pastor
It could be argued that building a strong infrastructure is the most important responsibility of the new executive pastor. Consequently, in all of my coaching relationships, we spend most of our time discussing infrastructure. I've posted many times on the topic of infrastructure, in one way or another. Here's a list of relevant posts. Check them out! Leadership Fundamental – Developing Infrastructure is … [Read more...]
Donor Retention
Measuring Donor Retention Is A Good First Step In Any Donor Development Strategy
I've said (and written) it many times; "If you're not measuring it, you're probably not managing it." Words to live by, don't you think? I first posted on the topic of Donor Development a long time ago with ... Learning So Much About Church Donor Behavior! I was introducing a new tool I had found that makes "measurement" easy. The tool is a giving Capacity Assessor, and the company is MortarStone. We're still … [Read more...]