For years we have assumed that what the general church says is the “Mission” of the church, is in fact the mission of every church. This might be true of the pastors, or a few key leaders, but most of the people in the pews have little understanding of the mission of the church, nor …
Category: Administration & Organization
By Steve Petty “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?” Luke 14:28 NRSV It’s not always just the cost in money. Money is simply the way we purchase materials. The most essential building material since the …
The steps so far have brought us to our final action – signing a reasonable contract. We now understand clearly who can rent our facility. We understand the types of long-term and short-term rentals and the costs of renting each space. We have established policies that honor our buildings and our staff and are easily …
Most of the sacred events that take place in church are worship events led by the church clergy, but there may be a significant number of events that vary from that norm. It will be most helpful if the church has well-established policies to guide the church and the user through a helpful process and …
My guess is that most churches have almost no idea what it costs them to operate their buildings as rentals. Plus, if you are United Methodist, you have additional hidden costs which can be cancerous to the operation, which we will discuss later. When you operate a business, it is important to understand your costs. …
People pay money to attend events in your building. This helps to pay for the building. The most obvious way this happens is that your congregation’s members and friends give money in the plate and with annual contributions. When outside groups ask to rent part or all of our facility, we may ask them to …
I’ve noticed a lot of churches today are reorganizing their operating structure. I hear about Simple Board Governance, Single Board Operations, Streamlining, Downsizing, Effective Ministry, Winning Teams, and on and on. All of them are attempts to create new more efficient operating procedures. There is an old truism that comes to mind: “Any plan will …
So, your team just won the World Series and you are on your way home from Disneyland/world, and you think to yourself, how do I keep this level of high performance from this great team? For all the great stories about teams that went from last to first – even Jesus tells some stories about …