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Leading a church is hard work. We get it. And the church leader is burdened with more than the organizational needs. They carry the weight of their congregation’s personal hopes, dreams, struggles, and failures – often at great sacrifice. The calling of a pastor is no small thing. Our curated resources for the local church will help bring clarity on areas of church leadership that you may simply have not had time to consider. We love the church. We believe in her calling. Stand strong.

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13 Senior Pastor Mistakes That Flatline Growth

The following is a guest post from Brian Jones of Senior Pastor…

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Board of Directors Job Responsibilities

  Any member in a position of leadership in the organization, holding a position on the Board of Directors, or serving on committees, or in chapter leadership, who feels they are unable to support the mission and written policies of the organization, should tender a resignation as a volunteer leader.  Non-church nonprofits should consider developing an official Board of Directors Job Description that outlines everything that is expected of a board member. In addition 501c3 nonprofits should expect 4-6 board meetings a year with at least one in person to fulfill the federal requirements. The following…

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Multitasking Has It’s Downside

  This post is a repost of an original written by Ernie Smith at Associations Now.  You can read the original here.   Why taking a step back from doing multiple tasks at once may be the best decision you’ll make all day.  Tackling several tasks simultaneously can feel really good if done right. The problem is, this strategy is often done wrong, and it’s easy to get offtrack. Plus, when it’s done wrong, it can really stress you out. That’s the take of Votenet Marketing Director Jenn Barton, who says that you may just be better…

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Ambushed in the Church Parking Lot

  This article was originally posted at ChurchExecutive.com in October, 2014. It has been reposted by permission.   Examining mandatory reporting of “reportable” sexual offenses involving minors It’s Sunday morning, and a senior pastor is walking across the church parking lot. He’s still processing the sermon he just delivered. Trying to focus on a thousand other details, he notices a 30-something male — a church member — approaching. “Pastor, I need to tell someone,” the man says. “I viewed child pornography online multiple times in the past month, and I feel terrible about it.” Before the pastor…

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Something Better Than Success

Early this week I had a breakdown in my usual upbeat attitude…

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Are Evangelicals Changing Their Minds on Gay Marriage?

  If you were to read the Time.com story, “How Evangelicals Are…

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Pastoral Compensation

For some reason, the discussion of money and church staff is always…

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5 Surefire Ways To Sharpen Your Skills

When I was a young(er) man I started reading and listening to…

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Why We Chose BlueFire Donations

  For both churches and nonprofits alike, your ability to engage web…

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5 Ways Your Church Can Improve a Visitor’s Welcome

The following post was so incredibly short AND beneficial we decided to…

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New Partnership Means More Savings!

We are very happy to be able to announce that we have come to agreements with two new vendors that have been missing for our members.   We are proud to introduce Donor Tools, a cloud based nonprofit donor management solution, and Aware 3, a mobile app development platform.     With unlimited users, unlimited donations, smart tags, multiple names, donation splits, online donations, Quickbooks™ integration, MailChimp integration, and lots more, it is the perfect solution for smaller nonprofits and budgets. To learn more about Donor Tools and to discover the amazing 25% discount available when you join AACN,…

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Three Questions to Ask About Your Church’s Financial Management

Dan Busby, President of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, asks three…

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