church-systems
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What are churches’ legal obligations for child check-in?
This comes with a MASSIVE disclaimer… this is NOT legal advice. Here’s what I’ve worked out so far… Education and Care Services National Regulations (Regulation 158.1) require that education and care service providers “must ensure that a record of attendance is kept for… Continue reading
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Reblog – Don’t confuse your church-support-network for your church-organisational-hierarchy
Christian brothers and sisters should invest relationally by encouraging each other, but don’t fall into the trap of thinking these “lines of encouragement” should be the organisational shape of your church. Why? Because it leads to Catholic hierarchal pope-ism. It… Continue reading
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Reblog – Quality in ministry for good and bad reasons
Striving for doing things well (quality) is neither good or bad, but it can be done for good or bad reasons. It’s not good to make things quality for quality’s sake. Neither to make you look impressive, or to make… Continue reading
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Reblog – Housework ministry
A church is a lot like a household (at least that’s one of the illustrations used the bible). And a house needs a lot of work to work. Its not all fun and games, its not all dinners with friends… Continue reading
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Categories for thinking about your church flock… (a.k.a. boxes to put people in)
Ok, I know that no-one – including myself – likes to be put in a box. When I take personality tests, I’m constantly trying to second guess what box they’re going to put me in and trying to offset that… Continue reading
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Why would you give a volunteer access to church data?
There’s a few things to think about before you give people access to contact details and other data. You’re not giving them access, you’re appointing them with responsibility. There are certain things people should do, and not do with private… Continue reading
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A better illustration than “trellis & vine”
The “trellis & vine” is a really helpful illustration in some ways. It helps clarify the difference between word/disciple ministry and upkeep/admin ministry. You can’t have one with out the other… even meeting up 1:1 to read the bible requires… Continue reading
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Few resources doesn’t mean lots of needs
People often get these two categories mixed up. Resources and Needs. That is, they’ll see a church that doesn’t have many resources; it doesn’t have a youth worker, it doesn’t have many staff, it doesn’t have growth group leaders; scripture… Continue reading
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Remember you’re dealing with two worlds
Both worlds are connected, both worlds influence each other. God is sovereign over both, and he created both. But even so, be careful not to confuse these worlds or imagine links between them that aren’t there. I’m talking about the… Continue reading
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Quality should be motivated by love
Some Christians just want quality for quality’s sake, or they think we need to match the world around us. Some Christians are wary of quality because they think its about manipulating feelings and that its all smoke a mirrors. But… Continue reading
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An average structure with brilliant execution will always* do better than a brilliant structure with average execution *’always’ is a gross exaggeration Continue reading
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