Each of the three days of this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held in Dallas October 9-11, will have a full schedule of sessions of interest to pastors, executive pastors, and leadership teams at churches of all sizes. The sessions, covering a wide variety of...
Church leaders, are always striving to maintain the balance between good leadership and the management of their ministries. With this comes joys as well as challenges. If you're struggling with a particular issue that you can’t seem to figure out how to get past,...
Welcome back everyone, this month’s email question comes from Mark C. in Arizona, who asks, ” I recently became the leader of my tech team and I want to know how to make everyone more involved and more proactive”. Well Mark is not alone, this is a question I...
Influencing a group of people to work together, in harmony is what leadership is all about.
Growth is slow and quiet. It happens in tiny, often imperceptible ways. Sudden moments of success often come with years of faithful work out in the field. Even the harvest of a single season begins with planting and patiently cultivating for growth. As you invest in...
Tommy Lozure, Music Production Department Chair at Visible Music College, discusses how to train volunteers so that they feel comfortable behind a console or running audio from a tablet during worship services and other events. An essential component to effective...
It can be challenging to manage the morale of church volunteers. There are many reasons why volunteers may experience low morale; from burnout, to stress, to interpersonal conflicts. However, a church's success often relies on volunteer engagement, and it's impossible...
The 2023 Church Facilities Expo (CFX) is looking for church leaders who are passionate about helping others! Come share your tips and strategies that will help attendees build their skills and training so they can focus more on their mission and less on the...
When we want to build a successful church media team, we need to start the process by understanding where everyone fits. There is a phrase that I often like to quote that I am sure you have heard many times. It states “a Jack of all trades is a master of none” –...
In our next webinar, church security expert Simon Osamoh will reveal how to use staff training as well as technology to identify potentially dangerous behaviors of individuals in and around your worship facility to prevent catastrophic events before they occur. The...
Joe Precup, Director of Operations at DTK Facilities, discusses challenges to facility maintenance needs, whether janitorial or staff management, in an ever-changing and unpredictable economy. During this episode, Joe will outline an acronym that will help your team...
Churches have fully integrated their services with technology such as sound equipment, projectors, televisions, and computers. This has created a culture around how to use this technology within a church service. Whether it's the worship team using PowerPoint so that...
Another frequent question I was asked at CFX in Dallas was “How to grow your church tech team”. Having a church tech team is essential to every church. Unfortunately most churches don't know how to grow their tech team. Let me help guide you on how to build a church...
Never forget, these amazing volunteers can make you look and sound great every week and you can’t do your job without them.
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in their study of attacks on Houses of Worship, said communication and preparedness are key to preventing attacks at worship facilities, and if they should occur, surviving...
I passionately believe that volunteers are and should always be a key part of any church/ministry media team. Because of that, how we work with them is a critical part of our leadership. In this post I want to look at how we address a situation where the volunteer...
We’ve all inappropriately handled our emotions at work. We’ve either stifled our feelings when we should’ve shared them, or we’ve spewed emotions when we should’ve stayed silent. Below are six best practices that have helped me vent in a constructive manner as an...
Understanding how to be consistent is one of the keys of being a great leader
The piano beckoned, as the choir sang, and the minister seemed to be calling my name personally. The words of the beloved hymn invited me forward, “Just as I am.” My heart melted in the warm embrace of coming forward to give my life to Jesus. The whole...
It may be easier than you think to help get your volunteers with disabilities involved in your church’s ministries.
Are you being intentional with your hospitality? Do your guests agree?