Last week, I had the privilege of attending a conference for Elders and church leaders from FIEC churches, where the theme centred around the role of the shepherd.
Join Gavin as he concludes our church management series by looking at the benefits of good church management!
Wondering where to start with The Church Office podcast? Worried about missing out on some of our favourite episodes? Here’s our top 5 podcast episodes…
Recently The Church Office team has been out and about quite a lot so we thought we’d give you an update on where we’ve been and where we’re going to be.
As Easter approaches and we start our preparations, we wanted to help out. So we've gathered together some helpful websites and videos with ideas for both virtual and in-person Easter services.
As of February this year, The Church Office has officially changed from a charity to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
What does the circus, an orchestra and the secret service have in common? Or to put it another way, how would you describe the role of a church administrator?
Here's part 2 of our results from The Church Office 'Check-in' Survey!
Part 1 of the results are in from our 'Check-in' survey!
What has a broken flake on a 99-ice-cream got to do with church administration I hear you ask? Good question....bear with me....!
We thought this would be a good point for a check-in. Are there any tricks we’re missing or is there anything you’d like to see more of?
Welcome to The Church Office blog! Join Gavin as he talks about the struggles of keeping the gospel central in behind the scenes work and how we hope this blog will encourage you.
When I was watching an NFL match recently, one of the most striking observations I made was how much they celebrate. What would it look like to celebrate the wins in our churches?
Not only does goodness describe God's character, but it also describes His work. So how can we bring expression to God’s goodness through our roles serving behind the scenes in church life?
Last time we saw how there can be an argument for having a separate charity for carrying out some ministries, particularly the social action ministries, but that this is not always necessary.
In our considerations thus far I have primarily been considering charities under which a church operates. But are these suitable for specialist ministries such as Social Action?
What are the objectives of the charity? In the answer to this question lies the very essence for which the charity is being created. It is important to get this right.
In some ways it might be thought that, in an ideal world, the trustees and elders should be the same people to avoid the 'double-headed monster' syndrome we discussed last time.
Although a church does not have to be a charity this is increasingly the norm, especially if the church wishes to enjoy the tax benefits afforded to charities through the gift aid scheme.
In the UK most churches have charitable status. Several also have associated charities, often to help facilitate a ministry to those who are poor or in need.
CIO stands for Charitable Incorporated Organisation and it is a new form of legal structure for a charity that came into existence about 10 years ago.
An examination of Mark 6:30-44, seeing how Jesus handles a big event (feeding more than 5000 people a long way from the nearest supermarket surely qualifies!), makes an interesting Bible study.
Here are 5 Top Tips for Managing Church Finances.
Picture with me a house that has been subject to a flood. The damage is substantial, and it is going to need complete rebuilding. There might be two approaches that you could take.
Capacity for work is a topic all leaders and administrators do well to take note of. Your ability to achieve any task is impacted by a number of external factors and personal issues.
Many people believe that social media is primarily for young people or that older people do not use it. Maybe this was true 10 years ago but it is definitely not the case now!
Change, especially in a church context, can often be a daunting thought. We invited Graeme Hunter to share his thoughts on what successfully implementing change in churches can look like.
The first principle of effective communications in the church can be summed up as the right message, to the right people, at the right time for the glory of God.
It's easy to put the gospel aside whilst trying to complete all the tasks off of your checklist, so how can we make sure we keep the gospel central?
In the first article of our mini church management series, Gavin looks at how the church calendar has changed over the last 25 years.
In the second installment of our church management mini series, Gavin talks through the opportunity to review our church management systems that covid-19 has given us.
I love the fact that Dave is using a sporting illustration here in his writing. Thank you, Dave Harvey, for this useful paper and we look forward to reading your book!
Employment in Churches can be a complicated topic, so we asked James Moss, Managing Partner of Slate Legal, to break down the essential employment policies and procedures in Great Britain for us.
Here's Gavin's reflections on the first month of a year where everything is going to be different and the trustworthiness of our God day-by-day in the midst of the uncertainty.
For many churches, this season has been a year of cancelled events. But the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine programme brings the hope of restarting in-person events.
Our God is the definition of love, kindness, faithfulness, goodness and mercy and this stamping series is but a glimpse of God, a glimpse into some of His attributes.
How can we, even in a small way, reflect such an incredible characteristic of God, His faithfulness?
Our God is perfect in His design, majestic in His plan, precise in His decision making, impeccable in His timing. All contributing to the fact that He is a God of purpose.
Our church meetings and ministry areas need to have order to both reflect an aspect of God's character and serve other image-bearers.
Before we can place the stamp of God’s character into every aspect of our work behind the scenes in church life, we must first recognise that we have been stamped ourselves, by our Creator God.
This is an introduction to our new series on how we can stamp the character of God onto our work in the church office. Come and marvel with us at the character of our God over the next few weeks.
