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Martyn's Law- What does our church need to do next?

Gavin recently sat down with Evangelical Alliance's Director of Advocacy Danny Webster to talk about one thing- Martyn's Law.

Common Sense for Church Comms with Joe and Hannah

Mar 7, 2025

Common Sense for Church Comms with Joe and Hannah

Gavin teamed up with Joe and Hannah from the Gourds and Pomegranate Podcast. Joe and Hannah have a wonderful heart to serve churches.

Mar 21, 2025

The Role of Review in Church Life

Do reviews have a place in church? Are they of benefit? Or are they too managerial for church life?

Feb 8, 2025

Wise Church Planting

Dan Steel is a former market researcher who transitioned into pastoral ministry and has been involved in church planting for over twenty-five years. In this podcast Dan talks about his new book.

Jan 14, 2025

Is Your Pastor Paid Enough?

Working out the renumeration of your Pastor can be a challenging job for any Trustee or Church Officer. 'How much should we pay our Pastor or Church Leader?' is a very common question.

Dec 18, 2024

What is Gospel Coaching?

Gavin recently had the joy of sitting down with Matt Waldock, co-pastor of City Church Manchester and UK Gospel Coaching Director.

Feb 5, 2025

Admin and Ops Check In

Join Gavin and Jon Wright, the Operations Manager at Frinton Free Church, as they talk through the first part of the 2024 Check-in survey.

The Importance of Good Governance and Gifting

Nov 6, 2024

Charities and the Church

The Importance of Good Governance and Gifting

In this episode Gavin talks to Lourens Du Plessis from Stewardship who leads the team that guides and strengthens churches and Christian charities with their governance and finances.

Oct 17, 2024

The Pitfalls of Church Finances

ExpensePlus are back! Listen in as Gavin is joined by Sam and Dan to talk through the most common pitfalls in church finance.

Sep 28, 2024

We bought a church building in 3 weeks!

In this podcast, Phil Swann, the Pastor at Llanelli Free Evangelical Church in West Wales, shares a little bit about his experience of buying a new church building in just three weeks!

Sep 28, 2024

The Work of Ministry behind the Scenes

Introducing...Owen Gilham! After working in education (and a brief stint in theatre) Owen now works for Danbury Mission as the Operations Manager.

Managing and Developing Church Buildings

Aug 25, 2024

Church Management is Vital for Spreading the Gospel

Managing and Developing Church Buildings

How do we make best use of our buildings for the gospel? Rich Spens has spent many years working behind the scenes at Kings Cross Church in London trying to think this through and put it into action.

Aug 30, 2024

We've got ourselves a sponsor!

Hot off the press- Churchsuite have very kindly agreed to sponsor The Church Office podcast! We're really grateful for all the support from Gavin and the team at ChurchSuite.

Jul 5, 2024

Navigating Data Protection as a Church

Data protection can often feel like a minefield, especially in a church context where sensitive data is handled frequently. Listen in as Gavin brings your questions to Harry and Leanne from the ICO.

Jun 28, 2024

Church Management is Vital for Spreading the Gospel

Finding out more about ACAT

Gavin recently had the joy of sitting down with Ashley Ellis, CEO of ACAT, the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers.

Jun 28, 2024

Awkward Size Church

Would you describe your church as being an awkward size? Listen in as Gavin and Ray talk about overcoming some of the barriers to gospel growth that are faced in our churches.

Partnering with Smaller Churches for the Gospel

May 11, 2024

Health and Safety

Partnering with Smaller Churches for the Gospel

In the video Gavin got the opportunity to chat to Steffan Job the General Secretary for the Evangelical Movement of Wales. It was great to find out about the different ways they are serving churches.

Apr 19, 2024

Face to Face

In this podcast, Gavin got the chance to sit down with David Anderson from Face to Face Scotland. David is an experienced Pastor who provides mentoring, coaching and discipleship to pastors.

Serve- Loving Your Church with Your Heart, Time and Gifts

Apr 5, 2024

Book Recommendations

Serve- Loving Your Church with Your Heart, Time and Gifts

Gavin recently got to sit down with a good friend, Steve Robinson and talk to him about his new book 'Serve'.

Mar 21, 2024

I HIRED a Church Administrator

Gavin recently caught up with Andy Weatherly from Grace Church, Stirchley about what prompted him to hire a Church Administrator and the difference having one has made.

Mar 7, 2024

Supporting Churches Together

In this podcast, Gavin sits down with Phil Topham, the Executive Director of the FIEC, to share their passion to better support churches in the area of policy and governance.

Feb 21, 2024

Should a Church Set Targets

In this video, Gavin sits down with John Truscott to discuss whether churches should be setting targets and goals. Is it going to help grow and move a church forward?

Feb 18, 2024

Prayer Mate

In this podcast, Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Andy Gears who leads a charity called Disciple Tech. His passion is to create technology that helps people grow in their walk with Jesus.

Vulnerable Adults- Christian Safeguarding Services

Feb 5, 2024

Vulnerable Adults- Christian Safeguarding Services

Gavin sits down with Paul and Sue Harrison from Christian Safeguarding Services to chat about the services that they provide churches and christian charities.

Jan 12, 2024

First Week Back to Work

In this podcast, Gavin sits down with Sharon Clarke to talk through their hectic starts to 2024.

The Diverse Role of a Church Administrator

Dec 20, 2023

The Diverse Role of a Church Administrator

In the last podcast of 2023, Gavin sits down with Anna Hodgson the Operation Director at Mosaic Church in Basingstoke. Gavin and Anna spend some time reflecting on the diverse roles in church admin

Dec 8, 2023

Churchsuite- Serving Local Churches

In this podcast Gavin get the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Courtney the founder of ChurchSuite and discuss all the latest from ChurchSuite.

The Life of a Part Time Church Administrator

Nov 18, 2023

The Life of a Part Time Church Administrator

In this podcast Gavin talks to Karen Coleman a Church Administrator from Fuller Baptist Church in Kettering. Karen shares life as a part time administrator giving us an insight into some of her work.

Oct 21, 2023

What did you enjoy?

In this video Gavin had the opportunity to chat with 5 of our listeners and find out what they enjoyed about the Terry Virgo Podcast. Loads of really good practical advice and reflections.

Oct 8, 2023

Interview with Terry Virgo

It was an absolute pleasure to sit down and chat with Terry Virgo about the role church administration and our good friend Nigel Ring played in enabling his work and ministry to take place.

Sep 15, 2023

Road Trip to Brighton

A quick pod! Gav and Lew travelled to East Sussex this week (you’ll have to listen in to find out why). On the way home they look back over the first two years of The Church Office.

12 Recommendations that help people to serve

Sep 5, 2023

12 Recommendations that help people to serve

Every church we know has faced a shortage of volunteers over the past few years. Gavin takes the opportunity to chat to John Truscott about his 12 recommendations that help support people in church.

Sep 5, 2023

Bad Habits of a Church Administrator

Join Gavin and Anna Wood, the Operations Director for Cornerstone Liverpool, as they talk through the third part of our results for the Check-in survey, the Bad Habits of a Church Administrator.

Sep 5, 2023

Good Habits of a Church Administrator

Join Gavin and Anna Wood, the Operations Director for Cornerstone Liverpool, as they talk through the second part of our results for the Check-in survey, the Good Habits of a Church Administrator.

Jul 21, 2023

Q & A

Where are you experiencing grace?

Join Gavin and Lewis Roderick, one of the pastors at Christchurch Newport, as they talk through the first part of the results to the 'Check-in'.

Jul 5, 2023

Doing More with Less

In this podcast Gavin and Penny share their thoughts and takeaway points from the recent UCAN Cutting Edge Conference. The theme this year was all about Doing More with Less.

Jul 4, 2023

Story of Union

Gavin had the opportunity this week to chat to Joel Morris the Executive Director of Union. Joel serves behind the scenes co-ordinating and leading administration and operations.

Jul 4, 2023

To Do List

Ever wondered what a Church Administrator gets up to in the week? Gavin and Becky share their to do lists on the podcast, encouraging each other and enjoying the huge diversity of the tasks ahead.

10ofthose, a Ministry to Resource and Serve Churches

Apr 30, 2023

Book Recommendations

10ofthose, a Ministry to Resource and Serve Churches

10ofThose is a book ministry that hand picks the best books from across a wide range of publishers; ensures that they hold to the Bible; and then discounts them so that more can go out.

Apr 28, 2023

Caring for my Church Leader

In this podcast Phil Swann the Pastor at Llanelli Free Evangelical Church in West Wales, shares a little bit about his experience of partnering with the church office. Great for Pastors!

Apr 21, 2023

Ministry behind the scenes at Newday

Gavin had the opportunity this week to chat to Gaz Sim's one of the staff members behind Newday, tasked with organising this brilliant event for young people.

Mar 4, 2023

Human Resources Support for Churches

In this video Gavin talks to Andy Bagwell one of the Executive Director of UCAN who has helped launch a new HR Support Service for Churches in the UK.

Feb 13, 2023

Managing Church Finances

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about Managing Church Finances and provided some practical examples around budgeting and forecasting.

Apr 14, 2025

Work Flows

Join us as Gavin talks to Mark Parsons from Christchurch Bristol about a really helpful seminar he did on work flows behind the scenes.

Oct 9, 2023

The Church Health Review

Gavin recently sat down with John Truscott to discuss the opportunity January presents to look through how things are going in your church. John has developed a fantastic tool on his website to help.

Dec 20, 2022

Making the Most of Christmas Events

Listen in as Gavin chats with Neil Tallamy from Baglan Community Church about why and how we can be making the most of Christmas events in our churches.

Dec 16, 2022

QUESTION TIME with Nigel Ring

In this podcast Gavin had the wonderful opportunity to interview Nigel Ring who has served Terry Virgo and Newfrontiers behind the scenes for over 40 years. A great opportunity to learn from the best!

Nov 6, 2022

Good News | Great Joy

In this podcast Gavin interviewed Nick Coles the Uk Director for Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas Project that sends shoe boxes filled with gifts to children around the world.

Oct 20, 2022

Homeless Not Helpless

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to interview Fran Richley the Operations Director for Eden Gate. Fran is passionate about sharing Jesus and caring for the most vulnerable folk in our city.

Oct 10, 2022

Toy Offering

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to interview Naomi Hodges from Renewal Church in Solihull. Naomi leads the brilliant Toy Offering Project in her church.

Sep 6, 2022

Acts 435

As a local church we have hugely benefited from our partnership with Acts 435, we would highly recommend every UK church partner with them, the podcast will explain why!

Aug 15, 2022

The Conference Manager

If you are thinking about running a conference then this podcast is full of top tips and a helpful step by step guide of what to do next.

Aug 2, 2022

Community Focused

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to chat with Jo Roach a Church Manager for St Andrew's, Histon & St Andrew's, Impington in Cambridge. Jo is passionate about serving her local community.

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

Jul 20, 2022

ExpensePlus- Serving Local Churches in the Area of Finance

Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Sam Lewis one of the Co Founders of ExpensePlus at the UCAN Conference 2022. It was a joy to spend time with Sam and hear his heart to serve local churches.

Jul 4, 2022

Creating Safe Environments in Church

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to interview Justin Humphreys the CEO of Thirtyone:eight who have been serving churches in the area of safeguarding for decades.

Jun 22, 2022

Managing People Well

In this video Gavin got the opportunity to interview Robin Vincent the CEO of Care for the Family. Robin has had a career in working with people.

Jun 10, 2022

Running a Church Cafe

It was lovely to meet Paul and Alyson to learn from there experience and hear all about what God has being doing through the cafe to grow the church.

May 30, 2022

Financial Management and Governance

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about some of the financial challenges churches have faced during the pandemic.

May 12, 2022

Leadership Conversation

In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to interview and learn from David Norbury the chair of the Evangelical Movement of Wales.

Rebuild 2022

In this podcast Gavin connects with Lewis Roderick, they are chatting about the up and coming Rebuild Conference. Their heart behind the conference and an opportunity to hear about what is planned.

Money Matters

A very interesting discussion about the tension between faith and stewardship or faith and operations. We hope you enjoy Gavin and Penny talking about Church Finances.

The Weird and Wonderful World of Church Administration

The Weird and Wonderful World of Church Administration

In this video Gavin talks to Verity Yeates a Parish administrator from St George and St Paul about the weird and wonderful world of church administration.

Interview with Nigel Ring

In this podcast Gavin had the wonderful opportunity to interview Nigel Ring who has served Terry Virgo and Newfrontiers leadership team behind the scenes for over 30 years.

Jan 28, 2022

How are you Approaching 2022?

In this podcast Gavin connects with Anna Wood, the Operations Director for Cornerstone Collective in Liverpool. They are reflecting on how they are approaching the new year. Lots of encouragement!

Q & A

Q&A with John Truscott

In this podcast Gavin asks John Truscott some of the questions that listeners have sent in to The Church Office over the last few months.

1 Year Anniversary

It has been a brilliant first year for the church office, God has been so Kind and gracious to the team. In this podcast Jonathan Thomas interviews Gavin and asks him what's been happening.

Book Recommendations

Spreadsheets and Prophecy- Recommended

Here at The Church Office, we appreciate that one of the best ways to learn can be to read. And I love passing on a great book recommendation!

Community Money Advice

Gavin teamed up with Julian Mander from Riverside church in Birmingham to hear more about their Community Money Advice Centre.

Dec 23, 2021

Is it Time to Assess Your Capacity?

In this podcast Gavin links up with John Truscott a church consultant to discuss the topic of Capacity.

Getting Ready for Sunday- The Most Important Day of the Week.

Getting Ready for Sunday- The Most Important Day of the Week.

Gavin teamed up with Becca Staniforth from STC Sheffield to discuss the work that goes on behind the scenes to deliver a Sunday Morning week in week out.

Help Volunteer Levels Are Low! What do we do?

Jan 12, 2022

Help Volunteer Levels Are Low! What do we do?

Gavin teamed up with Penny Clarke from Kings Church in Bolton to discuss some of the challenges that they face with volunteer levels being low in our churches.

Foodbank Project

In this podcast Gavin talks to Jon Slocombe the manager for the Newport Food Bank. We hear Jon share his heart to serve those in our community that are in the midst of crisis.

Pastors Perspective on Church Administration- Dave Taylor

Oct 17, 2021

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Pastors Perspective on Church Administration- Dave Taylor

I love Dave's heart to invest into people and how a church administrator can serve the core leadership team.

Oct 17, 2021

Talking Church Comms

Gavin teamed up with Ben Elliott, Head of Communications at The Well Church in Sheffield. Ben has a wealth of experience and it was a joy to sit and learn from him.

What are some of the challenges Operational Staff in our churches face today?

What are some of the challenges Operational Staff in our churches face today?

Gavin teamed up with Jules and Andy from UCAN to discuss some of the challenges that church administrators and operation directors are facing today.

Manumit Coffee- Slavery Free from Crop to Cup

Manumit Coffee- Slavery Free from Crop to Cup

Gavin wonderfully got the opportunity this week to talk to Dai Hankey, a pastor from Cardiff who in his spare time manages a not for profit company called 'Manumit Coffee'.

Oct 17, 2021

Getting to Know UCAN

In this episode Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Jules Morgan and Andy Bagwell two of the UCAN Directors.

Administratively Challenged Pastor

In this episode Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Dai Hankey, a church planter from Cardiff who would describe himself as a 'Administratively Challenged Pastor'.

Sep 7, 2021

Involving Young People in Church

Listen in to our latest episode as Anna Wood from Cornerstone Collective joins Gavin to discuss the critical issue of safeguarding young people as they serve, providing helpful pointers along the way.

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Communicating the Gospel Effectively

How do we communicate the gospel to a world living on social media? Join Jo Black and Gavin as they talk about how we can start to communicate effectively with our churches and our communities.

Jun 16, 2021

The Operations Director

This week Gavin got the opportunity to talk with the Operations Director from the Cornerstone Collective a group of churches based in Liverpool.

Apr 19, 2021

Keeping the Church Safe

Questions about safeguarding and security in churches? Then give this episode a listen as Gavin talks to Tola Munro, safeguarding lead at our church and the church administrator before Gavin!

Jun 8, 2021

Church Planting- A Reflection

What's more encouraging than hearing other's stories? This week, Gavin talked to Tony Graham about the challenges he faced and the lessons he learned whilst helping plant a church in Merthyr Tydfil.

Jun 8, 2021

Passion for Excellence

Creativity and Excellence are two key ingredients in delivering quality church administration. Gavin takes the opportunity to explore this topic with Gareth and Lois Hillier.

Church Administration- Interview with John Truscott

Church Administration- Interview with John Truscott

Gavin was given the wonderful opportunity to hear and learn from John Truscott who has faithfully served churches behind the scenes for over 40 years. Come and listen in!

Running Rings Around Church Management

The torch has been lit and preparations for the Tokyo Olympics are ramping up so what better time to sit down with Jennifer Reed, a Project Manager who helped organise the 2012 London Olympics!

Mistakes and Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started

Apr 30, 2021

Employment Policies and Procedures for GB Churches

Mistakes and Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started

He's back! By popular demand we invited Gaz back to our podcast to talk with Gavin about things they wish they knew before they started and examples of when things didn't exactly go to plan!

Employment Policies and Procedures that are Essential for Every GB Church

Feb 15, 2021

Employment Policies and Procedures that are Essential for Every GB Church

Join Gavin as he quizzes James Moss, Managing Partner at Slate Legal, on everything from changing employees contracts to which employment policies and procedures are essential for churches in GB

ChurchSuite- The Heart Behind the Software

Feb 11, 2021

ChurchSuite- The Heart Behind the Software

In this podcast The Church Office gets the opportunity to interview Gavin, the man behind ChurchSuite. Gavin started the company in 2011 and his software is now being used by 2200 churches.

Feb 11, 2021

Mercy Multiplied Project in Action

Join Gavin and Linda as they share stories about the birth of Mercy Multiplied project idea, the heart behind it and what it looks like in action.

Part 3- A Pastors Perspective on Church Administration

Dec 29, 2020

Part 3- A Pastors Perspective on Church Administration

Peter and Gavin give some suggestions on how best to train a new church administrator or a new pastor in the workings of the church office and church management.

Part 2- A Pastor's Perspective on Church Administration

Jan 7, 2021

Part 2- A Pastor's Perspective on Church Administration

Join Peter and Gavin as they discuss how the roles of elders, deacons and pastors are different and what it looks like to allow each person in leadership to work to their strengths.

Part 1- A Pastor's Perspective on Church Administration.

May 13, 2021

Part 1- A Pastor's Perspective on Church Administration.

Join Gavin as he takes to the opportunity to interview Peter Greasley, the senior pastor at Christchurch, Newport, about a Pastors perspective on church administration.

Apr 30, 2021

A Conversation with Gaz

An episode full of gems for those who are balancing the role of church administration on a voluntary basis, alongside work and family life. Meet Gaz Hillier from Liberty Church, Newport.

May 27, 2021

Why do we love church administration?

In this episode Gavin and Jack discuss what they love about church administration, from the privilege of seeing God at work first-hand to the wisdom gained from older members of the church.

Apr 30, 2021