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.
ExpensePlus are back! Listen in as Gavin is joined by Sam and Dan to talk through the most common pitfalls in church finance.
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!
Introducing...Owen Gilham! After working in education (and a brief stint in theatre) Owen now works for Danbury Mission as the Operations Manager.
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.
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.
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.
Gavin recently had the joy of sitting down with Ashley Ellis, CEO of ACAT, the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers.
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.
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.
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.
Gavin recently got to sit down with a good friend, Steve Robinson and talk to him about his new book 'Serve'.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Gavin sits down with Paul and Sue Harrison from Christian Safeguarding Services to chat about the services that they provide churches and christian charities.
In this podcast, Gavin sits down with Sharon Clarke to talk through their hectic starts to 2024.
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
In this podcast Gavin get the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Courtney the founder of ChurchSuite and discuss all the latest from ChurchSuite.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Join us as Gavin talks to Mark Parsons from Christchurch Bristol about a really helpful seminar he did on work flows behind the scenes.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Tim Wyatt about some of the financial challenges churches have faced during the pandemic.
In this podcast Gavin got the opportunity to interview and learn from David Norbury the chair of the Evangelical Movement of Wales.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
Gavin teamed up with Julian Mander from Riverside church in Birmingham to hear more about their Community Money Advice Centre.
In this podcast Gavin links up with John Truscott a church consultant to discuss the topic of Capacity.
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.
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.
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.
I love Dave's heart to invest into people and how a church administrator can serve the core leadership team.
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.
Gavin teamed up with Jules and Andy from UCAN to discuss some of the challenges that church administrators and operation directors are facing today.
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'.
In this episode Gavin got the opportunity to talk to Jules Morgan and Andy Bagwell two of the UCAN Directors.
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'.
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.
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.
This week Gavin got the opportunity to talk with the Operations Director from the Cornerstone Collective a group of churches based in Liverpool.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to the Church Office Podcast, a brand new podcast dedicated to the work behind the scenes in church life. Join Gavin and Jack as they discuss their hopes and prayers for this project.
