CHURCH

MANAGEMENT
1 Man of God
 COURSE DESCRIPTION
Program Bachelor of Theology
Level 2nd year 2022
Course Title Church Management
Course Code 213
Number of Units 3
Pre- Requisite None
Rationale: The Church Management subject must attain a well-planned Lesson,
Learning Session, supervision of work-based period, conduct
competency assessment, maintaining facilities and utilizing electronic
media.
Focus: This course is focused on the study of church management is
important to ensuring good stewardship of the resources God supplies.
Setting the direction by developing a strategy, goal development, and
strong performance can go a long way in helping a church achieve all
that God has called it to. .
Outcome This qualification is designed to enhance the knowledge, wisdom,
positive attitude and learning values of the students in accordance with
the prevailing standards of education in the Philippines. This
encompasses competencies required in Bachelor of Theology.
Module Title Church Management
Module No 20 out 1
Total Study Hours 8 hours
Module Writer Daniel S Santos, M. B. S.,
Date Submitted April 22, 2022

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 Table of Contents
I. Serve your people
A. The church is the body of Christ
B. People who are broken by sin and in need of a Savior
C. These four questions are only the tip of the iceberg
D. Don’t allow poor church management and the lack of processes bog you
down or lead you to ineffective ministry.
E. Reason to Serve
F. Learning to Serve
G. Develop a servant’s vision
1. Activity
II. Support your Pastor
A. Praying for your Pastors
B. Connecting with your pastors
2. Activity
III. Steward Church finances
A. The church should model godly financial integrity as good stewards of
God’s resources.
B. The church should raise money by teaching biblical principles of personal
financial management.
C. The church should raise money through the generous grace giving of its
members.
D. The church should raise money by informing its members of financial
needs.
E. The church should raise money through prayer.
F. The church should not raise money through annual pledge drives, through
promoting tithing, or through any worldly, high-pressure methods.
G. Churches should support those who labor in preaching and teaching God’s
Word.
H. Churches should help support those who take the gospel to other places.
I. Churches should wisely help the needy, both in the local church and through
Christian missions worldwide.
J. Churches may acquire and maintain adequate facilities.
3. Activity
IV. Manage your Church facilities (or rented space)
A. Church Events Calendar
B. Cleaning Schedule
C. Volunteer Work Days
D. Safety Training
E. Landscape Maintenance
4. Activity
V. Communication
A. Communications was near the top of the list.
5. Activity
VI. Protect your children and youth
A. Identifying Abuse: Disrupting the Culture of Trust
6. Activity
VII. Support your volunteers
A. Define the issue

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 B. Retrain Current Volunteers
C. Build team chemistry
D. Find a new position
E. Time to Motivate Your Church Volunteers
F. Give volunteers a break
7. Activity
VIII. Legal and Risk Management
A. Safe Places for All People
B. Benefits Of Good Risk Management
C. 10 Church Risks
D. Anticipate risk.
E. Prioritize risks.
F. Delegate responsibility for risk management.
G. Talk about risk management.
H. Maintain risk monitoring.
8. Activity

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Introduction
All decision will reflect the Church and Yourself as Leader.
Our responsibility as a church leader is to help each member of your congregation
reach heaven. Those that falter must be able to depend on you to catch them when
necessary. As a servant leader, you must be committed to helping your entire
congregation reach their destiny no matter how long it may take.
•Throughout Scripture, we see the importance of communication, organization as well
as other key aspects to Church administration. We can look at these Scriptures to see a
better picture of how we can run our church administration today.
Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the father has sent me, even so
I am sending you.’ John 20:21
•God sends us into the world to be His hands and feet. Church administration helps us
to achieve that goal.
For as in one body, we have many members, and the members do not all have the
same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually
members one of another. Romans 12:4,5
•We all have different talents and abilities within the church, and in the organized
fashion of administration, we can all use our own strengths to help everyone else.
This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order,
and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—Titus 1:5
•The Bible gives us so many examples of administration, we see some of the first
churches as they start. Paul writes to a lot of the new churches, many of which he
helped plant. We read the instruction that he gives to Titus and Timothy as he had left
them in charge of churches in Ephesus and Cyprus.
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third
teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various
kinds of tongues.1 Corinthians 12:28
•In 1 Corinthians, we see how God has gifted us in different ways to serve him. This
includes those who are gifted in administration and other leadership roles within the
church.
•The gifts we have received from God we want to use in order to bring glory to God
which can happen through church administration.

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 I. Serve your people

A. The church is the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-14), which means it’s full of
people.
 1Co 12:12  For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the
members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 
 1Co 12:13  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether
we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all
made to drink into one Spirit. 
 1Co 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many. 

B. People who are broken by sin and in need of a Savior, and people you need to
plan on discipling and serving.
For instance:
 What process does your church have to lead visitors to become members?
 How does your church know if someone is sick and needs help?
 Do you provide financial assistance to people?
 How does your church disciple its members?
C. These four questions are only the tip of the iceberg, but you get the point:
Your church needs a plan to tend to its people.
1. Luke 19:10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was
lost.”
2. Matthew 28:18-20 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the
mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. When they saw Him, they
worshiped Him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and
make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Amen.
D. Don’t allow poor church management and the lack of processes bog you down or
lead you to ineffective ministry. With the help of your leadership and volunteers,
schedule a time to develop procedures for your church to follow.

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 E. Reasons to serve
You demonstrate your love when you serve.
 "Having loved his own who were in the world, he showed them the full extent of
his love"
 "Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he
lay down his life for his friends." John 15:12-13

 The true test of love is…the sacrifice of service

 You model the life of Christ when you serve.

 Jesus said, "I have set an example that you should do as I have done for you."
John 15:15
 You are blessed by God when you serve.

 In this life: the blessing of being used by God "Now that you know these things,
you will be blessed if you do them." John 15:17

 In the next life: eternal riches-Each of you should use whatever gift he has to
serve others. I Pt 4:10a

 "Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you
know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does." Ephesians
6:7-8

F. Learning to serve
Develop a servant’s heart.
"You should also wash one another’s feet." John 15:14
Be willing to do whatever needs to be done.
Develop a servant’s lifestyle.
"Having loved his own who were in the world, he showed them the full extent of his
love"
2 questions for every servant:
- Who may I serve today?
- How will I serve them?
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G. Develop a servant’s vision
"Jesus knew that he had come from God"
The double vision of a servant:
- I was sent from God to serve others.
- I will answer to God for my service.
"Well done, good and faithful servant". Matthew 25:21
"Whatever to do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men…"
Colossians 3:23
The way we serve God is by serving others in His name.

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 1. ACTIVITY

Application Questions

1. Who may I serve today?

2. How will I serve them?

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 II. Support your Pastor

1. The foundation of your church is the Word of God, and you cannot grow a church
on anything less. If you do, you’re building a church on the sand.
a. 2 Timothy 2:15 diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who
does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
b. 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of
season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
c. 2 Timothy 3:16-17  All Scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for [c]instruction in righteousness,  that the man of God may be
complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2. For your church, it’s important to be aware of the time your pastor has to prepare to
preach. Protect his time to develop his sermon. Identify ACTIVITY that are non-
essential to his role so that this work can be delegated to a staff member or volunteer.
ACTIVITY Such us:
 Cleaning the Chapel
 Preparing the Lord Supper
 Or other ACTIVITY that can be delegated
3. As a church leader, develop a regular time to pray, study, and prepare your
sermon. Unless there is an emergency, you can protect this time by ensuring
miscellaneous things do not encroach upon your preparation.
4. Support programs initiated by Other leaders or Pastors
 Feeding
 Bible Camps
 Seminars
 Other Church related Activities
All through history God has used pastors to shake up the status quo, to call his people
to repentance, to turn the world upside down. The Apostle Paul caused riots in Greek
cities preaching about Jesus. Martin Luther thundered against the Pope, and gave the
scriptures back to the people after 300 years of darkness and ignorance. John Knox
was a galley slave for two years, and made the queen of England fear his prayers more
than an invading army. John Wesley preached to prisoners, miners, and angry mobs.
Colonial pastors like Jonathan Mayhew preached that their church members had God-

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given rights, igniting the American Revolution. And Dietrich Bonhoeffer told the people
of Nazi Germany that Jesus, not Hitler should be their leader.
The role of the pastor is one of the most difficult callings in the world, because he is
entrusted by God to be the Spiritual Teacher, Leader, and Shepherd of his people.
Studies have shown that after a few years about 80% of ordained pastors drop out of
the ministry. They suffer from great discouragement, stress on their marriage and
family, feel inadequately prepared, and struggle with conflict within their churches. They
almost never have a weekend off, and are essentially on call 24/7.
When a new pastor is hired, he is always compared with the pastor he replaced. If his
predecessor was excellent, he will be expected to have similar gifts and strengths, even
though all pastors are unique and have different personalities, experience, and spiritual
gifts. We need to be patient with all new pastors, because it takes years for them to
earn trust, build leadership teams, and establish effective ministry. For example, it takes
a new youth pastor four years to build his work into an effective ministry.
Preaching is a joy for pastors, but very difficult because they need to speak to people
who are in different stages of their spiritual journey. Mature Christians go to church to
worship God, to learn, and to minister to others. Immature Christians tend to say, “I
didn’t get anything out of that sermon,” because their focus is solely on themselves.
Skeptics go to church thinking, “Where was God when I needed him?” or “If God is
loving, why did this happen to me?” Seekers go to church with the questions, “Is God
real?” and “Does He care for me?” Some people have messed up relationships because
they are living inconsistently with biblical principles or sinning against God. They don’t
need to hear a “feel good” sermon, they need to get back on track with God. Pastors
need to speak to the heart and needs of all of these different people to be effective. This
requires skill, study, prayer, preparation, and the Holy Spirit.
Your pastor must take risks in order to lead your church forward. If his new vision is
different and yet solidly biblical, be flexible, be supportive, and pray fervently and
patiently for his success. When problems arise, don’t be a negative person or a
troublesome person, stay true to your pastor in the tough times when he needs you the
most. Loyalty is critical, especially by key leaders in the church. All problems are
opportunities. If pastors do not have your support during the tough times, you are not a
good disciple for Christ. Don’t become a murmurer or a gossiper. The scriptures
strongly condemn these people for being divisive and destructive. Don’t take your
marbles and go home by seeking another church.
Today people under the age of 39 are rejecting church and faith at record numbers.
Many of these young people are lost spiritually, and if churches do not adjust their
ministry in order to get these folks involved it will be a tragedy. Churches all over the
country are empty and dying because long-time members refused to change, or simply
did not know how to attract non-members.

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It is vital to pray for your senior pastor so that he has the moral courage and spiritual
wisdom to lead your church and to work effectively with your church leaders. When
people complain and give him a hard time, it gives him sleepless nights and a great deal
of stress. It is vital to understand that your
senior pastor is God’s Representative and Leader of your Church. You should attend
your ears and your heart to his teaching, value him highly for his work, trust his
judgment, wisdom, and experience, and pray for him and his family. Hebrews 13:17
says, “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as
men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a
burden.”
Always remember that we Christians are engaged in a great spiritual battle against
Satan and his legions. Satan does not bother with spiritually dead churches, but he
gives a lot of attention to attacking godly pastors and vibrant churches. Pray that God
protects your pastors and their families from spiritual attack. They live in a fishbowl
which is not easy. They do not have perfect marriages or perfect children. They struggle
with relationships, finances, emotions, and problems just like you do. Their spouse on
occasion has to listen to criticism about the pastor that is uninformed, unrealistic, or fails
to see the big picture. Allow their kids the freedom to make mistakes, and permit them
to yell at their kids just like you do with your own kids when they misbehave.
A. Praying for your Pastors
Robert McCheyne wrote about the importance of praying for your pastors:

 “Pray for your pastor. Pray for his body, that he may be kept strong and spared
 many years. Pray for his soul, that he may be kept humble and holy, a burning
 and shining light. Pray for his ministry, that it may be abundantly blessed, that
 he may be anointed to preach good tidings. Let there be no secret prayer
 without naming him before your God, no family prayer with carrying your
 pastor in your hearts to God.” (E. M. Bounds: Baker Book, 1990), 327
Send your pastors and/or their spouse a note of appreciation for their ministry, or to tell
them that you are praying for them. Mostly they get complaints. It is amazing how much
a simple note of affirmation can change their whole week. They have to continually deal
with the problems of hurting people which can be very emotionally draining.

B. Connecting with your pastors

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Dan Reiland in his work Shoulder to Shoulder makes these recommendations in
connecting with your pastor:
 See your church with your Pastor’s Perspective– it is his job to see the big picture- the
overall
 health of the church now and for the future.
 Know your Pastor’s Vision– it is the guidance system for the whole church
 Always be Honest– if you have a problem, don’t complain to others, go and talk to him
 Never give History Lessons – don’t compare him with the former pastor or former
golden years
 Remember, there is only One Senior Pastor – he is in charge and he is very busy
 Be Your Pastor’s Eyes and Ears– don’t let him be blindsided by things he didn’t know
about
 Focus on the Heart as much as the Mind.
 When in Doubt . . .. Ask! - a lot of problems are based upon rumors and misconceptions
 Make sure you have a “Good Connection” – don’t jump from church to church when you
get frustrated. Your church is your church family, stay committed.
 The Most Vibrant, Effective Churches are Strong Teams- every pastor on staff, and every
key
 staff person is a vital part of the team, with different gifts, experience, and education.
 The best churches have pastors who stay with them for a long period of time. This
enables a continuity of trust, leadership, and ministry. You can play a key role in building
Christ’s kingdom by supporting your pastors.

2. ACTIVITY

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 Application Questions
1. How will you help support Your pastor in your own words 2 pages?

III. Steward Church finances

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 One of the most common complaints of non-churchgoers against the church is
that the church is always after their money. The complaint is often justified. In
many churches, every Sunday the pastor pressures people to give more. Every
fall, many churches launch a “stewardship” campaign, where members are asked
to pledge how much they will give in the coming year. I received an email recently
from a man who was kicked out of his church because he did not tithe! And, as we
know, many TV preachers openly flaunt their lavish lifestyles and promise people
that if they will give to their ministries, God will repay them abundantly.

But, putting all of the abuses aside, churches do need money to function. And so
in this series on the church, we need to consider what the Bible says about the
church and money. If I were to pick two key words that should govern the
church’s use of money, they would be integrity and stewardship. To sum it up:

1. Like individuals and families, a church must steward its finances well.
2. At the minimum, it’s essential to track your giving and have a clear picture of your
expenses.
 Bulletin boards posting Expenses or other ACTIVITY
3. The easiest way you can do this is to offer online and mobile giving options for
your church. Members of your church will continue to give by cash or check, but
most of your members will eventually prefer online and mobile options.
4. Remember we have expenses such as:
 Funding the Great Commission
 Other Church ACTIVITY Along the Way
A.The church should model godly financial integrity as good stewards of God’s resources.

By integrity, I mean honesty and uprightness before God in the way funds are handled.
When the apostle Paul was collecting a large gift from the churches in Macedonia and
Greece to help the poor believers in Jerusalem, he said (2 Cor. 8:20-21), “taking
precaution so that no one will discredit us in our administration of this generous gift; for
we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the
sight of men.” That’s integrity!

By stewardship, I’m referring to the fact that all of our resources, both personally and as
a church, do not belong to us, but to the Lord. We will give an account to Him of how we
used the resources He entrusted to us, both personally and as a church. The topic of

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money is not a minor one in the Bible. The Book of Proverbs has much to say about it.
Jesus spoke about money and possessions in 16 of his 38 recorded parables. In the
Gospels, no less than one out of ten verses (288 in all) deal directly with money. The
Bible offers 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, but more than 2,000
verses on money and possessions (Howard L. Dayton, Leadership Journal [Spring,
1981], p. 62). So I can only skim the surface in this message.
Basically, there are three areas to consider about money: How you get it; how you
spend it; and how you save it for future anticipated needs. Let’s look at how these
pertain to the church:
1. Godly financial integrity means raising money in a biblical way.
There are four positive considerations and one negative:
B. The church should raise money by teaching biblical principles of personal financial
management.
Sadly, many Christians base their handling of money more on how the world does it
than on what the Bible teaches. They spend more than they earn, going further and
further in debt to support a lifestyle that is shaped by advertising, the media, and how
they see their neighbors living. While many evangelicals are very generous in giving to
the Lord’s work, the statistics I’ve read show that overall American evangelicals give
about 2-3 percent of their income to Christian causes. Some give ten percent under the
mistaken notion that if they do that, they have met the biblical requirement (more on that
in a moment). A major part of the problem is that if you’re in debt, you can’t afford to
give generously.
In 1993, I preached five messages on “God, Money, and You” (they’re on the church
website). In the first one, I argued that God wants us to be free from bondage to greed
and debt. The two go together: Greed tells us that we need more to be happy and we
need it now. So, we borrow to get what we think we need now to be happy, but end up
enslaved to the lender. Debt often creates strife in our marriages, sometimes leading to
divorce. And, debt prevents us from giving generously to the Lord’s work.

Here’s a simple principle: If you don’t borrow money, you won’t get into debt! A related
principle is, if you’re in a hole and want to get out, stop digging. In other words, stop
spending money that you don’t have to support a lifestyle that you can’t afford. If you
want some practical and often entertaining (although sometimes painfully pointed)
counsel on how to manage the funds that God entrusts to you and, especially, how to
get out of debt, I recommend Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, which Pastor
Dan Barton leads here. The next class begins September 20th.
Also, biblical financial management requires that you develop and maintain the mindset
that your money is not your own. Rather, you manage what God has entrusted to you in

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line with His kingdom purposes because you will give an account to Him someday. This
includes working hard to provide adequately for your family (1 Tim. 5:8). It also requires
that you don’t spend impulsively, but follow an orderly plan. For most people, this
means following a budget; keeping good records; having a will; budgeting savings for
future needs; and disciplined, planned giving off the top, not just giving what’s left over
at the end of the month.
C. The church should raise money through the generous grace giving of its members.
One of the messages I preached in the 1993 series was, “Why You Should Not Tithe.” I
still get many emails from people who read that message. My main point is that you
should not tithe because God wants us to give generously and tithing is the bare
minimum for generous giving. Also, Christians fallaciously think if they give ten percent,
the rest is theirs to spend as they please. But that denies the biblical principle of
stewardship, which is that everything belongs to the Lord; we only manage it for His
kingdom purposes.
The New Testament epistles never mention tithing, although much is said about giving.
Rather, regarding the collection for the poor saints in Judea, Paul instructed (1 Cor.
16:2), “On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he
may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.” The amount is, “as he may
prosper.” Paul also wrote (1 Tim. 6:17-19),
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope
on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they
may take hold of that which is life indeed.

Before you think, “Whew! That doesn’t apply to me because I’m not rich!” you need to
realize that if you live in America, you are rich by worldly standards. Paul states that
God “richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.” We don’t need to feel guilty about
enjoying the material comforts that He provides. But there is also the principle that we
should “be rich in good works” and “be generous and ready to share.”
In his folksy manner, the late J. Vernon McGee used to say, “If you eat in a restaurant,
you should pay for your meal. And if you get fed by a ministry, you should give to that
ministry.” And so those who are committed to a local church should help support the
ministries of that church through generous grace giving.
D. The church should raise money by informing its members of financial needs.
One of the main points I argued in my master’s thesis (available on the church website)
is that there is no example in the New Testament of a Christian worker making his
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it is a significant silence in light of the importance of the subject. Paul informed churches
of others’ needs, but he never appealed for funds for his own needs. I don’t view it as a
biblical command, but rather as an example to follow. Only once in 40 years of ministry,
have I told the elders that if I did not get a raise, I would need to seek part time outside
employment to meet our family’s needs. I had gone several years without a pay
increase, and inflation was then running in double digits, which meant that my pay was
decreasing significantly each year. A pastor friend of mine used to tell me that I needed
to negotiate for a higher salary, but I was never comfortable doing that. God has
graciously met all our needs.
But I see a difference when it comes to the local church. The church is the family of
God. Families ought to communicate openly about where they’re at financially. If things
are tight, they should not spend money on non-essentials. If they’re struggling to meet
their monthly expenses, families need to sit down and work out a plan for how to meet
their obligations. And the family of God should communicate openly about how things
are going financially.
Right now, due to a generous recent gift (by the way, I do not know who gives or how
much anyone gives to this church), we are slightly ahead of our annual budget. But
without that gift, we would already be just under $24,000 behind in giving towards our
budget just two months into our fiscal year. If that trend continues, we will need to cut
either staff salaries or missions giving. We put the current budgeted need, actual giving,
and expenses in our weekly bulletin so that you can be informed.
E. The church should raise money through prayer.
In the context of urging the Corinthians to give to the needs of the poor saints in Judea,
Paul wrote (2 Cor. 9:8), “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that
always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good
deed.” The way God supplies our needs so that we can have an abundance to give is
through our asking Him in prayer. Jesus instructed us to pray (Matt. 6:11): “Give us this
day our daily bread.” He added (Matt. 7:7), “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and
you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Those verses apply both individually
and to us as the church.
F. The church should not raise money through annual pledge drives, through promoting
tithing, or through any worldly, high-pressure methods.
As I mentioned, many churches do annual pledge drives where they ask each member
to promise to give a certain amount in the coming year. Others teach what they call
“storehouse giving,” based on a faulty application of Malachi 3:10, urging members to
give 10 percent to the church with the promise that if they do, God will abundantly meet
their needs. This often appeals to greed: “Give more and you’ll get more!” And,
churches often use worldly, high-pressure fundraising methods. Sometimes churches
hire professional fundraisers, who promise to raise large donations for a percentage of
the take. But in my opinion, all of these methods are based on worldly techniques, not

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on the biblical principles which I just mentioned. Godly financial integrity means that
churches should raise money in a biblical way.
2. Godly financial integrity means spending money in a biblical way.
How should a church spend the funds it receives? I’m going to give three ways
churches should spend money and one way that is permissible (but not mandatory) to
spend money.
G. Churches should support those who labor in preaching and teaching God’s Word.
Paul wrote (1 Tim. 5:17), “The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of
double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.” While
scholars differ over the meaning of “double honor,” the context and Paul’s other writings
on the subject support the view that the term includes both respect and financial
remuneration (see my thesis, p. 41). In Galatians 6:6 Paul wrote, “The one who is
taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.” “All good
things” includes financial support. And, although Paul denied himself the right of
receiving financial support from churches that he was currently ministering to, he argued
that workers are worthy of support (1 Cor. 9:1-18). In that discussion, he stated (1 Cor.
9:14), “So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from
the gospel.”
H. Churches should help support those who take the gospel to other places.
In addition to the verse which we just read, Paul’s letter to the Philippians makes it clear
that he received support from that church while he was ministering in Corinth (Phil. 1:5;
4:15-18; 2 Cor. 11:8-9; Acts 18:3-5). Also, the apostle John states (3 John 5-8):
Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren, and
especially when they are strangers; and they have testified to your love before the
church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. For they
went out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we
ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers with the truth.
Of course, the needs of missions and missionaries are enormous, so it’s difficult to
determine how to allocate limited funds. We have a missions policy that gives some
guidance in this process, but it’s not always easy to apply the policy. Generally, though,
we try to support those who are focused on reaching people groups that have yet to
hear the gospel. And we put a priority on those from our own congregation who go out
to serve in missions.
I. Churches should wisely help the needy, both in the local church and through Christian
missions worldwide.
According to Bob Deffinbaugh (bible.org/seriespage/7-new-testament-church-its-
finances), 90 percent of the references to giving in the New Testament are related to

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helping poor believers. In his usual blunt style, the apostle John asks rhetorically (1
John 3:17), “But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and
closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?” He was reflecting
the words of Jesus, who said that to the extent that we help even the least of His
brothers, we do it to Him (Matt. 25:34-40).
As far as helping poor unbelievers, the church’s main job is to preach the gospel. But
often ministry to the poor can open doors for evangelism. Practicing the Golden Rule
means acting with wise compassion toward the needy. Galatians 6:10 commands, “So
then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those
who are of the household of the faith.”
But giving to those in need is not as easy as just doling out money to anyone who asks.
We need to be careful to give genuine help and not enable the person to continue with
irresponsible behavior or to create dependency. R. C. Sproul (Christianity Today
[3/5/82], p. 94) points out that there are different categories of poor in the Bible, each
requiring different responses: (1) The poor because of laziness or disobedience. This
group receives God’s judgment. (2) The poor because of disease, famine, or other
catastrophe. This group receives the compassion of God and His people. (3) The poor
because of exploitation. This group receives the protection of God through justice. (4)
The poor for righteousness’ sake. This group endures voluntary poverty owing to their
decision to choose less affluent endeavors or vocations.
So we must be discerning when we give to help the poor. The question is, do people
truly want help to become financially responsible and independent or are they just
looking for an enabler? Two helpful books on this subject are, When Helping Hurts
[Moody Publishers], by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert; and, Giving Wisely [Last
Chapter Publishing], by Jonathan Martin. Our church has an “SOS” fund (“Serving
Others Sharing”) that is not part of our budget. You may give to it by designating your
donation to that fund. By IRS regulations, the elders have the final authority on how to
distribute those funds.
So, churches are required to support those who labor in preaching and teaching; help
support those who take the gospel to other places; and help the poor and needy, both
locally and around the world. The final point is optional:
J. Churches may acquire and maintain adequate facilities.
In the Old Testament, we have the example of the tabernacle and the temple as places
for worship, but there are no New Testament verses to support church buildings. As you
may know, there were no church buildings until the fourth century, when Constantine
lifted persecution against the church. Historically, the Roman Catholic Church often has
erected costly, magnificent cathedrals. We visited one in Brno, Czech Republic, that
had large, costly gemstones set in the walls. Since the Reformation, Protestant
churches have been simpler and less ornate. In the U. S. many churches meet in
storefronts or remodeled industrial buildings.

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But there is also a movement, especially among those who are turned off by spending
millions of dollars on buildings, to meet in house churches. How should we evaluate this
trend? Positively, house churches avoid the costs of leasing, purchasing, or maintaining
facilities and usually of supporting staff pastors. Also, members experience more
intimate fellowship and community with one another. Potentially, there can be closer
shepherding of members. And, house churches do better under persecution.
But there are downsides: By not supporting those who preach and teach the Word,
house churches may be subject to inferior biblical instruction. If they multiply without
adequately trained leadership, they will be weak and prone to heresy. For example, I’ve
heard that the Chinese house church movement is rife with false teaching. House
churches are also prone to become ingrown and too homogeneous (all one age group
or all of the same social group). House churches are not able to provide ministries for
children or teens and they will not be as capable of supporting mission endeavors as
larger churches are.
Obviously, we have a facility here that requires maintenance and upkeep. And we could
use more room for offices and classrooms, as well as parking. That leads to the final
point:
3. Godly financial integrity means saving money in a biblical way.
With regard to personal finances, it is wise to save in advance for foreseen future needs
(Prov. 6:6-11; 2 Cor. 12:14; 1 Tim. 5:8). The same applies to the church. Whenever
possible, a church should prudently save in advance for foreseen needs. That’s why we
have built into our budget planned savings toward purchasing the parking lot across the
street (which we currently rent) if it should come on the market. And we have budgeted
savings toward replacing our roof, which is now over 25 years old. It’s not in our budget,
but we need new carpet in the Fireside Room and some other maintenance needs.

That brings up the question, “Should a church avoid all debt?” As with personal
finances, incurring debt is risky and should be avoided if possible. But, few of us could
own a home if we did not take out a mortgage. And, owning a home can be a wise
investment. And there are situations where taking on reasonable debt for an emergency
or legitimate need is necessary. For example, if the parking lot came on the market this
month, in my opinion we would be unwise to let someone else buy it if we did not have
the cash on hand. Saving in advance for such a need is preferable, but taking on
reasonable debt to secure that property for our use would be better than letting a
business buy it.

3. ACTIVITY

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Application Questions
1. Do you agree that believers should avoid debt if at all possible? What about
churches? Is it wrong to borrow for property or buildings?
2. How can we know where to draw the line on material possessions and spending
on entertainment? Should churches spend more to make facilities attractive?
3. How can the church meet the needs of the poor without enabling them or
creating dependence?
4. Do you agree that tithing is not the standard for New Testament believers? Give
biblical support for your answer.

IV. Manage your facilities (or rented space)

Where does your church meet? In a home? In a rented space? In a building you own?

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Regardless of your meeting space, it’s important for your church to manage the set-up,
clean-up, and maintenance of your facilities.
For some churches, you may be able to hire a facilities manager. If you’re unable to do
this, then consider finding a volunteer to oversee your facilities and encourage him or
her to create a schedule for other volunteers to support maintaining the space
you use for worship.
1. Church Events Calendar
Churches are very active places. Create a central calendar to manage church facility
use.
It is difficult to schedule a cleaning crew to clean up after an event if the event is not
listed on the main calendar.
There are many electronic calendars available that can help facilitate the scheduling of
campus space.
Some of these technologies can also be uploaded to the church website or mobile app
for viewing by congregants.
2. Cleaning Schedule
Members like to attend a church that is neat, clean, and orderly.
Create a schedule that has cleaning times that coincide with the church calendar. Use a
church cleaning ministry to help get tasks done.
For example, it is important to have a cleaning crew clean up and prepare the building
for Sunday morning services after a Saturday afternoon wedding.
An updated church calendar makes it possible to schedule and coordinate this function.
Include in this calendar a weekly, monthly and annual schedule for detail cleaning like
dusting blinds, cleaning air ducts, cleaning light fixtures, wiping down cabinets, etc.
Not everything needs to be cleaned daily but having a schedule for routine deep
cleaning is important for keeping a facility fresh!
Example Cleaning Schedule
What Wash Windows Monthly
Clean Light Fixtures Dust Window Frames Quarterly
Dust Blinds Frequency Semi-annually
Wipe Down Cabinets Quarterly Quarterly
Clean Floorboards Monthly Schedule

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Jan/April/July/Oct 15th of month March/Sept
15th of month Feb/May/Aug/Nov Feb/May/Aug/Nov
3. Maintenance Schedule
All buildings need to be maintained regularly, and a schedule helps to ensure routine
maintenance is done consistently.
Whether it is changing the air filters in the HVAC units, painting high traffic areas, or
sealing the parking lot, a schedule helps to ensure things get done regularly.
To do this, take a few people and walk the church campus and make a list of all
maintenance projects.
Use your church building maintenance manual to document a maintenance schedule.
Put the list in an excel spreadsheet and sort by frequency of maintenance.
Example Maintenance Schedule
What Frequency Schedule
Change Light Bulbs Quarterly Jan/April/July/Oct
Paint Buildings Monthly 15th of month
Seal Parking Lot Annually April
HVAC Maintenance Quarterly Feb/May/Aug/Nov
Door Adjustments Annually October
Alarm Maintenance Semi-annually March/September
For example, sealing the parking lot may need to be done annually, painting high traffic
areas quarterly, and changing air filters monthly – regardless, map out the frequency
and then schedule dates for the maintenance.
4. Volunteer Work Days
A great way to get members involved is to schedule volunteer workdays a couple of
times a year.
This is a great way to get skilled people in to help with projects and it helps get a lot of
work done very quickly.
This can be done by making a list of projects that need to be done – change light bulbs,
clean windows, power-wash sidewalks, rake out flowerbeds, etc.
How to manage a church facility
Make task lists with needed supplies to get the job done.

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Add a fellowship lunch afterward and you have provided an opportunity for people to get
to know each other while getting a lot accomplished very quickly.
Organized and intentional event planning is key.
If done well, it can be a great experience for volunteers and can help get a lot of
projects off the maintenance task list.
5. Safety Training
Whether it is church employees or volunteers helping with maintenance tasks, safety
training is important.
Training on simple things like proper use of cleaning chemicals, ladders, or power
equipment is essential to ensuring a safe event – that is free from injuries.
We often make assumptions that people know how to use equipment or power tools
safely.
In doing so, we put them at risk of injury. Identify experts and ask them to help with
training to ensure a pleasant and safe experience for employees and volunteers.
6. Landscape Maintenance
Most churches have some sort of outdoor landscaping.
Create a plan to groom the exterior by cutting grass, trimming bushes, and cleaning out
flower beds.
This regular exterior maintenance is an important part of keeping a campus sculpted
and appealing.
Volunteers may be available to help with a lot of the projects that need to be done on
the outside of a building.
Use the lady’s group to plant flowers in the spring and volunteer workdays to trim
bushes and clean out flowerbeds.
This can provide great volunteer opportunities while keeping the campus looking great.
Keeping church buildings and campuses neat, orderly, and maintained is one way to
show excellence in the church.
Planning, scheduling, and coordinating routine tasks simplifies the process and gets
others involved in helping to maintain the church campus.
What are some creative things you do to maintain your campus?
Access a cleaning or maintenance schedule in our growing library of forms, documents,
and job descriptions to save valuable time. If you are a member, you can log in here to
access these documents.

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4. ACTIVITY
Application Questions
1. Any Idea on how we should manage our facilities?

V. Communication
Do the members of your church know how to ask a question?

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How long does it take for a question to get answered?
Communication within your church can be a burden or blessing.
For managing communications during your worship services, you will need to provide a
physical location people can visit to ask questions and get information.
But here’s the thing about communication. It doesn’t end on Sunday. People will have
questions or requests throughout the rest of the week. So, be sure that you have a plan
in place for handling communications and that people know what phone number or
email address to use for questions and requests.
we see in churches. We didn’t create the list from our opinions — it was aggregated
from the core issues each church we serve has to identify when they go through our
strategic planning process.
A. Communications was near the top of the list.
With all of the resources available to churches on how to preach better, use social
media effectively, improve their websites and graphic design, etc., it could be surprising
that so many churches struggle. But we’ve found something to be true that explains this
struggle easily:
Most of the time, communication is a challenge because churches aren’t as clear on
their mission, vision, and strategy as they think they are.
Without clarity around general ministry strategy, we build culture by accident and we
struggle to prioritize messages.
Consider a few practical questions:
1. What aspects of your church’s culture bother you or are counter to what you
would like to see? You are likely inadvertently communicating acceptance or even
promotion of this behavior through your systems (or lack thereof).
2. How many announcements have you shared from stage and in your bulletin for
the last four weeks? How many communicated core vision and values (who we
are/where we’re going) vs. events (things to do)?What you talk about most appears
most important to the average attendee. And if you communicate everything all the time,
people eventually tune you out.
3. How have you invested time in understanding how to connect with Millennials
and adjusted the way you preach and communicate to reach them? It’s not just about
methods, like adding media into the service or building a strong web presence.
Millennials are asking different questions than the generations that preceded them. Your
series may not be answering them. There’s plenty of research that can help you. But
asking them is always a good start.

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4. When was the last time you asked an “outsider” — someone who does not
attend your church — to visit a service and share their objective first impressions? Most
of our bad communication is non-verbal.
Regardless of what we think we’re saying, the world is hearing something different than
the Gospel, in many cases. We must get better.

5. ACTIVITY
Application Questions

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 1. What are the things that bothers you in the Church?

VI. Protect your children and youth of your church, you need a plan.
Here are some things you MUST do:

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 • Screen volunteers
• Provide training for your staff and volunteers
• Write down a child protection plan
• Create an allegation response plan
There are several additional steps you can take, but the four steps above will help you
and your church to create a plan to protect your children and youth.
Safeguarding the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of young people and
other vulnerable individuals may be one of the most important responsibilities of any
ministry organization.
PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE
The issue of abuse, particularly sexual abuse, is not an easy topic to discuss. But by
being
preventing it, churches can take an important step toward protecting their children,
youth, and
CHILD ABUSE CAN HAPPEN IN YOUR CHURCH
Although allegations of abuse are often in the news, many churches and ministries
believe that the potential for child abuse within their organizations is remote. A culture of
trust, a characteristic embedded in most ministries, too often keeps them from
developing an abuse prevention program, or enforcing it effectively.
Most Christians find it very difficult to talk about child abuse. They think it couldn’t
happen in their church or be committed by someone they know and trust. This mindset,
paired with the presence of many children supervised by few workers or untrained
volunteer staff, makes churches and ministries targets for sexual predators.
A quick scan of the daily news demonstrates the prevalence of child abuse and the
devastation
it can cause children and youth. The problem is nationwide. Any church or ministry that
works with children and youth is vulnerable to incidents of abuse. Abuse has no regard
for the size of the ministry, its denomination, or its location.
vulnerable adults.

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PREVENTION PROGRAMS HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF ABUSE
First, churches and ministries should acknowledge the potential for child abuse.
Then, they should develop a child abuse prevention program, including robust
employee and volunteer screening procedures. This helps defend the ministry’s
reputation, and it is key
to maximizing the safety of children, youth, and vulnerable adults in any ministry
organization.
This guide can help you develop such a program. Background information and sample
documents provide a starting point for you, your attorney, and other ministry leaders.
Use these documents as you develop or update a child abuse prevention program
specific to your church or ministry.

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 B. Identifying Abuse: Disrupting the Culture of Trust
People view the church as a safe place, especially for children, youth, and vulnerable
adults. That’s why incidents of abuse in any ministry are shocking and are disruptive to
the organization’s culture of trust.

While it may be tempting to jump right in

and start developing policies and procedures, it’s important to understand the three
common forms of abuse, dispel myths about who abuses a child, and understand
techniques abusers generally use. While there are several forms of abuse, this
guidebook will primarily focus on sexual abuse.
WHAT IS ABUSE?
Generally, abuse occurs in several forms, all of which could be happening at the same
time.
The definition of criminal abuse varies by state. Please refer to your state statutes for its
definition of abuse.
Emotional abuse conveys a message that the child is worthless and undeserving of love
and care. It can take the form of threats, critical words, demeaning terms or names,
deprivation of affection, or similar emotional cruelty. It can be spoken or unspoken.
Sexual abuse can be defined by any form of sexual contact between a child and an
adult or older youth. This could include showing or talking about sexually explicit
material.
Physical abuse is intentional, deliberate behavior that causes bodily harm to a child. It
can take several forms, including assault, shaking, kicking, or choking. In general, it
includes all non-accidental physical injuries.
Neglect is failing to meet a child’s needs, such as nutritional, physical, emotional,
educational, and safety. Signs of neglect can include lack of basic needs like weather-
appropriate clothing, lack
of food that results in a child being extremely underweight for their age, or lack of
running water for bathing or cleaning clothes.

WHO ARE THE ABUSERS?

For child abuse or neglect, about 77 percent of perpetrators are a parent to the victim.1
Family members account for about 30 percent of the perpetrators of sexual abuse.2
Additionally, sixty percent of sexual abuse is committed by someone known to the child

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but is not a family member, such as a babysitter or other child care provider.2 Only
about 10 percent of abusers
are strangers.2 While more often than not the perpetrators of sexual abuse are men,
53.7 percent of perpetrators of all child abuse or neglect are women.1

THE REALITY OF ABUSE

On average, 70 allegations of child abuse are reported in churches each week,

according to studies reported by Christianity Today.3
57,329 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in 2016.4
Victims of Sexual Abuse
Research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
estimates that approximately 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused
before the age of 18.2
35.8% of sexual assaults occur when the victim is between the ages of 12 and
17.2
82% of all juvenile victims are female.5
Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse
An estimated 90% of perpetrators of sexual abuse are known to the child.2
Not all perpetrators are adults—an estimated 23% of reported cases of child
sexual abuse are perpetrated by individuals under the age of 18.2

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 5. ACTIVITY

Application Questions

1. What Shall we do if we encounter an abusive person in the Church?

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 C. Support your volunteers
Volunteers are the fuel that runs your church. Without the help of many volunteers, your
church will not be able to function, which is why you need a plan.
 
From recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers, your church needs a plan to
connect with volunteers at every level.
 
Does your church struggle in any of these areas?

Keeping your volunteers motivated is difficult.

They and you are dealing with a host of challenges:

 Struggles at work
 Challenges at home
 Financial stress
 Lack of purpose

Any one of these issues can totally deflate a volunteer's desire to serve.
Besides, motivation isn’t something you always possess.
Motivation in your life is more like gasoline in a car.
It’s fuel.
Studies show that motivation—the willpower to do something—is a limited resource. The more you use
it, the less you’ll eventually have.
Keeping this in mind is essential for managing your volunteers.
A volunteer’s motivation to serve Jesus and your church will go up and down with time.
However, there will be times when your volunteers will be on the struggle bus. In other words, they’ll be
having a difficult time doing their work, or they’ll be just not doing it at all.
Before you fire your volunteers, I’d like to share with you five ways you can motivate them to do
excellent work.

A. Define the issue

Why is it difficult to motivate your volunteers?
Before you confront a volunteer, it’s best to take the time to define the issue.
There are times when the problem will not be the volunteer per se. The problem could be
caused by poor recruiting and/or a lack of training.
Consider these two questions.

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First, does the issue revolve around your process?
From recruiting volunteers to preparing them to serve, do you have a system in place to help
you empower your volunteers to serve well? If not, then you’ll have more than one volunteer
to motivate because your process didn’t prepare them well.
Second, has your church lost momentum?
Has your church experienced a setback or did your pastor transition off staff? When this
happens, you can lose momentum, which means while your church figures out what’s next,
your volunteers may not care as much as they once did.

In both of these scenarios, you’ll need to address your church systems and culture. However,
this doesn’t mean you have to avoid individual volunteers who are struggling. As you define the
issue, you’ll see that you’ll need to work on your church as you support your volunteers.
Now, there will likely come a time when you’ll need to confront a volunteer.
Not in an aggressive, we-need-to-settle-this-in-the-parking-lot type of situation.
But there will be times when volunteers aren’t necessarily volunteering.
Instead of doing the work they agreed to do, they …
… show up late …
… don’t really do their job …
… and make life difficult for everyone else.
When you’re dealing with a problematic volunteer, there are several things you can do to
empower him or her. Let’s explore a few of those options in detail.
B. Retrain Current Volunteers
Do your volunteers know what they need to do?
If there’s a lack of clarity, then your volunteers won’t know what they should do, which means
they’re not going to do their job.
If your volunteers are not serving to their fullest potential, the first thing you need to address is
whether your volunteers know what’s expected of them.
Review their positions.
Walk through the requirements with them.
See whether they understand what needs to be done.

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Afterward, do they have a better idea of what’s expected?
Great, your work is done.
Do they need help with their job?
Provide them with the training they need to get the job done.
If your volunteers’ lack of motivation isn’t due to a lack of clarity or training, it can be social,
which leads me to the next point.

C. Build team chemistry

Teamwork is never easy.
In Christ, your church is unified—not perfect. You strive to live and love like Jesus the best you
can. But at the end of the day, your church is made up of a mixed bag of people with different
personalities, experiences, and expectations.
Putting a variety of people together to serve as volunteers can create challenges.
Here’s the deal:
It can be tough for people to get along with each other.
There are different types of personalities that just don’t mesh well together. That’s okay.
Everyone who follows Jesus is always learning what it means to love one another (John 13:34–
35).
Regarding team chemistry, there are two things you want to be aware of:
Do your volunteers struggle with specific people?
Do they thrive with other people?
If a few volunteers struggle to be around certain people, see if you can help them work through
these differences. Provide them with guidance to navigate the minefields of personal
relationships.
After you give someone an opportunity to work through his or her differences with someone
else, and there’s still no resolution, then consider scheduling him or her to serve at a different
time or in a different position (more on this later).
Is there someone in particular your volunteer thrives around? See if you can arrange for these
people to serve together. Finding the best teams to work together can create a wonderful
dynamic where the volunteers thrive and performance is improved.
D. Find a new position

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  Is someone miserable when serving?
 Not in the “I don’t like serving” sense.
 But in the “I want to serve, but I can’t stand what I’m doing” type of thing.
 If so, there’s a good chance you’ll need to find him or her a new volunteer position.

 At times, your church will need warm bodies—people who can temporarily serve in a
position outside of their comfort zone. But there are other times when either you misread
someone or someone doesn’t really know his or her passion and skills and how to best
serve.
 In either one of these situations, don’t beat yourself up about it. There are a ton of
variables at play, and it can be difficult to find an ideal position for someone to serve in.
 How do you know if someone’s a bad fit for a role?
 Consider these clues:
 He or she regularly talks about doing something else
 He or she dreads serving
 He or she isn’t productive
 He or she is clearly bored
 He or she lacks passion
 From this list of clues, the first one is what you really need to be on the lookout for. If
your volunteers are struggling in their work, and they talk about doing something else,
then consider helping them to do whatever has perked their interests. Their struggles may
totally be a result of misalignment—they’re just in the wrong position.
F. Give volunteers a break
 People are terrible at taking breaks.
 According to a report by Glassdoor, most people in the United States don’t use half of
their allotted vacation time.
 And you know what else?
 Most people who take a vacation actually work on their vacation.
 You’re probably thinking:
 What does this have to do with volunteers?
 Perhaps more than you think.
 If people in America struggle with taking a vacation, then there’s a good chance some of
your volunteers need to take a break. They won’t admit that they need a break. But here
are some telltale signs that your struggling volunteers need a rest:
 They appear irritated
 They’re habitually tardy
 They show a lack of enthusiasm
 They’re experiencing personal or family struggles
 They’re making constant mistakes
 They’re clearly serving with a “glass is half-empty” kind of attitude
There are a number of reasons why your volunteers may be exhibiting these behaviors.
Perhaps they’ve been serving for months or years uninterrupted, and they’re just tired or
burned-out. For others, life has thrown them a few curveballs and they’ve hit a couple of
bumps along the way. They may just need to take a step away from serving. In either one of

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these situations, let them know that it’s okay to take a break. Jesus is building his church, and
God will lead new volunteers to step up and take their place.
E. Time to Motivate Your Church Volunteers
There you have it.
Five ways you can motivate your volunteers:
1. Define the issue
2. Retrain
3. Build team chemistry
4. Find a new position
5. Give them a break
Before you wash your hands after trying one or more of these tactics, there’s one last thing you
need to do: Follow-up.
With every one of these tactics, you must follow up with the volunteers you worked with. You
want to make sure that they’re thriving in their roles or they’re being re-energized by taking a
break.
If you find out your volunteers continue to struggle, then you may need to ask them to step
down. Confrontations are never fun. But avoiding an ongoing problem with your volunteers
may lead to a more serious issue.
In the end, your goal is to motivate your volunteers by helping them serve Jesus. Follow these
tips to make this as easy as possible.

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7. ACTIVITY
Application Questions
1. You as a Volunteer what are the things that could make trigger your
enthusiasm?

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 VIII. Legal and Risk Management
Churches need to manage their risks and be legally compliant with governing laws.
A ministry needs to understand its risks and be proactive in minimizing exposure.
For instance, Campus safety and volunteer screening are examples of church-related
risks.
Manage these risks by understanding legal requirements and by having an awareness
Church community life should be about its mission to God’s people. The physical aspect
of church should offer a safe place to worship and gather. Those who worship in our
buildings should always conduct themselves in a faultless manner. However, as we
know, life is not that simple and we are exposed to risks both internally and externally.
In response, CCVT has developed Redbook. This comprehensive risk management
system will assist your community to attain the safety standards and measures that the
neighborhood, regulatory bodies, and community members expect. This tool will assist
your church to prevent unnecessary injury and incident within your community. Our aim
is to assist your community to increase your awareness of risk management, which in
turn will minimize risk and reduce your potential liability.
A. Safe Places for All People
Good stewardship stems from the community’s mandate to care for others. We have a
legal responsibility to keep people safe in public buildings.
We often see government regulation as unnecessary and expensive red tape that only
adds to our workloads. However, it is an opportunity to showcase our mission and care
for God’s people in the neighborhood. Our communities should be among the first to
support such initiatives.
B. Benefits Of Good Risk Management
Reduce costs—well maintained property and good management extend the life of
assets and increase the productivity of ministry.
Avoid legal action—legal action by third parties or breaches of regulation may arise as a
result of neglect of our duty of care to others.
Control, monitor, and review the risk itself—risk management practices aim to fix or
minimize identifiable risk and make sure preventative measures we have in place are
working.
Neighborhood trust and goodwill—a lack of concern for risk management can lead to a
negative image for your community which is a bad testimony for Christ and an
impediment to conducting mission within your local neighborhood.

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Peace of mind for Ministers and the leadership team—your key leaders wear the
primary responsibility for community liability. Good risk management practice protects
your people from unnecessary risk exposure.
C. 10 Church Risks
See how your community rates with our top ten risks that often lead to insurance claims.
By building your community’s awareness of potential risks, you can make your buildings
and locations safer places to gather.
 Working at heights
 Slip and trip
 Playground equipment
 Under-insurance—many church buildings are not adequately insured in the case
of a fire or other catastrophe. Buildings need to be insured for the replacement
cost of rebuilding in the event they are destroyed.
 Handling the offering
 Hire church property
 Children’s ministry
 Food safety
 Electrical safety
 Workers’ compensation

In legal terms Churches and nonprofits encounter a number of demands in their daily
operations. Risk management is more important than ever today; unfortunately, it is not
uncommon for it to be overlooked due to an organization’s restricted resources as well
as the day-to-day focus on organizational programs and tasks.

But it is essential for nonprofits and churches to focus on vital responsibilities like
compliance with state and government employment regulations, yearly governmental
filings, program oversight and safety, updating by-laws and other governance
documents to comply with the organization’s mission, property management and
ownership, etc.

Taking into consideration the organization’s structure and mission, churches and
nonprofits ought to take the following steps to reduce any type of legal risk connected
with these concerns:

D. Anticipate risk. Conduct a total analysis of the organization that takes into
consideration not only its current circumstances but also any kind of future
situations that may present a risk. While few churches or nonprofits could

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 have anticipated the unprecedented fallout from COVID-19, it has actually
offered us all lessons on the relevance of preparing for the unknown.

E. Prioritize risks. Assessing the most vulnerable areas of your church or

nonprofit will help you establish how to prioritize potential threats. For
instance, if your organization has youth programs, you will certainly need to
have clearly worded abuse prevention policies in place in addition to
background testing and training for volunteers or workers managing this
program. The increasing incidence of physical violence at church services
would certainly indicate the need to put appropriate safety policies and
personnel in place to monitor for any type of prospective issues.

F. Delegate responsibility for risk management. An efficient risk management

strategy relies on a committed team of supervisors to accomplish preventive
measures. This means having risk management as a part of every
supervisor’s duty so the magnitude of mitigating risk permeates the
organization.

G. Talk about risk management. Everyone in the organization needs to be

aware of the risk monitoring procedures in place to protect the church or
nonprofit. An employee handbook is necessary to convey the company’s
policies and procedures, including processes for dealing with harassment or
abuse, the use of social media, cybersecurity concerns, etc.

H. Maintain risk monitoring. Routinely assessing your exposure to risk can

help your organization be ready to act in case of a security violation, a poor
act by a staff member, or any other circumstances that present an
organizational risk.

Acquiring knowledgeable legal support from a lawyer experienced with serving

churches and nonprofits can help you proactively identify and also fix any vulnerabilities
in addition to preparing for exactly how to minimize risk in all areas of your church or
nonprofit.

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8. ACTIVITY
Application Questions
1. Do we need risk management System Why?

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References:
1. https://www.smallgroups.com/meeting-builder/bible-study-extras/joy-of-
service.html
2. https://www.ccgf.org/the-importance-of-supporting-your-pastor/
3. https://www.smallgroups.com/meeting-builder/bible-study-extras/joy-of-
service.html
4. https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-15-church-and-money-various-scriptures
5. https://smartchurchmanagement.com/church-facilities-management/
https://www.ministryinsights.com/guest-post-4-questions-to-ask-about-your-church-
communications/
6. https://www.brotherhoodmutual.com/resources/safety-library/publications/
guidelines-for-ministry-workers/guidelines-for-ministry-workers/
7. https://churchfuel.com/5-ways-to-motivate-your-churchs-volunteers/
8. https://www.churchesofchrist.org.au/operations/insurance/risk-management

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