Your website has been a tremendous tool for me in the area of administration. Specifically, it was helpful in the development and implementation of a Risk Management Policy for our youth ministry some time ago.
Chris Freeland
I am so glad that you are working on the policy and governance site, and if I had anything to provide, I would gladly do so. BUT we don't really have anything of that nature formalized. It's something that I've been tasked with. I was actually hoping your site would help me get the ball rolling on this project.
David Kornaros, Admin. Pastor, Cornerstone Church, San Francisco
Banking Issues & RFPs
Benevloence & Care
Children's & Youth Policy Handbooks
Communications
- Communications System of Hope Community Church of Raleigh, North Carolina. How to decide what announcements get "ink."
Community Impact
- Social Activism of Henderson Hills Baptist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma
- XP Stacey Campbell, Christ Community Church of Greely, writes: "This Community Impact Application is a tool we use to not only help someone start a new ministry, but also devise a business plan to better know what resources they need to get the ministrystarted. It has been very helpful for us in establishing healthy, creative ministries from the ground up.” Stacey mentioned this at the 2008 XP-Seminar.
- Care Fund and Care Fund Financial Assistance of Bible Fellowship Church.
Constitutions & By-Laws
- Constitution of Grace Covenat Church of Austin
- Christ Community Church of Laguna Hills, California. Tim Shoemaker, Elder in the church, writes: "Here is the Original Constitution (after I spent hours reformatting it from a really badly typed non-word document. Draft 12 has the mark-ups of the final changes that we did and why we did them. Each of the twelve drafts had several sub-drafts, so there were many months of editing before this was finalized. Draft 1 was done in January, 2001 and draft 12 in February, 2007. The new constitution was ratified in May, 2007. It was quite a process of editing. Microsoft Word came in really handy to track all of the changes over the years. Finally, the new Constitution."
- By-Laws of Henderson Hills Baptist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma
- By-Laws of Stough Memorial Baptist Church of Pineville, North Carolina
- First Amended By-Laws of Cibolo Creek Community Church of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
- Constitution of Fellowship Bible Church of Winchester, Virginia
- By-Laws of Life Community Church of Allen, Texas
- Constitution of Grace Covenant Church of Austin, Texas
- Constitution of Northwest Bible Church of Dallas, Texas
Credit Card Policy
Deacon Issues & Policy
Divorce and Church Leaders
Elder Issues
- Elder Covenant at Lighthouse Community Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Elder Evaluation of Bible Fellowship Church
- Launching Elders at Chatham Community Church of Pittsboro, North Carolina
Employment Manuals, Review and Forms
- Employee Manual of Village Bible Church of Aurora, Indian Creek and Sugar Grove Illinois
- Leadership Review Form of Mountain Springs Church of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Old North Church of Canfield Ohio
- Christ Community Church of St. Charles, Illinois
- Minister Leader Questionnaire (leader review form) of Joy Community Fellowship of Pitman, New Jersey
- Employee Manual of Washington Heights Baptist Church of Ogden, Utah
- Reference Check Questions of Grace Covenant Church of Austin
- Background Check Form of Grace Covenant Church of Austin
- Conditions for Service, Personnel Handbook and Salary Disclosure of Bible Fellowship Church
- Team Handbook of Christ Community Church of Milpitas, California
- Employment Handbook of Bethany Community Church of Seattle, Washington
- Personnel Policy & Procedures Manual of Stough Memorial Baptist Church of Pineville, North Carolina
- Annual Employment Agreement of Autumn Ridge Church of Rochester, Minnesota
- Employee Handbook of First Evangelical Church of Memphis, Tennessee
- Staff Handbook of Pikes Peak Christian Church of Colorado Spring, Colorado
- Employee Orientation of Beechwood Church of Holland, Michigan
- Personnel Handbook of Concord Baptist Church of Jefferson City, Missouri
- Fellowship Bible Church of Winchester, Virginia
- Employment Policies Manley Baptist Church of Morristown, Tennessee
- 45 Pastoral Staff and Support Staff job descriptions & the Employee Policies of Central Baptist Church of Hixon, Tennessee
- Employment Application of Grace Bible Church of College Station, Texas
- Employment Handbook of Koinonia Christian Fellowship of Hanford, California
- Employment Handbook of Life Community Church of Allen, Texas
- General Employee Handbook of Policies and Procedures of Northshore Baptist Church of Bothell, Washington (updated January 2010).
- Employee Policy Manual of Richland Bible Church of Richland, Michigan. As their XP Bob says, "each church should have their own attorney review the content for items particular to state law or church polity"
- See many more on the Employee Reviews page
Facility Issues & Emergency Plans
Family on Staff Issues
Financial & Fund-Raising Issues
Goal Setting & Ministry Planning
Health & Swine Flu
- Swine Flu at Summer Camp, Harvest Chruch's response
- Swine Flu thoughts from Northshore Christian Church Everett, Washington
Legal & Risk Management Issues
Licensing and Ordination
Missions
Restoration
- Restoration of Henderson Hills Baptist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma
Restructuring
Sabbaticals
Security
- Security plans of New Hope International of Warner Robins, Georgia.
- Safety Report: How To Assess The Safety And Security Of Your Place Of Worship
Senior Pastor Emergency Succession Plan
Travel Policy
- Travel Policy of Pikes Peak Christian Church of Colorado Spring, Colorado
Vision & Values
- Statement of Values, Christ Community Church of Laguna Hills, California
- Definitions of Term Vision, Missions, Purpose, Strategy, Tactics and Mission & Vision and Core Values of First Baptist Church of Fort Collins, Colorado
- Core Values and Heart of Southside Church of Chesterfield, Virginia
- Mission of Henderson Hills Baptist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma
- Values of Church of the Saviour of Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Five Purposes (including Team Values and Code of Conduct) and Mission of Christ Community Church of Milpitas, California
- Vision Development Discussion, Values Description and Strategic Planning Model of Quail Lakes Baptist Church of Stockton, California
- Ministry Plan of Cypress Bible Church of Cypress, Texas
- Annual Vision Cycle of Trinity Baptist Church of Fairfield, Connecticut
- Ministry Plan of Beechwood Church of Holland, Michigan, "done annually and goes to all members and others interested in joining or learning more."
- Church Overview of Olathe Bible Church of Olathe, Kansas: the first 18 months of the XP, the church purpose statement, vision, core values, strategies, staff and operating principles, strategic planning outline, ministry planning cycle, staff meeting structure.
- Leadership & Management and Proposal on Deacons with Executive Minister Job Description, Vision, Vision Simplified and Organizational Chart of Central Church of Christ of Amarillo, Texas
Weddings
- First Evangelical Church of Memphis, Tennessee
- Wedding Manual, His People Community Church of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Women
- Women's Roles, Grace Covenant Church of Austin, Texas
- Women and Ministry at IBC, Irving Bible Church, Irving, Texas
- Women in Ministry, Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, Carrollton, Texas
- Overview of Women’s Roles in the Church, Grace Covenant Church, Austin, Texas
Worship
- Orders of Service. With 5 styles of worship in 7 services, and 5,000 in worship, The Chapel of Akron is specific in what happens when in a worship service (and since this was published, the church added 2 more services):
- Current: in the main room in Akron at 10:40 & just added to Green at 10:40
- Classic in the main room in Akron at 9:00, mostly older folks enjoy this service. Just added to the new campus in Wadsworth
- Blended: was in the main room in Green both hours, now just at 9:00
- Avant-garde: in two small venues on each campus, Akron and Green
- Ultra avant-garde: evening service at 6:40 pm in the main room in Akron
- Philosophy of Worship of Christ Community Church of Laguna Hills, California
- Worship Values & Worship History Autumn Ridge Church of Rochester, Minnesota
- Worship Arts Ministry, Church of the Savior of Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Biblical Theology of Worship & Its Implications, Church of the Savior of Wayne, Pennsylvania
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