Facility Issues and Policy
Facility issues and policies will vary from church to church … learn from the best.
Facility Stewardship
Facility Management, or as we like to call it Facility Stewardship, is a complex and demanding role that requires a combination of skills, foresight, and adaptability. In pursuing excellence, facility stewards often seek inspiration [...]
Common OSHA Violations in Church Facilities
We all know churches are places of worship and community gathering. What is often overlooked, however, is that the church-owned property used to meet in is considered a commercial property. This means that many [...]
Free E-book on Church Facility Budgeting
Our friends at Church Smart Solutions have released a new E-book on Church Facility Budgeting. It covers where to begin your church facility budgeting journey; overspending and underspending; practical steps so that you can [...]
10 Questions Before You Buy Facility Management Software
In today’s world of advanced web applications, cloud computing, and web-based solutions, it can be confusing what facility management software is right for your organization. Identifying your organization's needs is the first step to [...]
What Are Capital Reserves and Why They Matter
Less than 40% of churches Smart Church Solutions have surveyed in our national benchmarking have a defensible plan for capital reserve planning. Capital renewals are inevitable expenses. Every component of your building [...]
The 4 Buckets of Church Facility Budgeting
If your church has a facility, then you have been entrusted with the care and stewarding of your ministry tool. That means that you will have to set budgets, hire personnel, plan [...]
How to Never Say, “Our Policy Won’t Allow It”
There is a bane in having a good church policy for your facilities. Here is what happens. A church leader plans an event on your church campus and turns in a facility request. The [...]
4 Types of Church Facility Maintenance
Maintenance can be defined, as it relates to property, facilities and equipment: The upkeep of property or equipment—Merriam-Webster Maintenance is what we do to keep our facilities and equipment functioning as intended use. It [...]
Entrusted: Intentional Church Facility Stewardship
Fletch talks with Tim Cool about his latest book “Entrusted: A Guide to Intentional Church Facility Stewardship.” Tim has extensive experience in all aspects of church buildings. Get in on a great [...]
WheatFields’ Report Card on Church Safety
In Fletch’s book, Predators—The Case of the Church Embezzler, uses a fictional case study of WheatFields Good News Church. Executive Pastor Dan Black created a report card to evaluate how the church is doing [...]
From Pastors in Sutherland Springs, Texas
On May 19, 2019, David and Tami Fletcher met for over three hours with Frank Pomeroy, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Paul Buford, Senior Pastor of River Oaks Church of [...]
Developing a Church Safety Team
Insurance agents and companies often have a trove of helpful information for churches. The insurance company desires to avert tragedy from your people, prevent incidents at your church and keep all parties out of [...]
A Federal Agent on Safety & Concealed Weapons
Often a Risk Management Team will begin as WheatFields’ did—see The Case of the Church Embezzler.” The church knows something must be done, but does not know the needed scope. Experts help teams learn [...]
Report Card for Active Shooter Readiness
Use this Report Card to help you evaluate your readiness for an event at your church. Score 0 for not prepared to a 10 for fully prepared. 1. Is there a standardized campus-wide warning [...]
Renting Your Church: Policy and Sample Forms
Most churches rent some or all of their facilities in the course of a year. This could be to a member or an attendee. The renter could also be a person or organization in [...]
Strategic Designs for Active Shooter Readiness
Dave Milam has helped hundreds of churches around the country with their facilities. One of his most frequent questions is, "How can we make our campus safer?” This webinar provides a lively [...]
Van Drivers
Friday, February 1, 2019 Hey Fletch … What kind of policy do we need for people that drive our church vans? DRF—It’s a good idea to have a transportation policy that covers expectations when [...]
Oops, Needed a Bonfire Permit
Friday, January 18, 2019 Hey Fletch … One of our youth pastors asked his campus pastor if he could have a bonfire at an event on their campus. The campus pastor granted permission. Neither [...]
DOT Number for a Church Bus?
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Hey Fletch … We have been getting a lot of conflicting opinions about whether churches need to apply for a DOT number for the operation of church buses that require [...]
When Do We Need Commercial Licenses for Vehicles?
Saturday, December 22, 2018 Hey Fletch … We use vans in our church. Do we need a commercial license for the drivers? DRF—Lots of churches use vans. It used to be that the 15 [...]
Churches and Coworking Spaces … Think Twice
Maybe you have read business articles about the exploding billion dollar shared workspace industry, often called Coworking or Collaborative Space. Perhaps you have seen local articles or YouTube videos featuring churches innovative attempts to [...]
Facility Use Policies
Thursday, November 29, 2018 Hey Fletch … I could not find anything on Facility Use policies on XPastor. Can you direct me to some templates? DRF—We have some facility policies on XPastor. Check out [...]
More on Churches Renting Office Space to Counselors
Thursday, November 8, 2018 Hey Fletch … Let me get back to you on my question and your answer. I was asking about our church renting space to a counselor at below-market rates. I thought [...]
Would We Save Money by Outsourcing Cleaning?
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Hey Fletch … We are pondering outsourcing the cleaning of our church facility. Do you have any data on the pros and cons, and the cost savings metrics? I found [...]