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Church Giving Letters How to Write a Thank You Note to a Church Congregation Writing a thank you note to church congregations or individual members isn't always at the top of to-do lists for pastors, clergy or church office …

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Fundraising Top 10 Fundraising Ideas for Churches in 2023 Today, fundraising ideas for churches must be creative and effective. With shutdowns and the inability to connect with congregation and community …

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Church Visitors Church Connection Cards Guide: Free Templates & How-Tos Why does you church need church connection cards? Well, church membership in the United States currently sits at 47% of the population. That's well …

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Church Visitors 24 Church Welcome Ideas to Turn Visitors Into Members Fresh church welcome ideas are essential for church growth. Without new ideas, churches can fall into old habits where members stay in their normal …

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Church Leadership 11 Church Leadership Competencies Faith Leaders Must Have A church leader has many roles and responsibilities; apart from a person who guides other people, how do you know what church leadership competencies …

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Church Leadership How to Handle Toxic Church Members & Improve Your Culture Wouldn’t leading a congregation be much easier if everyone got along? Unfortunately, you’ll always have toxic church members getting in the way of …

Church Leadership 12 Signs of Bad Church Leadership and How to Fix Them As a church member, what are the signs of bad church leadership, and when is it time to make a change?

Church Leadership Church SMART Goals: All You Need to Know [Plus Examples] When you set goals and achieve them, it feels terrific. It's satisfying to see specific accomplishments, but not just on paper: they're an excellent …

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Church Leadership 10 Church Conflict Resolution Tips for Faith Leaders Disagreements are never straightforward, but if we pretend that everything's okay, our relationships will suffer. When it comes to the church, …

Church Leadership 12 Vital Church Leadership Roles and Responsibilities When you think of the best people to fill church leadership roles and responsibilities, you don’t consider the faint-hearted. A church leader needs …

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Church Leadership How to Handle Disgruntled Church Members: 10 Tested Methods No matter how peaceful and friendly your congregation may seem, every church has disgruntled church members. Conflict is a part of life. We have to …

Church Leadership How to Respond When People Leave Your Church One of the subjects that comes up often is how to respond to people when they leave your church.

Church Leadership 15 Signs of a Dying Church & What to Do About It Is your church dying or do you know the signs of a dying church? Many of them may be hard to spot. They could be anything from an unhealthy prayer …

Church Leadership How to Deal with Church Bullies the Right Way People who delight in causing trouble, running down the church, or creating dissension in the church are known as bullies. They are comfortable only …

Church Leadership 13 Ways to Handle Controlling Church Members That Work Controlling church members are challenging. These people control or take the lead in situations to the point of being overbearing. We all know at …

Church Survey Free Church Retreat Survey Questions Template Having the right church retreat survey questions will help you improve activities. For churches hoping to grow, you'll need feedback to understand …

Church Survey Every Church Survey Sample You Could Ever Use Church surveys are valuable for every church. That’s why you’re reading this free resource. The feedback you get from these church survey questions …

Church Leadership 23 Ways to Recruit Volunteers for Church That Work Are you looking for, or are you ready to begin recruiting volunteers for church?

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Church Visitors Welcome Messages for Church Visitors: Free Templates Whether it's from the pulpit, within your bulletin or your connection cards, your church needs to offer a welcome message for church visitors. …

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Finance tech 43 Welcome to Church Quotes & Speech Ideas for Visitors Looking to welcome visitors to church with quotes? Finding the perfect words to greet visitors is challenging. Oftentimes visitors don’t know anyone …

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Church Visitors Free Church Hospitality Ministry Guide Have you attended a church service and felt welcomed from the time you entered the parking lot until the time you left? If you answered yes, chances …

Church Visitors The Church Assimilation Plan to Grow Membership: Free Guide If you're part of a church leadership team that's been looking for new ways to grow its membership numbers, you're not alone. Growing membership is …

Church Visitors 13 Ideas for Church Welcome Packets That Will Delight Visitors Making sure newcomers feel included is vital for ministries looking to grow, which is why your church needs to use church welcome packets. Church …