Articles on Operations
Your Facility and Communications Departments are important parts of the ministry of your church. Without them, you might be meeting in a tent using a megaphone! They are also ministries that take a lot of money to keep current. A long-term plan and some policies and procedures are vital for the smooth operation of your church.
Good Stewardship of Marketing Budgets
Let's dive into how to build an effective marketing budget. How do you advertise in various seasons of ministry? Lots of churches are walking into the budget season so this is a timely topic. [...]
Building the Foundation: Structuring a Production Department
We will explore the essential elements of establishing a robust production department in a local church. The production department is pivotal in enhancing worship experiences, congregational engagement, and outreach efforts. We’ll delve into the [...]
Artificial Intelligence Brings Legal Liability
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a helpful tool for churches. Many are using AI to ethically research sermon ideas. Others use it to redact a 45 minute message into a 1,000 word article for [...]
6 Reasons Why Your Students Hate Their Space
Here we go again, preaching about the significance of the 'Gen Next,’ but ever notice how our students seem to get stuck with the short end of the stick? They're often put in forgotten [...]
Data Informed Discipleship: Leveraging Data for Spiritual Growth and Community Impact
The Church is evolving, and so is the way we measure engagement. Understand what metrics truly matter in assessing the vitality of your church and learn practical ways to measure and enhance your church's [...]
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 [...]
Three Areas where AI will Benefit Your Church Teams
AI can feel like the Wild West, where it's constantly advancing and changing. What can you do to use it to help your teams? Where do you turn for advice? How can this benefit [...]
Transforming Your Data into Discipleship
Every data point represents a soul. Are you treating it that way? You and I got into ministry because we know people matter. We feel compelled to help people meet, follow and share Jesus. [...]
Seeing Around the Corner: 2024 Church Design Trends
Every year brings a parade of design trends that often create an avalanche of expenses. In case you missed Dave’s Breakfast season at the 2024 XPastor Seminar last month, he is going to reveal [...]
Talking to Visitors
Hey Fletch—We have a lot of people who visit our church but they don’t come back. We send out letters and emails to newcomers. Apparently these are not working. Any thoughts? Fletch—I stumbled on [...]
A Top-of-Funnel Conversation About Leveraging Google, Content, and AI
If you're a church that embraces the mission Jesus sent us on to "go and make all disciples,” then you are likely laser-focused in your approach and mindset around growth. But many churches are [...]
How to Create Engaging Spaces
People want connection and fellowship at church. Great preaching and family ministries are a must as well—of course! Pivotal, though are spaces that foster community and engagement. Tune in to this webinar to hear [...]
Ministry Should Dictate Real Estate, Part 2
This is part two of our time with Matt Messier and Carlin Beekman. We had so much great material in part one, that we needed a follow-up. See this link for part one. Churches [...]
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 [...]
Multiply Hospitality with Renewed Outdoor Spaces—A Case Study
You can raise the visibility of your church with a campus improvement. Mike Gould, an XP at First Baptist Church of Frisco, did that in a series of campus changes. Those small steps of [...]
5 MultiSite Campus Design and Renovation Strategies
Multi-site church leaders nationwide are acquiring and launching campuses in record numbers. In this exclusive XPastor webinar, Dave will present five field-tested design strategies for overhauling and launching a new campus without going broke. [...]
Beyond Sunday: Engaging Your Community Monday through Saturday
Gone are the days of thinking attendance leads to engagement. In a digital-first era, churches are re-thinking how to approach community engagement and may not have the right people, technology, and processes working together [...]
5 Keys to Success with Your Church Management Software
Sometimes the relationship with your Church Management software becomes tired, brittle or even broken. No software is perfect, but is your ChMS working as well as it should? Your software does not have to [...]
The Collective Might Platform
How do you maximize the strength of your church? All of our churches have wonderful strengths, but they are not always fully utilized or appreciated. Gloo connects the faith ecosystem and enables it to [...]
Ministry Should Dictate Real Estate
Churches can feel stuck with their property. Real estate should not be the driving factor in your ministry. Ministry comes first and your property should fulfill your church vision. There are local and nationwide [...]
Password Management and LastPass
I’ve been asked a lot of questions about password managers, especially due to the LastPass hack that started in 2022 and was fully disclosed in 2023. Before getting too far into this, let me [...]
Five Budget Busting Spaces You Think You Need but Really Don’t
Wasting money on spaces that really don’t matter is one of the most dangerous pitfalls that a church can fall into. The truth is, anyone can justify why they need room for a specific [...]
Best Questions to Ask Your Architect for Your Next Building
When was the last time that you built or renovated your facility? For some it was last year, others 10 years and others … never. Let’s talk with a seasoned and award winning architect [...]
Websites that Provide Resources & Create Leads
Your church website is important to your ministry—of course, we all know that! It is one of the key ways to get information out to members and visitors. In this sense, it is vital [...]