Category: FREE Resources

  • Do We Need a Church Website Privacy Policy? (including GDPR update)

    Do We Need a Church Website Privacy Policy? (including GDPR update)

    A church website privacy policy would be a page on your website that explains how your church  collects personal information and how you use it. Even an initial site for your supporters might be set up to collect information. Most church websites offer some or all of the following data collection forms: Email newsletter signup […]

  • Free Church Employee Personnel File Checklist

    Free Church Employee Personnel File Checklist

    As I started creating this church employee personnel file checklist, I was completely blown away by the level of complexity it requires. I thought this was going to be a easy one. Good thing I did the work for you! I quickly ran into all kinds of rules, laws and other concerns about personnel files. […]

  • Free Church Employee Onboarding Checklist

    Free Church Employee Onboarding Checklist

    Congratulations! You just hired someone to your church staff and now they’re ready to go, right? Nope. There are several important things you’re likely to forget without a church employee onboarding checklist. I learned the importance of this years ago when a planter hired a new children’s director but didn’t have an intentional onboarding process. […]

  • Nonprofit Discounts and Social Engineering

    With Google Grants leading the charge, software companies and other retailers that offer discounts to nonprofits have begun creating filters for who gets the discounts. A 2-Way Street I totally get it – I wouldn’t want to be compelled to support a nonprofit that opposes my own matters of conscience. And setting conditions when you’re […]

  • 17 Church Job Interview Questions

    17 Church Job Interview Questions

    If you’re going to be hiring staff for your church plant, you need to have a handful of good church job interview questions up your sleeve. Read on to find my top 17 for 2017. As the pastor and hiring manager, your job in the interview process is to determine if the candidate is a […]

  • How To Create a Church Job Application Form

    How To Create a Church Job Application Form

    Creating your own church job application form could be very time consuming. I’m going to make that process faster and easier for you right now: Even if you get resumes from job applicants, you should have every one of them complete and sign a church job application form. Consistency is important. So is clear communication […]

  • How to Write Church Plant Staff Job Descriptions

    How to Write Church Plant Staff Job Descriptions

    If you’re looking to hire staff, writing church plant staff job descriptions is one of your first steps in the process. But you’ll use them for more than just recruiting. Why You Need Church Plant Staff Job Descriptions Having solid church plant staff job descriptions helps in several ways: As a primary tool for recruiting […]

  • 4 Keys to Creating a Church Emergency Response Plan

    4 Keys to Creating a Church Emergency Response Plan

    How does your church plant go about creating a church emergency response plan? There are 4 keys to having a solid plan in place. Gone are the days of burying our heads in the sand. I know this is a potentially touchy subject, but it’s one that every church needs to put at least some […]

  • Free Time Card for Part-Time Church Staff

    Free Time Card for Part-Time Church Staff

    Not every church employee is full-time or salaried. Do you have to use a time card for part-time church staff? It seems like such a hassle if they always work the same number of hours each week, even if it’s only fifteen. The short answer is yes – you really do have to use a […]