Reading Peter Drucker's classic,The Effective Executive, I came across this nugget, "A crisis that recurs a second time is a crisis that must not occur again." If it happens once, it is most likely the result of an error in human judgment. If it happens more than once, it is probably the result of a … Continue reading Create a routine
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Marketing principles
Last week we were working on our marketing strategy = how we let people know about Walls Down Church. We settled on three big principles that will guide how we market ourselves. Everything we do will be: Bold. People will stop and look. Simple. People will know who we are and what we are marketing … Continue reading Marketing principles
Financial best practices for the church – Part 3
For the last three days Casey Graham has been sharing some important principles and practices of church finances. If you have missed either post, you will want to check them out: Part 1 & Part 2. And now, with the final post of this series. Ladies and Gentlemen... Casey Graham. This last post really FIRES … Continue reading Financial best practices for the church – Part 3
Financial best practices for the church – Part 2
Today Casey Graham is going to teach us about three key financial systems needed in the local church. You can check out Casey's organization at the ReThink Money website and his blog here. If you missed part one of this three part series you can check it out here. And now... Casey Graham. Most people … Continue reading Financial best practices for the church – Part 2
Financial best practices for the church – Part 1
Today we start a three-part guest blog series by my friend and financial mentor Casey Graham. Casey is the founder and President of Re-Think Money, an organization committed to changing people's lives one dollar at a time. And now my friend, Casey Graham. Let me start off by saying thank you to Paul Peterson for … Continue reading Financial best practices for the church – Part 1
Re-think money… church style
I'm so excited! For the next three days my friend and financial mentor, Casey Graham, will be writing a three part blog series! On Tuesday, Casey will discuss a holistic stewardship solution as opposed to what most churches do.. teach a money class every now and then! Casey will be talking about the importance of … Continue reading Re-think money… church style
Helping people get connected in your church
Nelson Searcy has some of the best info regarding how to assimilate people into the church. He presents his entire system in his book Fusion. For the last week he has been answering some "how-to" questions regarding the process they use at Journey Church. This is must read stuff for any pastor/staff interested in turning … Continue reading Helping people get connected in your church
Money
One of the things that Walls Down Church will regularly teach about is money. Yahoo Finance reports that in the first quarter of 2007, "one in every 194 households received a foreclosure filing during the quarter. Foreclosure filings increased in all but four states." In the 45039 zip code alone there are 936 properties in … Continue reading Money
Some more systems “stuff”
I just had the most insightful "systems conversation" to-date with two friends of mine who work in the professional world. One is a project manager (aka "Detail Person") and the other is a 50,000-foot-view leader. They offered some great insights on systems: The system is only as good as it is detailed. The ability to … Continue reading Some more systems “stuff”
Some good reading on church systems
Nelson Searcy has finally gotten into the blogosphere. He is a systems genius and someone that I am constantly learning from. He has a couple of posts worth checking out: A free overview of systems in the church When to challenge the system is a great post in which Nelson identifies three times to review … Continue reading Some good reading on church systems
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