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Business of the Church: Strategic Planning (5 of 5)

This is a part of a series of posts responding to the question: Is the church a business? Today the focus is on strategic planning. Strategic planning is a part of the culture at Resurrection. From strategic objectives for the entire congregation for the year to goal setting and a review process for each employee […]

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Business of the Church: Finance (4 of 5)

This is a part of a series of posts responding to the question: Is the church a business? Today the focus is on finance. It is critical to the life of a local congregation that good business practices be used when dealing with money and finance. Giving is an important part of our discipleship as […]

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Business of the Church: Buildings (3 of 5)

This is a part of a series of posts responding to the question: Is the church a business? Today the focus is on buildings. Existing buildings are important because the church needs a place to gather. While this may or may not be a space owned or leased by the church, there is a need […]

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Business of the Church: Technology (2 of 5)

This is a part of a series of posts responding to the question: Is the church a business? Today the focus is on technology. Technology is an important part of my every day work as a pastor at Resurrection. We have a full time Information Technology department here at Resurrection made up of 8 staff […]

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Business of the Church: Introduction (1 of 5)

I recently spoke with a reporter from the Kansas City Business Journal about technology and the church. I talked about this blog, websites, a little about the internet campus planning and about how technology can improve the level of connection between people. This got me thinking about a question that my sister posed to me […]