The Business-Owner’s Guide To Running A Church [Tips From Ex-Pastors]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2019
- I was recently asked the following question: "If you went back to a full time church job - what business lessons would you take with you in order to be more effective?”
And this episode of Pro Church Tools is the answer to that question.
Not only will you hear from me though, but friends of mine who are also former church leaders and pastors that have since launched their own businesses.
Here are the lessons we’ve learned from running businesses, that we’d bring to a church.
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I find that this approach of renting churches for profit and being so business minded really pushing people away from Church. i am not sure how Christ will feel with all this trading going on... Well I kinda know!
I have been dying to hear someone talk like this since 2014!!!
Incredible! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank u 🙏🏼
This is good! What was point #2? Not sure I was clear on it. Got point 1 and 3
Do you know of any churches that have church operations 100% separate from congregational giving?
As a portable church that meets in a school cafeteria, how would you move to not depending on the giving? Love the idea.
Move from the school to start investing into a property for the church... A property that can facilitate future growth
@@elijahsplaytime2540 How do you start investing into a property for the church?
@@DelandArtie By allocating your resources to purchasing an existing building... if they are meeting in a school cafeteria I'm sure he's paying the school... I think its a waste of resources and money..
What percentage of people posting in that group are there to sell solutions to the issue they are raising? That’s pretty much all I see in “ministry” groups on Facebook these days. Didn’t start that way but has become such a turnoff.
Love what you said about the church being "experimental". When we have the Holy Spirit doing His thing and moving the church forward how could the church NOT be experimental and try to discover what's next? The more we step out and experiment the more God reveals the steps we need to take next. Obviously the message never changes but the methods should always be changing. I appreciate you guys leading the way on how to effectively experiment with things in this technological shift that we're living in.
You're so right, Josh. We follow the God of the Exodus - the one who is always on the move. In the same way that the church of Acts didn't disapprove of the move of God and ask for something that looked more like a parting of seas, we too should keep looking forward and letting the Wind blow where it pleases!
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I think the next message in in your background sign should be "Discover Corn"
Hey, would love to join that Christian entrepreneur group!
It's called Entrepreneurs on Mission!
Awesome Video- entertaining too! 😊
This is the best episode of yours I've watched so far. Keep up the amazing work guys!
I'm turning 30 in August and church planting in the Fall. You had me crying 😆😆
Sounds like perfect timing 😉
How did it go?
@@rev.kasondechanda3350 still here. The Lord brought us through, we learned a lot, made a lot of mistakes, experienced more pain and disappointment than I could have ever imagined, but now years of sowing are starting to pay and I'm beyond grateful. Totally forgot about this original post, to be honest. Thanks for bringing me back.
@tff3456 we thank God for his mercies.
@@TSpoon823how’s it going?
Wondering how the revenue streams could cover operations...I feel like maybe medium sized churches could best try this? (200-500 people). Both churches I've worked in had salary expenses of 3.4 and 1.7million. So to cover that by alternative revenue would mean $9000 or $4500 a day. Which rentals and even more creative arms like music, books, resources, etc couldnt realistically cover I feel. Any thoughts on where the ideal balance could lie?
As Brady shared, some churches run a preschool or like that bookstore you mentioned. If done well, it can rake in a good amount, but it requires a whole team on its own.
Running a successful ministry does require some good business practices. For sure.
09:20 bitcorn haha
can a church have paid membership with benefits?
Ppl dun pay for the church services per se, but they can pay membership for rental of facilities (for meetings or studio use) or access to library or bookstore discounts, or as in the case of my church, digital Christian courses and online classes.
GOD Will Bring Whatever You Need To Past In JESUS Name!
OK. What system would work for a small church to register every aspect of ministry? A database perhaps? Thank you.
I love Y'all
Love you too, Mauricio!
Before you kid yourself about church being a business, PAY your volunteers FIRST.
Ok, one one hand the church is a business, on the other, it is like a town hall slash community of equal minded thinkers that believe in a higher cause. But the way they described church in this video sort of made it sound like a predatory social media company. No offense, I was raised in a more strict Christian environment which I sort of use as a guide line in my life. I really cannot relate to modern church as a business model when business is what pushes the mission of the organization as a whole you know. I did use the adjective strict, but the truth is well the is a fine line between the roman empire and the none roman empire if you catch my meaning.
Arm.. Arm.. Leg.. Leg.. Head.. Head.. that’s a 2-headed what we gon’ wear today?
So the “operations” funds vs. “benevolence” funds you mention is an OT concept that there are TITHES and OFFERINGS which are two things. This shouldn’t be a new concept, but a Biblical concept that has gone by.
I don't think that's what I'm talking about here. Here I'm saying all congregational giving would go towards benevolence. Church operations would be funded from third-party sources of revenue separate from tithes/offering/congregational giving.
@@prochurchtools 3rd party revenue sources-would that be un-Biblical? Where God requires a Tithe from his people, that wasn't abolished in the NT. It seems we are advocating a "pocket giving" mentality.
Kevin Soodsma No. It’s just using the tithes differently. Instead of paying for the mortgage, utilities, and salaries - use it for benevolence.
@@kevinsoodsma270God doesn't require a wage tithe from His people
I’m a worker in the church and only get $100 at Christmas.
I think the church of future is going to look more like a rec center/social club campus. Lots of churches already have preschools.
Isn't church already kind of a social club, though? We have cafes, group events, sports nights, much like a rec centre, too. We're just exclusive - to join this social club you have to believe a, b, and c. I think the future of the church looks very similar to how it does now, just less tribal. We're moving away from us vs. them to an us *for* them model that has room for everyone.
Yeah I don't think of that as being "unfortunate" or "sad." We forget that Christianity was born in a Jewish context, in which the Temple was literally the center of gravity for the entire community. I for one would love to see a church building bustling from Monday through Saturday. "Social club" needn't be construed as a dirty word.
@@gordontubbs So true!
@@ByStarlight_ Sounds awfully anecdotal, Amanda. I'd venture to say it's impossible for 15K people a week to walk through a church and not encounter love - and to know love is to know God. It sounds like your former church is serving their community and meeting their needs, just like Christ did!
@@ByStarlight_ You don't *know anyone who has accepted Jesus because they've been shown the love of Jesus?* I gotta be honest...that's literally the ONLY way I've seen people come to know Christ personally.
Even Jesus said that He was about His father's buisness. How can someone NOT see church being ran as a buisness?
His Father's business was saving the lost souls not getting rich off the backs of His followers
3:30 hahahahahahahhaha
I didn't know Church was a Business. Did I miss something when reading the Bible?
Lost churches run by egotists. This is how to not depend on the congregation or if you don't like me you can leave approach.
🙂Church is a business, from Jesus view.
Luke 2:49, KJV: And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
The Church as a business.. Hmm.. Well, I would stay out of that type of church.
For 50 bucks you’re soul gets saved. 100 bucks a week gets you a bowl of chicken wings when in heaven. 1,000 a week means you become not only an angle but also can one day become a god.
I’d run it like a business. Have a store selling god shit while others prayed. I’d also charge people 10 dollars per person per hour to prayer.
I suspect your model of unlinking operational budget and Multi-use property is the church of the future. BTW it's the way the Apostle Paul worked as well.
My other input is that you need to set metrics and measure in a way that doesn't threaten people but rather informs people. Is there a video you have done on this?
Great Video.
Here's our guide on metrics/measurement for churches: blog.nucleus.church/church-growth/
Sorry guys, it's pecan.
I'm still wondering about pecan, but It is absolutely not rhubarb!!!!!
Hmm, rhubarb.
So much more. We are Shepards of souls. Why wouldn't we be good stewards, good leaders?
I like most of it. But worship is inherently a pastoral role. You should not be outsourcing it.
How is singing from stage any more pastoral or worshipful than designing graphics or creating social media posts or making blueprints for a sanctuary? Each are creative in nature and can be done for the glory of God.
@@prochurchtools
Singing from the stage is not.
Worship Leading is. A worship leader should be more than a singer or musician, they should be teaching the congregation about worship. A worship leader should be more than a band director they should be a spiritual leader as well.
The original worship leaders were the priests. It is supposed to be a pastoral role, not just a simple lead rehearsals and play music role.
I am not saying that graphic designers and tech and communication directors CAN'T be pastoral, but it isn't inherently so. Leading people to do the thing we were made to do, worship, is a heavy responsibility, and not one to be outsourced.
@@DerekBarolet Yeah, I think you're conflating the all-encompassing act of worship with the specific medium of music a bit too much here. We've made the term "worship" synonymous with "church music" in a lot of ways - which is a bit too narrow for my liking. But I understand what you're saying.
@@prochurchtools fair enough. But you can see how a head pastor listening to this might think, oh, I can just outsource my worship leader, all I need is someone that plays and sings well.
It's all about the Benjamins.
You don't build anything. Chirst will build HIS church. Without the working of the Holy Spirit, nothing lasting will be built. Most of these new non-denominational meg churches have forgot one thing.... prayer.