Many aspects of church life have changed in recent years, but certain elements remain crucial to effective governance. For example, an important role within a congregation is a personnel committee or team that supports, oversees, and evaluates individuals professionally engaged by the church. In an effort to assist your church’s personnel committee in 2022, consider…
Have the volunteers that work with your children and youth been through a sexual abuse prevention training? While background checks are helpful they do not catch everything. Safeguard From Abuse, was created to aid as an additional layer of risk management & due diligence for your child safety protocol. With our faith-based, training and certification program, you will better…
Have you run background checks on all your church volunteers, especially those who work with your children and youth? A recommended site for this is SecureSearch. They have worked with thousands of churches, faith-based, and for-impact organizations to help protect those who cannot protect themselves. If you have any questions you can contact Carol Cristiani, vice…
This tip sheet will help you think through how to set up an advisory team for pastors. It includes recommendations from CBFNC partner churches who currently have these types of committees. Click HERE to access this resource.
These guidelines from Benson Baptist Church are helpful in forming and facilitating a Pastor-Church Liaison Committee. Click HERE to access the resource.
Our fellowship is filled with amazing ministry experience and resources. We have tapped into this and asked our CBFNC Ministry Teams to create resource lists beneficial for their specific areas of ministry. These resources were featured in our E-news. We hope you will find these lists rich with resources that you will find beneficial to…
A change in ministerial leadership, whether it be your pastor or other ministerial position, is a crucial moment in the life of a church. Anticipating and managing the inevitable challenges and opportunities is a must if you hope to emerge from your transition prepared for a hopeful future. Learn new insights from The Center for…
In recent years, many resources have been spent on helping clergy thrive. While this is still much needed, congregations need more than healthy pastors in order to flourish – they need healthy lay leaders. Staff from Center for Congregational Health will explore how to help congregations develop and sustain healthy, thriving lay leaders.
Many churches think expanding their reach online and increasing engagement will require more content, more marketing, more communication. That’s not the case. Instead, effective communication in the digital space is about moving away from merely sharing information and toward storytelling. Storytelling will enable churches to build relationships online and engage with their congregants digitally. Christen…
As you navigate the new normal in life and ministry, the CBF Church Benefits Board (CBB) is here to help. Led by Rob Fox and a panel of CBB and CBF leaders, reimagine financial wellness, explore new resources, and consider lessons learned in a post-pandemic world.