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Structures

The following index lists all the resources (Articles, Training Notes and Health-checks) that have a structures theme. Most of these will be headed in this way, but some may have another heading with a cross-reference to Structures in the box at the end.

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Staffs and Boards

Ref Title
A3 Salary differentials for Christian staff
A case of worldly thinking?
A6 Job descriptions
Advice and examples for staff and volunteers
A8 Worker agreements
Appropriate paperwork for church use
A17 Staff selection step-by-step
From advertisement to interview
TN5 Responsibilities of mission agency boards
TN20 Line management in a church staff team
TN35 Causes of friction in mission agencies
TN40 Appointing an Administrator
TN37 To pay or not to pay?
TN65 Sharp interview questions
TN66 A daily office for church staff

Meetings

Ref Title
A5 How to chair meetings
An orchestral approach
A20 Annual meetings can be different
Ideas to experiment with
A24 Mission-shaped Church Councils
Three ways forward
TN8 Major decisions: a new approach
TN13 A purpose statement for those who chair
TN45 Are you sure it's minutes you need?
TN58 Beware committees
TN61 Mapping out a meeting
TN71 Seatings for meetings

Leadership structures

Ref Title
A26 The office of Lay Minister
Three proposals for change
TN6 The Minister's role in larger churches
TN18 A leadership team checklist
TN50 Should the Staff lead the church?
TN51 A fresh approach to rural ministry

All the above

Ref Title
HC4 Church Health Review
Part 1: Explanation
HC5 Church Health Review
Part 2: Questions and tests
HC6 Christian Effectiveness Model
Part 1: Explanation
HC7 Christian Effectiveness Model
Part 2: Questions and tests