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These are general items of between about 3,000 and 8,000 words covering a wide range of topics.  Move to the 'effectiveness models' page for John's new Church Health Review, launched in October 2007.

The articles are in pdf.  Click on this button Get Acrobat Reader to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader if you do not already have it.

   

The table includes a word count (for the text of the item itself excluding opening and closing explanations), followed by the pdf size.  The 'dates' column shows when the article was first published on this website, followed by the date of the current version where the article has subsequently been updated.

    

Over the summer of 2007 all the articles were given a design makeover.  This included new cartoons with the headings to distinguish six filing categories: Leadership, Management, Structures, Planning, Communication and Administration (see the new column in the table).  To see what is included within each of these six headings, check out the On Offer page.

   

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Title

File

 Words

Size (KB)

Dates

A1

Pass or file?
How to get excited about filing!

Administration

6,400

160

01.01/08.07

A2

Watch your image!
Visual design for churches

Communication

4,000

139

07.01/08.07

A3

Salary differentials for Christian staff
A case of worldly thinking?

Structures

5,700

150

01.02/12.07

A4

Twelve questions to help you plan
A jargon-free toolkit

Planning

3,200

145

10.02/12.07

A5

How to chair meetings
An orchestral approach

Management

5,200

148

09.03/04.08

A6

Job descriptions
Advice and examples for staff and volunteers

Management

3,600

142

12.03/04.08

A7

Understanding stewardship
A basis for Christian teaching

Administration

6,400

164

08.04/07.06

A8

Worker agreements
Appropriate paperwork for church use

Management

5,500

154

10.04/07.06

A9

A church members' newsletter
An idea for a new publication

Communication

5,900

169

01.05/11.06

A10

An introduction to the art of training
Help people learn new skills

Management

4,300

148

04.05/11.06

A11

Become a better emailer
... and make everyone happy

Communication

4,100

141

08.05/03.07

A12

The leader as a shepherd
Part 1: biblical research

Leadership

6,900

163

01.06/08.07

A13

The leader as a shepherd
Part 2: practical application

Leadership

4,200

121

01.06/08.07

A14

Create a quality website
... by asking the right questions

Communication

3,400

153

06.06/05.08

A15

Christian administration?
A theological introduction

Administration

4,100

138

10.06

A16

Funding a capital project ...
... by direct giving

Planning

6,700

164

04.07

A17

Staff selection step-by-step
From advertisement to interview

Management

7,300

170

08.07

A18 New!

Administering church funds

A call for a fresh approach

Administration

6,800

158

02.08

For other articles on Management see A3; on Structures see A6,8,17; on Planning see A5; on Communication see A10; on Administration see A11,16.

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