Alphabetical index

This page lists all Resources in this section of the website (Articles, Training Notes and Health-checks) in alphabetical order by title.

If you know the title of an item you are looking for, it will be easiest to search for it on this page.

Ref	Title	Categories
A47	15 principles of volunteering By examining five ministries	Management
A29	A basic guide to paper and print Helping you to communicate well	Communication
TN46	A beginner's guide to IT security	Administration
TN26	A checklist for an office move	Administration Planning
A9	A church members' newsletter An idea for a new publication	Communication
TN111	A church policies checklist	Administration Structures
TN107	A church policy on hospitality	Management
TN66	A daily office for church staff	Management Structures
TN51	A fresh approach to rural ministry	Planning Structures
HC8	A Gift Assessment for Administrators 1: Introduction (2019 launch version)	Administration
HC9	A Gift Assessment for Administrators 2: Questions and tests (2019 launch version)	Administration
TN104	A grid structure for churches	Structures
TN18	A leadership team checklist	Leadership Structures
A39	A plan for your communications A template for churches	Communication
TN13	A purpose statement for those who chair	Structures
TN42	A review of global mission strategy	Planning
TN53	A simple email filing system	Administration Communication
TN109	A test for your church's welcome	Management Planning
A30a	A weekend away checklist Supplement to A30	Planning
A18	Administering church funds A call for a fresh approach	Administration
TN60	Administrator types	Administration Management
TN77	Administrator wisdom	Administration
TN68	Administrators who miss the point	Administration
TN4	Advice for all church administrators	Administration
TN88	Advice to a new committee member	Structures
TN31	Affirming volunteers	Management
A10	An introduction to the art of training Help people learn new skills	Communication Management
TN91	An MOT for disciples of Jesus	Planning
TN98	An outline Church Financial Policy	Administration
TN93	And now for the notices	Communication
A20	Annual meetings can be different Ideas to experiment with	Planning Structures
TN130	Appoint a 'Staff Action Group'	Management Structures
TN22	Appoint a church photographer!	Communication
TN40	Appointing an Administrator	Administration Structures
A38	Appointing an Operations Manager Or reviewing an existing post	Administration Structures
TN45	Are you sure it's minutes you need?	Communication Structures
A32	Be creative as a line manager How to develop paid staff	Management
A11	Become a better emailer ... and make everyone happy	Administration Communication
TN94	Becoming self-aware	Leadership
TN58	Beware committees	Structures
TN47	Breathing life into the intercessions	Communication
TN117	Building project preparations	Administration
TN138	Categories for church operations	Administration Planning
TN35	Causes of friction in mission agencies	Structures
TN81	Changing the scenery	Planning
A15	Christian administration? A theological introduction	Administration
TN72	Church administration explained: part 1	Administration
TN73	Church administration explained: part 2	Administration
TN24	Church members can burn out too	Management
TN57	Clear your clutter!	Administration Leadership
TN34	Closing down a church activity	Management Planning
TN129	Collecting data for mission	Administration
HC1	Contrasting CHR and CEM Themes and questions side by side	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
TN96	Courtesy in church	Planning
A14	Create a quality website ... by asking the right questions	Administration Communication
TN54	Creating space for a Planning Retreat	Leadership Planning
TN69	Creative prayer diaries	Communication
TN86	Customer care for churches?	Administration Management
TN33	Danger at church!	Administration
TN43	Did Jesus use an iPhone?	Leadership
TN70	Do's and don'ts for a new leader	Leadership Planning
TN59	Don't you dare change anything!	Management Planning
TN128	Effective staff meetings	Management Structures
A43	Every member on active service How to mobilise your church	Management Planning
TN95	Exit interviews for everyone	Management
A16	Funding a capital project ... ... by direct giving	Administration Planning
A3a	Generosity and sacrifice	Management Structures
TN116	Global mission giving	Administration Planning
TN42a	Global mission report summary	Planning
A40	Going deeper into meetings 1: Planning issues	Planning Structures
A41	Going deeper into meetings 2: People issues	Management Structures
TN119	Group behaviours to beware of	Management
TN64	Help! I'm a consultant	Planning
TN131	Helpful handover documents	Administration Communication
A31	Helping people back to church Basics we often overlook	Administration Management
TN89	Hold the front page!	Communication
TN92	How genuine are your GORs?	Management Structures
TN15	How not to delegate!	Leadership Management
TN63	How not to write a newsletter	Communication
A5	How to chair meetings An orchestral approach	Planning Structures
TN135	How to conduct a disability audit	Administration Planning
TN23	How to do 'To Do' lists	Administration Leadership
TN103	How to encourage creative thinking	Planning
TN30	How to give and receive criticism	Leadership Management
A45	How to lead a team at church Practical help for beginners	Leadership Management
TN97	How to minute a meeting	Communication Structures
TN114	How to prepare a church profile	Communication Planning
TN76	How to prepare a job reference	Management Structures
A49	How to read the Bible out loud A DIY training aid	Communication
A52	How to run a church vision day A DIY training aid	Planning
TN84	How to say 'No' when you should	Leadership
TN125	How to take major decisions	Planning Structures
TN21	Ideas for a sermon on administration	Administration
TN7	Ideas for how to make time for life	Leadership
TN127	Identify your church's groups	Leadership Management
TN115	Identifying gifts of administration	Administration
TN134	Integrate your newcomers	Management Planning
TN16	Interviews in church services	Communication
TN110	It's confidential: but it still leaks out	Communication Structures
A22	Job applications in Christian ministry Part A: Preparation	Communication Leadership
A23	Job applications in Christian ministry Part B: Presentation	Communication Leadership
A6	Job descriptions Advice and examples for staff and volunteers	Management Structures
TN11	Keeping a time log	Leadership
TN19	Key words for a financial appeal	Administration
TN62	Know what distracts you	Leadership
TN120	Lessons for leaders	Leadership Management
TN48	Let's get purpose statements right	Planning
TN20	Line management in a church staff team	Management Structures
TN8	Major decisions: a new approach	Planning Structures
TN121	Making a case for change	Communication Planning
A44	Making things happen Project management for churches	Planning
TN61	Mapping out a meeting	Communication Structures
A35	Mapping your church Practical planning tools	Planning
A24	Mission-shaped Church Councils Three ways forward	Planning Structures
TN28	No two leaders are the same	Leadership
TN79	One another teams	Management
A48	Organising your small groups Choices to be made	Planning Structures
A1	Pass or file? How to get excited about filing!	Administration Leadership
TN102	People who visit the church office	Administration
TN133	Planning the next step	Planning
TN85	Preparing a Lone Worker Policy	Administration Management
TN1	Preparing to read the lesson	Communication
TN82	Print or screen?	Communication
TN90	Put someone in charge	Leadership Management
TN56	Questions for preachers	Communication Leadership
TN105	Recording a voicemail message	Communication
A46	Redefining 'management' Three Bible images to consider	Administration Management
A27	Reliability in ministry For administrators and leaders	Administration Leadership
TN5	Responsibilities of mission agency Boards	Structures
TN136	Restructure your committees	Structures
A33	Roles for a church office Part 1: Three perspectives	Administration
A34	Roles for a church office Part 2: Three more perspectives	Administration
A28	Rooms to let Hiring out your church premises	Administration
A3	Salary differentials for Christian staff A case of worldly thinking?	Management Structures
TN27	Saying good-bye to church members	Management
TN71	Seatings for meetings	Structures
TN112	Set my leaders free!	Administration Leadership
TN14	Setting up a Newcomers Team	Management
TN65	Sharp interview questions	Management Structures
TN50	Should the staff lead the church?	Leadership Structures
TN55	So, who should be in the dock?	Management
TN99	Social media+ guidelines	Communication
A36	Sorting out your study Part 1: The space in the room	Administration Leadership
A37	Sorting out your study Part 2: The stuff in the room	Administration Leadership
A19	Speaking so that people listen For all leaders and preachers	Communication Leadership
TN123	Speaking-to-camera tips	Communication
TN36	Square pegs in round holes	Management
TN80	Staff salary scales	Management Structures
A17	Staff selection step-by-step From advertisement to interview	Management Structures
TN67	Stress and the Christian worker	Leadership
TN17	Suggested questions for an annual review	Management Planning
A30	Take your church away Organising a special weekend	Planning
TN106	Talk about taking time 'off'	Leadership
TN2	Ten steps to help you communicate	Communication
A51	The 'To Do Diary' guide How to use this simple tool	Administration Leadership
TN3	The bewildering world of change	Planning
HC6	The Christian Effectiveness Model 1: Introduction (2015 revised version)	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
HC7	The Christian Effectiveness Model 2: Questions & tests (2015 revised version)	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
HC3	The Christian Effectiveness Model A summary of the Model and how it works	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
HC4	The Church Health Review 1: Introduction (2014 revised version)	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
HC5	The Church Health Review 2: Questions & tests (2014 revised version)	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
HC2	The Church Health Review A summary of the Review and how it works	Administration Communication Leadership Management Planning Structures
TN25a	The church that lives outside in	Planning
A12	The leader as a shepherd Part 1: Biblical research	Leadership
A13	The leader as a shepherd Part 2: Practical application	Leadership
TN44	The message of your buildings	Administration Communication
TN137	The message of your people	Communication
TN6	The Minister's role in larger churches	Leadership Structures
A26	The office of Lay Minister Three proposals for change	Management Structures
A50	The patronage process as drama A guide for Patrons and PCCs	Structures
TN52	The perils of PowerPoint	Communication
TN25	The radical values that Jesus taught	Planning
TN78	The role of a church leader	Leadership Structures
TN5a	The role of staff in a mission agency	Structures
TN83	The service isn't over yet	Management Planning
TN126	The small-church administrator	Administration
A21	The use of print in outreach Rethinking your church's practice	Communication
TN37	To pay or not to pay?	Management Structures
A4	Twelve questions to help you plan A jargon-free toolkit	Planning
TN12	Twenty ideas to help people change	Planning
A7	Understanding stewardship A basis for Christian teaching	Administration
TN74	Understanding values	Planning
A2	Watch your image! Visual design for churches	Communication
TN38	We've got news for us!	Communication
TN39	We've got news for you!	Communication
TN108	What do budgets actually tell us?	Administration Planning
TN10	What do Christians do between Sundays?	Management
A42	What do Church Administrators do? Defining roles	Administration
TN32	What do you mean by 'vision'?	Leadership Planning
TN41	What makes a group a team	Management
TN113	What to avoid on your website	Communication
TN87	What to look for in your leaders	Leadership
TN132	What you look for in your Minister	Leadership
TN49	What's going on under the water	Communication Management
TN124	What's the point of church?	Planning
TN29	What's your real church income?	Administration
TN9	Which newspapers do people read?	Communication
TN100	Why some offer, why some don't	Management
TN118	Why, exactly, are we meeting?	Structures
A8	Worker agreements Appropriate paperwork for church use	Management Structures
A25	Working from home Boundaries, discipline and space	Administration Leadership
TN101	Working with a No. 2	Leadership Management
TN75	Writing for the media	Communication
TN122	Your eco-church check-up	Administration

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