Topics index
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| Topic | Resources |
| 360-degree reviews | TN144 |
| Accounts | A18, TN29, TN98 See also Budgets, Financial giving, Treasurer |
| Achievement | HC1, HC3, HC6, HC7 |
| Administration | See Church Administration |
| Administrative appointments | A38, A42, TN40, TN115 See also Church Administrators, Operations Managers |
| Administrators (general) | HC8, HC9, TN4, TN115 See also Church Administrators and many other items |
| Administry | A51 |
| Advising churches | A35, TN64, HC2, HC4, HC5 |
| Agendas | See Meetings: agendas |
| Aims | A4, TN152 and as examples in many other items |
| Alpha-type groups | A47 and as examples in many other items |
| Annual meetings | A20, A24 |
| Answerphones | See Voicemail |
| Applying for a post | See Job applications |
| Appraisal | See Review: staff appraisal |
| Architects | TN117 |
| Assessments, administrator | HC8, HC9, TN115 |
| Assessments, church | A35, HC2, HC4, HC5 |
| Assistants | TN101 |
| Awaydays | A30 |
| Back to church | A31 |
| Behaviours | TN119 |
| Belbin for teams | A45 |
| Bible: administration | A15, A27, A46, TN21, TN68, TN72, TN73, TN112, TN124 and in other topics too |
| Bible: leadership | A12, A13, A24, A27, A45, TN56, TN87, TN106, TN112, TN120, TN125, TN141 and in other topics too |
| Bible: other | TN25, TN43, TN79, TN91, TN96, TN107, W1 and in other topics too |
| 'Blob pictures' | TN155 |
| Boards | See Trustees |
| Body language | TN30, TN49, TN94, TN158 |
| Branding and design | A2, A29, TN22, TN156 |
| Budgets | TN108 See also Accounts, Financial giving, Treasurer |
| Building project finance | See Capital (finance) |
| Building projects | A44, TN117 |
| Buildings | See Church buildings |
| Business plan | TN140 |
| Camera | TN123 |
| Capital (finance) | A16, TN19, TN117 |
| Care-taker | A46 |
| Car parks | A31, TN137 |
| Categorisation | A35, TN138, HC1, HC2, HC5, HC7 |
| Chairing meetings | See Meetings: chairing |
| Change management | A44, TN3, TN12, TN59, TN81, TN121 |
| Character (personal) | TN25, TN87, TN96 |
| Charity Commission | TN147 |
| Choice | HC1, HC3, HC7, HC8 |
| Christian Effectiveness Model | HC1, HC3, HC6, HC7 |
| Christian stewardship | A7 |
| Church administration | A15, A46, TN4, TN21, TN72, TN73 and in many other topics |
| Church Administrators | A42, A51, TN40, TN115, TN126 See also Operations Managers |
| Church Admin'rs advice | TN4, TN60, TN68, TN77, TN86, TN102 |
| Church buildings | A28, A31, TN33, TN44, TN117, TN122, TN135 |
| Church councils | See Meetings - PCCs |
| Church culture | See Culture |
| Church Health Review | A35, HC1, HC2, HC4, HC5 |
| Church members | TN10, TN24, TN91 See also Members joining, Members leaving and other topics |
| Church office | A1, A33, A34, TN46, TN66, TN102, TN122 |
| Church/PCC Secretary | See Meetings: Secretary |
| Church profile | TN114 |
| Church purpose | A35, TN124 |
| Church services: liturgy | TN1, TN16, TN47, TN82, TN93, W1 |
| Church services: other | A18, A47, TN21, TN52, TN83, TN109, TN137 |
| Church staff | See Staff team roles |
| Clergy | See Leadership ministry, Minister's role/personality, etc. |
| Closing an activity | TN34 |
| Clutter | A36, A37, TN57 |
| Code of Conduct | A141 |
| Coffee after service | See Refreshments |
| Collaborative ministry | See Teams, Delegation |
| Committees | TN58, TN88, TN90, TN130, TN136 See also Meetings |
| Committee members | TN88 |
| Comms: plans | A9, A33, A39, TN82, TN99, TN114, W3 See also Accounts, Internal communication, External communication |
| Comms: speaking skills | A19, TN2, TN38, TN39, TN105, TN121, TN123 |
| Comms: writing skills | A29, TN2, TN38, TN75, TN89, TN121 |
| Confidentiality | TN110 |
| Conflict | TN30, TN125 See also Change management |
| Congregations | TN27, TN95, TN104, TN127 |
| Consultants | TN64 |
| Contracts | See Staff: employment |
| Co-ordination | TN104 |
| Court case | TN55 |
| Courtesy | TN86, TN96, TN107 |
| Creative thinking | TN103 See also many other topics for examples |
| Criticism | TN30 |
| Culture | TN142 |
| Customer care | TN86 See also Courtesy, Hospitality, Visitor welcome |
| CV | A22 |
| Cyber security | TN46, TN143 |
| DAC | TN117 |
| Danger | TN33 |
| Data protection | A52, TN111, TN129 |
| Database | TN129 |
| Day off | TN106 |
| Deacon (biblical term) | A46 |
| Deacons | See Church administration and in many other topics |
| Decision making | See Meetings: decisions |
| Delegation | TN15, TN101, TN112 |
| Design | See Branding and design |
| Desk management | A1, A36, A37, TN53, TN57 See also Self-management: overall |
| Diary | A50, TN23, W5 See also Self-management |
| Director of Operations | See Operations Manager |
| Disability | TN44, TN135 |
| Discipleship | TN25, TN91 |
| Display software | TN52, TN82 |
| Distractions | TN62 |
| DIY training | W1, W2, W3, W4 |
| Document management | A52 |
| EAs | See PAs/EAs |
| Eco-church | TN122 |
| Editors | A9 and as examples in several other items |
| Elders | TN18 But see also Leadership ministry, Leadership teams |
| Emails | A11, TN53 |
| Emotions | See Feelings |
| Employment and contract | See Staff: employment |
| Environment | TN122 |
| Equality Act | TN92, TN135 |
| Event management | A30, A44 |
| Every-member ministry | A43, TN24, TN36, TN55, TN148 See also Volunteers: strategy |
| Excellence | HC1, HC3, HC6, HC7 |
| Exit interviews | TN95 |
| External communication | A14, A21, A39, TN9, TN39, TN44, TN75, TN89, W3 See also Internal communication |
| See Social media | |
| Feelings | TN155 |
| Filing | A1, A37, A52, TN53, TN138 See also Desk management |
| Financial giving | A7, A16, A18, TN19, TN29, TN108 |
| Financial policy/team | A47, TN98, TN111, TN116 |
| Gantt charts | A44 |
| GDPR | A52 |
| Generosity | A3, TN29, TN98 |
| 'Generosity and sacrifice' | A3a |
| Gifts of administration | A15, HC8, HC9, TN21, TN72, TN73, TN115 |
| Giving | See Financial giving |
| Global mission | TN42, TN116 See also World |
| GORs | TN92 |
| Gospels, The | TN25, TN43, TN68 |
| Gossip | TN110, TN119 |
| Governance | See Trustees |
| Grounds (church) | A31, A45, TN33, TN44 |
| Groups | A48, TN41, TN104, TN119, TN127, TN155 See also Small groups, Teams |
| Handovers | TN131 |
| Health and safety | TN33, TN85, TN111 |
| Health-checks | HC1, HC2, HC4, HC5, HC6, HC7 |
| Hiring out rooms | See Lettings |
| Holidays, church | A30 |
| Home groups | A48 See also Small groups |
| Home working | A25, A36, A37, TN62 See also Self-management: overall |
| Hospitality | TN86, TN107, TN137, TN146 See also Visitor welcome |
| House-style | TN156 |
| HR | TN130 See also Staff employment, Staff remuneration, etc. |
| Illustrations | TN145 |
| Image | See Branding and design |
| Income | TN29 |
| Influencers | TN127 |
| Integrating newcomers | TN134 |
| Internal communication | A9, A14, A18, A39, TN38, TN52, TN63, TN69, TN82, TN93 See also External communication |
| Intercessions | See Prayer / Intercessions |
| Interruptions | A25, TN11, TN43, TN62, TN84 |
| Interviewing | A17, TN16, TN65 See also Job interviews |
| IT | A11, A14, TN46, TN53, TN99, TN143 |
| Job applications | A22, A23, TN65, TN76 |
| Job descriptions | A6, A38, A42, TN6, TN14, TN40 |
| Job handovers | See Handovers |
| Job interviews | A17, A23, A49, TN65 |
| Job references | See References |
| Large churches | TN6 |
| Lay Ministers | A26 |
| Layout (study) | A36 |
| Leadership delegation | See Delegation |
| Leadership principles | A12, A13, A45, TN30, TN50, TN78, TN87, TN90, TN151 |
| Leadership ministry | TN28, TN70, TN120 See also Minister's role/personality |
| Leadership teams | A24, A41, TN18, TN50, TN87, TN101 |
| Leading church services | See Liturgy leading |
| Leading groups/teams | A45, TN119, TN120 See also Groups, Teams |
| Lesson reading | TN1, W1 |
| Lettings | A28 |
| Line management | A32, A46 See also Staff: management, Volunteers: management |
| Liturgy leading | See Church services: liturgy |
| Live streaming | TN123 |
| Local community | TN137 |
| Local media | TN75, TN89 |
| Logo's | A2 |
| Lone Worker Policy | TN85 |
| Management | See Staff: management, Volunteers: management, Line management and elsewhere |
| Marketing plan | See Business plan |
| Martha and Mary | TN68 |
| Media, The | See Local media |
| Meetings: agendas | A40, TN61, TN118, TN150 |
| Meetings: chairing | A5, A40, A41, TN13, TN71 |
| Meetings: Code of Conduct | TN141 |
| Meetings: decisions | TN8, TN118, TN125, TN147 |
| Meetings: minutes | TN45, TN97, TN128 |
| Meetings: PCCs | A20, A24, TN147 |
| Meetings: Secretary | A40, A41, TN45, TN61, TN97 |
| Meetings: size | A24, A41 |
| Meetings: small groups | A48 |
| Meetings: staff | TN128 |
| Members joining | A31, TN14, TN107 |
| Members leaving | TN27, TN95 |
| Messy Church | A47 and in many other items |
| Minister review | TN144 S ee also Staff management |
| Minister's role/personality | TN6, TN28, TN70, TN78, TN132 |
| Minister vacancy | TN114, TN131, A49 |
| Minutes | See Meetings: minutes |
| Mission | See Purpose or Mission agencies or Outreach depending on the meaning you want |
| Mission accompaniment | See Advising churches |
| Mission agencies | TN5, TN35, TN42, TN116, TN140, HC1, HC6, HC7 |
| Mission enabler | TN64 |
| Mission partners | TN42, TN116 |
| Mission statements | TN48 |
| Mobilising the church | See Volunteers: strategy |
| MOTs | TN91 See also Review: self-review |
| Moving on | See Handovers |
| Multi-parish benefices | TN51 |
| Natural Church Development | HC4 |
| 'Netiquette' | A11 |
| Newcomers | A6, A8, A31, TN14, TN109, TN134 See also Visitor welcome |
| New leader | TN28, TN70 |
| News | TN9, TN38, TN39, W3 |
| Newsletters | A9, TN63 |
| Newspapers | TN9 |
| No. 2 to a No. 1 | TN101 |
| Nolan principles | TN141 |
| Notices | TN93 See also Internal communication |
| Occupational Requirements | TN92 |
| Offering (The) | A18 |
| Office | See Church office, Paper management |
| Office location (mission agencies) | TN26 |
| Operations Managers | A38, A46, A51, HC8, HC9, TN115, TN138 See also Church Administrators |
| Orchestral approach (chairing) | A5 |
| Ordinal, The | TN78. W5 |
| ORs | See GORs |
| Outreach | A21, A31, A47, TN129 and in other topics |
| PAs/EAs | TN101 |
| Paper management | See Desk management |
| Paper and print | A29 |
| Parish profile | See Church profile |
| Parking | See Car parks |
| Pastoral care | A53, TN149 and in other topics |
| Patronage process | A49 |
| Pay | See Staff: remuneration |
| PCCs | See Meetings: PCCs |
| PCC Secretary | See Meetings: Secretary |
| PCC Treasurer | See Treasurer |
| Person profiles | A6, A38, A42, TN87, TN114 |
| Person specifications | See Person profiles |
| Phishing | See Viruses, 'phishing', etc. |
| Photographs | TN22 |
| Planning ahead | A4, A35, A44, TN32, TN54, TN133, TN152, W2 See also Vision, Purpose, Values |
| Planning permission | TN117 |
| Planning retreats | See Retreats |
| Plant | See Church buildings |
| Policies (examples) | TN85, TN86, TN92, TN98, TN99, TN107 |
| Policies and procedures | TN111 |
| Post-Covid | TN148 |
| PowerPoint | TN52 |
| Prayer / intercessions | TN47, TN69, TN150, TN154 |
| Preaching | See Sermons |
| Premises | A28, A31, TN33, TN44 |
| Presentations | A19, TN121 See also Comms: speaking skills |
| Press / media | See Local media |
| See Communication plans, Communication skills, Newsletters | |
| Profile | See Church profile |
| Project management | A44 |
| Projects | A16, A30, A44 |
| Pub names (buildings) | TN44 |
| Purpose | A4, A24, TN48, TN124 and in many other topics |
| Quality | See Standards |
| Readers (Anglican) | A26 |
| Reading aloud | TN1 , W1 |
| Reception point | A33, TN102 |
| Recordings | TN123 |
| Records | See Filing |
| References (for posts) | TN76 |
| Refreshments | A31, TN83, TN109 |
| Relationship lists | TN142 |
| Releasing leaders | TN101, TN112 |
| Reliability | A27 |
| Remuneration | See Staff: remuneration |
| Reporting a meeting | TN45 See also Meetings: minutes |
| Retreats | TN54, W5 |
| Review: activities | A40, TN34, TN42 |
| Review: church | A35, TN157, HC1, HC2, HC4, HC5 |
| Review: planning | A4, TN4, TN157 |
| Review: self-review | TN11, TN54, TN91, TN157 |
| Review: staff appraisal | A32, TN17, TN95, TN144, TN152, TN157 See also Staff: management, Volunteers: management |
| Role definitions | See Job descriptions |
| Rooms, letting | A28 |
| Rural ministry | TN51 |
| Safeguarding | TN111 |
| Salaries | See Staff: remuneration |
| Salary differentials | A3 |
| Saying 'No' | TN84, W5 See also Self-management |
| Scams | TN46, TN143 |
| Screens (in church) | TN52, TN82 |
| Seating layouts | TN71 |
| Secretary (meetings) | TN45, TN61, TN71, TN97 See also Meetings |
| Security | TN46 |
| Selection process (staff) | See Staff: selection |
| Self-awareness | TN30, TN49, TN94, TN158 |
| Self-management: overall | A4, A25, A27, TN7, TN17, TN43, W5 See also Desk management, Home working, Stress, Time management |
| Self-management: tools | A50, TN11, TN23, TN62, TN84, W5 |
| Seniors | A53, TN149 |
| Sermons | A19, TN21, TN56, TN145 |
| Services | See Church services |
| S.H.A.P.E. | A43 |
| Shepherd (leadership) | A12, A13 |
| Small churches | TN51, TN126 |
| Small groups | A47, A48, A53, TN104 See also Groups, Home groups, and in many other topics |
| Social media | TN99 |
| Sorting | See Filing, Desk management |
| Speaking skills | A19, TN145 |
| Staff: administrative | A38, A42, TN40, |
| Staff: employment | A6, A8, TN85, TN92, TN95, TN111, TN130 |
| Staff: management | A6, A10, A32, TN15, TN17, TN20, TN85, TN95, TN128, TN144, TN157 |
| Staff: meetings | TN128 |
| Staff: remuneration | A3, TN37, TN80, TN130 |
| Staff: selection | A17, TN37, TN65, TN92, A50 |
| Staff team role | TN5a, TN50 |
| Standards | A14, A27, A35, HC2, HC4, HC5 with examples in many other items |
| Steward | A7, A46, TN78 |
| Stewarding | See Visitor welcome |
| Stewardship | A7 See also Financial giving |
| Stipends | See Staff: remuneration |
| Strategic plan | See Planning ahead, Business plan |
| Strategy | TN42 with examples in many other items |
| Stress | TN24, TN67, TN151, W5 |
| Structures | A48, A53, TN18, TN20, TN50, TN51, TN58, TN80, TN104 |
| Study (the room) | A1, A36, A37 |
| Succession planning | TN133 |
| Targets | A4, TN152 and as examples in many other items |
| Team leaders | TN139, TN148 |
| Teams | A24, A41, A45, A53, TN18, TN41, TN79, TN119, TN139, TN157 See also Leadership teams |
| Tech | A11, A14, TN46, TN53, TN82, TN99, TN113, TN143, TN149 |
| Theological issues | A15, A46, TN124 See also Bible: administration, Bible: leadership, Bible: other |
| Time management | A50, TN7, TN11, TN23, TN43 See also Self-management: overall |
| Time log | TN11 |
| 'To Do' lists | A50, TN23 |
| Training | A10, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5 and in many other items |
| Treasurer | A16, A18, TN29, TN98, TN108 |
| Trustees | A24, A47, TN5, TN26, TN35, TN88, TN111, TN130, TN136, TN147 See also Meetings: (various) |
| See Social media | |
| UCAN | A51 |
| Validity | HC1, HC3, HC6, HC7 |
| Values | A4, TN25, TN74, TN142 |
| Video | TN123 |
| Viruses, 'phishing', etc. | A11, TN46, TN143 |
| Vision | A4, TN32, TN124, TN152, W2 and within several other topics |
| Visitor welcome | A21, A31, TN14, TN83, TN109, TN134 |
| Visual design | See Branding and design |
| Voice control | W1 |
| Voicemail advice | TN105 |
| Volunteers: strategy | A43, TN15, TN36, TN37, TN100, TN126, TN139, TN148, W4 |
| Volunteers: management | A6, A32, A45, A47, TN17, TN144, TN153, TN157, W4 |
| Volunteers: care of | A10, TN24, TN31, TN55, TN85, W4 |
| Volunteers: succession | TN131, TN133 |
| Websites | A14, TN113 |
| Weekends away | A30 |
| Welcome | See Hospitality, Visitor welcome |
| Welcome pack | A21 |
| Winnie the Pooh (!) | TN60 |
| Work-life balance | TN7 See also Time management |
| Workplace (church staff) | TN66 See also Church office, Home working |
| Workplace (secular) | A43, TN10, TN106 |
| World | TN3, TN10 See also Global mission |
| Worship | See Church services: liturgy, Church services: other, Discipleship or Workplace (depending on the meaning you want) |
| Writing style | TN156 |
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