Accelerators to simplify / streamline administration  ​​

Church Plant Starter Kit 

• Roadmap to independent entity & operations ( downloadable )
• Legal/administrative checklist (downloadable)​
  • Characteristics of a church as a legal entity and/or an employer (downloadable)
  • Parent/child vs. scratch plant - legal/administrative comparison (downloadable)
  • Bookkeeper / Treasurer complementary roles and duties
  • Ecclesial steps (EPC example​ downloadable)
  • Church management system selection (downloadable)
  • Financial stewardship decisions and processes
  • Human resource management 
  • Risk mitigation policies and forms
  • Commercial insurance coverage
  • Office and communications technology​
  • ​Alternative ways to get it done and operating (downloadable)

More Church Planter Resources (downloadable)

• Church Plant to Particularization: A Legal / Operational Guide seminar at the 2022 PCA General Assembly (co-led by Keith Moore of Auxilio)
• 2024 Resiliency in Church Planting: Leadership and Management Perspective (Lecture slides at Covenant Theological Seminary)
• 2022 Resiliency in Church Planting: Leadership and Management Perspective (Lecture slides at Covenant Theological Seminary)
• 2020 Resiliency in Church Planting: Leadership and Management Perspective (Lecture slides at Covenant Theological Seminary)
• Rationale for XP-On-Demand ministry to church planter

Adaptable Templates

• Corporate formation
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bylaws
• Policies for risk mitigation
  • Financial administration (complete or abridged)
    • Treasurer duties
    • Investment policy statement
  • Facility use
  • Conflict of interest
  • Child protection
  • Sexual misconduct
  • Data protection
  • ​Records retention
  • Employee Handbook (complete or abridged)
    • Performance management
    • Professional development / educational assistance
    • Sabbatical leave
    • Compensation plan
• Forms for risk mitigation
  • Employment application
  • Volunteer application
  • Ministerial housing allowance
  • Insurance buyer's guide
• Property Management Playbook

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​Board Leadership

• Nonprofit/ministry board overview
• Corporate bylaws: importance and elements
• Church ministry organization model
• Pastor well-being and resilience: elders' responsibility
• Ruling Elder evaluation process and form (upon request)
• Organizational stewardship and risk management
• Insurance orientation for pastors and lay leaders​
• Multi-site organization, governance, & administration (upon request)

​Tax-Exemption

•  Independent 501(c)(3): IRS application checklist
• State sales tax exemption roadmap

Human Resources

• HR Management model
• HR Management responsibilities
• Personnel Committee charter
• Employee Handbook table of contents​
• Factors affecting total compensation (upon request)
• Sample executive director job description
• Staff performance review form (upon request)
• ​Professional development planning document (upon request)
• ​New employee on-boarding checklist (upon request)

​Financial Administration

• Finance Committee charter
• Financial Policy Manual table of contents
• ​Fiscal year considerations
• Treasurer or Finance Committee Chair responsibilities
• Bookkeeper job description
• Non-cash donation partner choices​
• Investable cash management alternatives
• Characteristics of a corporation as a legal entity and/or an employer (downloadable)

Operational Fitness Assessment

• Scorecard for established churches
• Scorecard for non-profits and ministries

​Church Management System (ChMS)

• ChMS overview for users and lay leaders​