The Business Owners Guide To Running A Church [Tips From Ex-Pastors]

I was recently asked the following question: "If you went back to a full time church job - what business lessons would you take with you in order to be more effective?” And this episode of Pro Church Tools is the answer to that question. Not only will you hear from me though, but friends of mine who are also former church leaders and pastors that have since launched their own businesses. Here are the lessons we’ve learned from running businesses, that we’d bring to a church.

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What's In This Session?

If you went back to a full time church job, what business lessons would you take with you in order to be more effective? (1:02) #1: Measurement/metrics (1:16) #2: Hiring (2:07) Justin Dean - That Church Conference: "Build a core team that’s in on the mission and dedicated to the church, but for most positions be open to outsource and hire people who are good at getting the job done. Design, creative, worship, even marketing can all be outsourced with greater results for about the same cost or less." (2:10) Brady’s business lessons for church (5:25) #1: 100% separation of church operations from congregational giving (5:50) Why? Obligation is the enemy of innovation (6:02) #2: Multi-purpose facilities - We did a whole episode on this (10:20) Additional streams of revenue (11:02) I want as many people as possible to be in life giving relationship with Jesus (12:28) #3: The Central Hub - Focusing on next steps - always pointing to a single destination (14:14) Why? Metrics and measurements (14:40)

 

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned:

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