Metanoia's housing initiative has rebuilt eight abandoned homes, built four new homes and assisted in renovations of 24 owner-occupied homes. Photos courtesy of Metanoia
A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship ministry in South Carolina has created a sustainable model for community development by focusing on assets -- those of the neighborhood and those of the organization.
The models that have worked for congregations and other Christian institutions have lost power. What innovations might change the way you operate?
In a time of great needs and limited resources, congregations are increasingly looking to outside sources to help fund their charitable programs. A former Duke Endowment officer has some advice on how churches can connect with the world of philanthropy.
Salary-setting can be a delicate subject in any industry but is especially fraught in faith-based institutions. Christian institutional leaders have to reframe the conversation.
Public theology is what ordinary people do as they live out their faith in unpretentious ways beyond the confines of their religious congregations, on the public squares of their world, says the director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving.
The programs and services you offer must align with your mission, and decisions about staffing, facilities needs and revenue sources follow.
The size of a ministry affects services offered, financial model, member commitment and more. Determining the right scale is key to effective planning.
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What activities are key to serving your primary audiences, but also positively affect other audiences?
Conventional thinking about raising new money will not be as effective as in the past, so institutional leaders need to think differently.
Rather than fretting about growing revenue streams or cutting costs, it’s time to create new models for Christian congregations and related organizations. That starts with knowing how to read a balance sheet.
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