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Ref	Title	Themes
TN157	The value of reviewing the past	Planning
TN156	Preparing a house-style guide	Administration Communication
TN155	The value of the 'Blob pictures' tool	Management
TN154	Prayer sessions that engage	Communication
TN153	How not to manage volunteers!	Management
TN152	Should a church set 'targets'?	Planning
TN151	Loss of leadership passion	Leadership
TN150	Prayer at church business meetings	Structures
TN149	Keep all your seniors in touch	Administration Communication
TN148	Serving in a post-Covid church	Management
TN147	The role of the PCC	Structures
TN146	Be hospitable!	Management
TN145	Illustrating what you say	Communication
TN144	360-degree reviews for churches?	Leadership Management
TN143	Protect your church from scams	Administration
TN142	Values create a culture	Leadership Planning
TN141	A church council 'Code of Conduct'	Leadership Structures
TN140	A checklist for a business plan	Planning
TN139	Church workers in teams	Management
TN138	Categories for church operations	Administration Planning
TN137	The message of your people	Communication
TN136	Restructure your committees	Structures
TN135	How to conduct a disability audit	Administration Planning
TN134	Integrate your newcomers	Management Planning
TN133	Planning the next step	Planning
TN132	What you look for in your Minister	Leadership
TN131	Helpful handover documents	Administration Communication
TN130	Appoint a 'Staff Action Group'	Management Structures
TN129	Collecting data for mission	Administration
TN128	Effective staff meetings	Management Structures
TN127	Identify your church's groups	Leadership Management
TN126	The small-church administrator	Administration
TN125	How to take major decisions	Planning Structures
TN124	What's the point of church?	Planning
TN123	Speaking-to-camera tips	Communication
TN122	Your eco-church check-up	Administration
TN121	Making a case for change	Communication Planning
TN120	Lessons for leaders	Leadership Management
TN119	Group behaviours to beware of	Management
TN118	Why, exactly, are we meeting?	Structures
TN117	Building project preparations	Administration
TN116	Global mission giving	Administration Planning
TN115	Identifying gifts of administration	Administration
TN114	How to prepare a church profile	Communication Planning
TN113	What to avoid on your website	Communication
TN112	Set my leaders free!	Administration Leadership
TN111	A church policies checklist	Administration Structures
TN110	It's confidential: but it still leaks out	Communication Structures
TN109	A test for your church's welcome	Management Planning
TN108	What do budgets actually tell us?	Administration Planning
TN107	A church policy on hospitality	Management
TN106	Talk about taking time 'off'	Leadership
TN105	Recording a voicemail message	Communication
TN104	A grid structure for churches	Structures
TN103	How to encourage creative thinking	Planning
TN102	People who visit the church office	Administration
TN101	Working with a No. 2	Leadership Management
TN100	Why some offer, why some don't	Management
TN99	Social media+ guidelines	Communication
TN98	An outline Church Financial Policy	Administration
TN97	How to minute a meeting	Communication Structures
TN96	Courtesy in church	Planning
TN95	Exit interviews for everyone	Management
TN94	Becoming self-aware	Leadership
TN93	And now for the notices	Communication
TN92	How genuine are your GORs?	Management Structures
TN91	An MOT for disciples of Jesus	Planning
TN90	Put someone in charge	Leadership Management
TN89	Hold the front page!	Communication
TN88	Advice to a new committee member	Structures
TN87	What to look for in your leaders	Leadership
TN86	Customer care for churches?	Administration Management
TN85	Preparing a Lone Worker Policy	Administration Management
TN84	How to say 'No' when you should	Leadership
TN83	The service isn't over yet	Management Planning
TN82	Print or screen?	Communication
TN81	Changing the scenery	Planning
TN80	Staff salary scales	Management Structures
TN79	One another teams	Management
TN78	The role of a church leader	Leadership Structures
TN77	Administrator wisdom	Administration
TN76	How to prepare a job reference	Management Structures
TN75	Writing for the media	Communication
TN74	Understanding values	Planning
TN73	Church administration explained: part 2	Administration
TN72	Church administration explained: part 1	Administration
TN71	Seatings for meetings	Structures
TN70	Do's and don'ts for a new leader	Leadership Planning
TN69	Creative prayer diaries	Communication
TN68	Administrators who miss the point	Administration
TN67	Stress and the Christian worker	Leadership
TN66	A daily office for church staff	Management Structures
TN65	Sharp interview questions	Management Structures
TN64	Help! I'm a consultant	Planning
TN63	How not to write a newsletter	Communication
TN62	Know what distracts you	Leadership
TN61	Mapping out a meeting	Communication Structures
TN60	Administrator types	Administration Management
TN59	Don't you dare change anything!	Management Planning
TN58	Beware committees	Structures
TN57	Clear your clutter!	Administration Leadership
TN56	Questions for preachers	Communication Leadership
TN55	So, who should be in the dock?	Management
TN54	Creating space for a Planning Retreat	Leadership Planning
TN53	A simple email filing system	Administration Communication
TN52	The perils of PowerPoint	Communication
TN51	A fresh approach to rural ministry	Planning Structures
TN50	Should the staff lead the church?	Leadership Structures
TN49	What's going on under the water	Communication Management
TN48	Let's get purpose statements right	Planning
TN47	Breathing life into the intercessions	Communication
TN46	A beginner's guide to IT security	Administration
TN45	Are you sure it's minutes you need?	Communication Structures
TN44	The message of your buildings	Administration Communication
TN43	Did Jesus use an iPhone?	Leadership
TN42a	Global mission report summary	Planning
TN42	A review of global mission strategy	Planning
TN41	What makes a group a team	Management
TN40	Appointing an Administrator	Administration Structures
TN39	We've got news for you!	Communication
TN38	We've got news for us!	Communication
TN37	To pay or not to pay?	Management Structures
TN36	Square pegs in round holes	Management
TN35	Causes of friction in mission agencies	Structures
TN34	Closing down a church activity	Management Planning
TN33	Danger at church!	Administration
TN32	What do you mean by 'vision'?	Leadership Planning
TN31	Affirming volunteers	Management
TN30	How to give and receive criticism	Leadership Management
TN29	What's your real church income?	Administration
TN28	No two leaders are the same	Leadership
TN27	Saying good-bye to church members	Management
TN26	A checklist for an office move	Administration Planning
TN25a	The church that lives outside in	Planning
TN25	The radical values that Jesus taught	Planning
TN24	Church members can burn out too	Management
TN23	How to do 'To Do' lists	Administration Leadership
TN22	Appoint a church photographer!	Communication
TN21	Ideas for a sermon on administration	Administration
TN20	Line management in a church staff team	Management Structures
TN19	Key words for a financial appeal	Administration
TN18	A leadership team checklist	Leadership Structures
TN17	Suggested questions for an annual review	Management Planning
TN16	Interviews in church services	Communication
TN15	How not to delegate!	Leadership Management
TN14	Setting up a Newcomers Team	Management
TN13	A purpose statement for those who chair	Structures
TN12	Twenty ideas to help people change	Planning
TN11	Keeping a time log	Leadership
TN10	What do Christians do between Sundays?	Management
TN9	Which newspapers do people read?	Communication
TN8	Major decisions: a new approach	Planning Structures
TN7	Ideas for how to make time for life	Leadership
TN6	The Minister's role in larger churches	Leadership Structures
TN5a	The role of staff in a mission agency	Structures
TN5	Responsibilities of mission agency Boards	Structures
TN4	Advice for all church administrators	Administration
TN3	The bewildering world of change	Planning
TN2	Ten steps to help you communicate	Communication
TN1	Preparing to read the lesson	Communication

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I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for these resouces - they have been - and are - gold dust. Deeply appreciated.

A theological college Principal - May 2025

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