Valerie Johnson on September 24th, 2009

Does your church have a security team?  If not, have you considered forming a team?  Churches today face so many different challenges than they did 30 years ago.  I remember when there was great reverence and respect for the church.  Even drunks would hide their liquor and cross the street instead of walking directly in [...]

Continue reading about Does Your Church Have A Security Team

Valerie Johnson on March 26th, 2009

Last week I wrote about planning and hospitality during our Pastor’s anniversary celebration.   The celebration went well.  We had one local speaker and two speakers from out of town.  I enjoyed the planning stage of the event and look forward to the next one.  This is one of the reasons I write so much about [...]

Continue reading about Use Your Spiritual Gift – Event Planning

Valerie Johnson on March 10th, 2009

About ten years ago our church was planning a Praise and Worship Conference.  We invited a speaker who is well known and gifted to minister in the area of praise and worship.  We were excited when he accepted our invitation but when we received a contract, we were taken aback.  This was a first for [...]

Continue reading about Why Some Ministers Require A Contract