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Additional Guidelines Resources

A Guide to the Guidelines:
A Workshop to Orient Leaders to the Guidelines (pdf)

Lay Leader/Lay Member Guideline

Report Forms
Parliamentary Procedure "How-to"

Leader Selection Guideline

Four Tools for Lay Leader Selection

Small Membership Church Guideline

1. Ideas for Using This Guideline
2. Biblical "Greats" for Small Church Leaders
3. Examples of Pastoral Leaders
4. The Christ-Centered Church
5. Options and Opportunities for Sharing Ministry
6. Questions for a Discussion on Mission and Ministry
7. Passion for People
8. Checking Your Church's Attitude
9. Ideas for Stewardship in Small Churches
10. Tips for Making NOW(rm) Work in Your Church
11. Assessing Your Nurture Ministries
12. More Outreach Ideas
13. More Witness Ideas
14. More Pointers on Lay Leadership Selection
15. Encouragement for Leaders in the Small Church
16. Organizing for Ministry

Pastor-Parish Relations Committee Guideline

Resources Related to Employment Law
Sample Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment
What to Include in a Policy Manual for Congregational Staff
Sample Table of Contents for an Employee Policy Handbook
How to Create a Good Employee Handbook

Stewardship Guideline

Money Autobiography
Sermon Starters
Qualities of the Christian Steward

Small Group Ministry Guideline

Congregational Assessment Tool (pdf)
District and Conference Assessment Tool (pdf)

 
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