Church Executive https://churchexecutive.com/ Helping Leaders Become Better Stewards Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:58:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://churchexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-FAVICON-TEMPLATE_CE-1-32x32.png Church Executive https://churchexecutive.com/ 32 32 LAND OF THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE https://churchexecutive.com/archives/land-of-the-past-present-and-future https://churchexecutive.com/archives/land-of-the-past-present-and-future#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:58:09 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41928   What to know if your church is considering a group trip to the Holy Land Walk the Land. Teach the Bible. Experience Israel. CE: How long should a trip to Israel be in order to get the optimal experience? Eshed: Most of our tour groups plan a minimum of 8-10 days. Even if you […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/accounting-tools-services-simplified/feed 0 TECH BYTES https://churchexecutive.com/archives/tech-bytes-8 https://churchexecutive.com/archives/tech-bytes-8#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:40:38 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41920   Examining the practice of IT Why humility and wisdom should go hand in hand As someone who considers himself a quasi-IT “professional,” I’ll admit something many of us in technology probably won’t say out loud: we can sometimes come across as a bit … all-knowing. You know the look — slight head tilt, confident […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/tech-bytes-8/feed 0 YOUR FINANCIAL WELLNESS https://churchexecutive.com/archives/your-financial-wellness-27 https://churchexecutive.com/archives/your-financial-wellness-27#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:35:15 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41916 10 TIPS FOR CHURCH FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY THAT BUILD TRUST By Rev. Dr. William H. Foster, Jr. Financial transparency is essential to the long-term health of any organization. In profit-driven businesses, financial oversight supports revenue growth and shareholder confidence. In churches, however, it is more than a financial best practice — it is a spiritual discipline […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/your-financial-wellness-27/feed 0 EXPANDING WITH INTENTION https://churchexecutive.com/archives/expanding-with-intention https://churchexecutive.com/archives/expanding-with-intention#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:30:18 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41912   LifePoint Church’s Tiny Town, Tenn., campus showcases the value of pairing strategic planning with collaborative design-build leadership — and a clear understanding of local culture. By RaeAnn Slaybaugh   When Mike Burnette talks about church growth, it’s worth listening. When it comes to major church building and expansion projects — something many pastors do […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/expanding-with-intention/feed 0 Join the Christian Leadership Alliance Community! https://churchexecutive.com/archives/join-the-christian-leadership-alliance-community https://churchexecutive.com/archives/join-the-christian-leadership-alliance-community#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 19:06:54 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41892 ELEVATE YOUR MINISTRY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY Here is a place where you belong! Are you ready to move from day-to-day management to visionary, kingdom-building leadership? As a Church Executive reader, you already know the unique pressures of leading a modern ministry. Managing staff, balancing budgets, and maintaining spiritual alignment requires more than standard business strategies. It […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/join-the-christian-leadership-alliance-community/feed 0 When AI becomes a companion https://churchexecutive.com/archives/when-ai-becomes-a-companion https://churchexecutive.com/archives/when-ai-becomes-a-companion#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 22:34:07 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41878 Why the Church must champion real human connection in an age of loneliness By Denise Craig, CAE, CCA  Walk into any airport, coffee shop or college campus today and you’ll see something both fascinating and heartbreaking: people talking to their phones. They’re not scrolling, not texting, but talking. On the other end of that conversation […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/when-ai-becomes-a-companion/feed 0 FROM SURVIVAL MODE TO SCALABLE MINISTRY https://churchexecutive.com/archives/from-survival-mode-to-scalable-ministry https://churchexecutive.com/archives/from-survival-mode-to-scalable-ministry#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 20:49:56 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41859 (Above, left to right)  Kingdom Kids Director Mary Tod Braswell; Ministry Coordinator Sarah Miranda; Worship + Communications Pastor Reid Work; Youth Director Hunter Stonebraker; Lead Designer Mary Kate Kitsmiller; Assimilations Coordinator + Interim Kingdom Kids Coordinator Logan Hunt; College + Young Adult Director Caleb Anderson; Teaching Pastor Will Campbell Six years ago, Reid Work and […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/from-survival-mode-to-scalable-ministry/feed 0 COMPASS CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Expanding with intention + focusing on continuity https://churchexecutive.com/archives/compass-christian-church-expanding-with-intention-focusing-on-continuity https://churchexecutive.com/archives/compass-christian-church-expanding-with-intention-focusing-on-continuity#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 20:45:31 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41846   When Compass Christian Church first engaged Goff Companies in 2013, the immediate challenge was obvious: the church was running out of room. At the time, the Colleyville, Texas-based church was already experiencing rapid growth. The original campus occupied three corners of a major intersection, while a growing campus in Roanoke was meeting in a […]

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]]> https://churchexecutive.com/archives/compass-christian-church-expanding-with-intention-focusing-on-continuity/feed 0 Teaching financial literacy to congregations https://churchexecutive.com/archives/your-financial-wellness-26 https://churchexecutive.com/archives/your-financial-wellness-26#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 20:37:22 +0000 https://churchexecutive.com/?p=41841 By Ania Norori “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” (Proverbs 21:5,NIV) This scripture, attributed to Solomon, is as true now as it was when it was written thousands of years ago. Every week, pastors minister to their congregations spiritually, but many are silently aware of church […]

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