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| Is it spiritual to manage the church? |
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| It is imperative to be what of God's finances? |
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| We shoud be able to POLC the church - Define POLC |
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| Plan, lead, organise, control |
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| What 2 things will assist in steering the church to the will of God |
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| Recognising the voice of God, and Business principles |
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| What did Solomon ask the Lord for? |
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| Wisdom, knowing difference btw right and wrong |
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| Who does the church belong to? |
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| Who was called out in the OT? |
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| Assembly of whole body of citizens in a free city state, for public business |
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| According to Matt 16, ekklesia was first applied by whom? |
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| By Jesus to the Christian society |
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| Paul localizes the use of the word by applying it to what? |
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| to a single Christian household, or little groups of believers. |
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| Did Jesus give formal teaching of church organisation? |
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| Organisation was a thing of |
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| gradual growth suggested by emerging needs. |
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| Where was the first evidence of organisation? |
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| Acts 6 - when the 12 drew a disctinction between ministry of the word and of the table. |
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| Did Jesus manage the money? |
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| He managed the money in his company of men, but appointed someone to handle the ministry finances. |
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| It is a sense of responsibility for taking care of something that is not one's own. |
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| What does the parable of the talents tell us? |
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| People are accountable and responsible to God for the way they use resources they are given. |
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| Synonym for administration |
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| It is the transactional process to coordinate and knit all activities together. |
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| Management comprises directing and controlling a group of one or more people towards accomplishing a goal. |
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| form of govt used by the church |
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| Explain episcopal polity. Which churches use it? |
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| Is a form of govt that is heierarchial in structure. The chief authority is a Bishop. Catholic and Orthodox lineage. |
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| Explain Presbyterian polity. Which churches use it? |
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| Rule of assemblies of elders. Each church is governed by elders; and report to a Synod. Swiss and Scottish reformation churches |
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| Explain congregational polity. Which churches use it? |
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| Each congregation is independent. Most independent non-denominational churches use it. Baptist, Ana-Baptist, many synagogues. |
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| Distinction between elder and bishop |
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| Government of a state by immediate divine guidance or officials regarded as divinely guided; state governed by a theocracy. |
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| Who is the head of the chruch? |
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| God gives power to whom and to what? |
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| To the church, to perform His requirements. |
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| Chiristian churches recognise the offices of what minsitry? |
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| List the 5 commonly accepted principles of corporate goverance? |
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| Processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions |
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| What is a corporate stakeholder? |
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| A party who affects or can be affected by the company's action. |
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| What did Jesus give us on setting a vision? |
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| What is the 3-fold strategy. |
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| Community, city; area beyond the city; national and international. |
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| Over time what happens to the vision? |
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| It must be renewed, adapted and adjusted to the cultural context. |
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| List 7 reasons why a vision is important? |
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| creates unity, creates energy, provides purpose, fosters risk-taking, enhances leadership, promotes excellence, sustains ministry, has leaks! |
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| 3 reasons a vison seeps away. |
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| Success, failure and everything in between! |
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| 3 things to make a vision stick |
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| repetition, timing, strategy. |
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| 4 things that happen with the group |
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| build the vision, discover who you are, discover who we are, build on need |
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| List 3 models of standard bus org |
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| Entrepreneurial, bureaucractic, post-bureaucractic |
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| 3 structures under bureaucratic |
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| functional structure, matrix structure, divisional structure |
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| List 5 phases of the org life cycle. |
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| start up; growth; decline; renewal or death/bankruptcy |
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| What should be the focal point of the church? |
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| What are the 5 issues addressed by ecclesiology |
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| Who is the church; must one join a church; what is the authority of the church; what does the church do; how should it be governed? |
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| List the 3 parts of the leadership structure and the roles they play. |
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| Senior pastor - called of God to start the church. Executive Manager - manages the day to day operations; management committees - assist and aid in decisions; objectively manage the church. |
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| delegation is the downward transfer of formal authority from superior to subordinate. |
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| List 5 phases of delegation |
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| Prepare, plan, discuss, audit, appreciate |
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| Definition of accountability |
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| Answer for the result of one's actions or mistakes |
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| formal and legitimate right to make decisions, give orders and allocate resources |
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| definition of responsibility |
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| obligation to do assigned tasks |
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| Why do we have policies and procedures? |
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| Provide guidance for fair and consistent staff treatment |
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| List 3 things a policy might be necessary for |
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| to prevent confusion regarding dress code; standard of conduct; keep the company OSHA compliant. |
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| What is the next step after it is determined you need a policy. |
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| Determine the goals of the policies. |
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| Explain performance management's process and system |
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| the process of creating a work envrionment or setting where people are enabled to perform to the best of their abilities. |
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| List the 9 points of a working performance management system |
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| develop clear job descriptions; select appropriate people; negotiate requirements and outcomes; provide effective training; provide on-going training; conduct quarterly reviews; design effective compensation and recognition systems; provide promotional/career development; assist with exit interviews when people leave. |
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| List the 4 areas in which church management includes |
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| outreaches, crusades, convention and celebration |
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| is the application of the management science of project management to the creatoin and development of festivals and events |
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| explain how it is a marketing tool |
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| target audience through media, press releases and conferences, promotional event creation |
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| what permits might be needed? |
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| 14 items to cover when planning |
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| venue; promotion and ticketing, signs, transport, noise, weather, communications, food, water, lighting/power, restrooms, entry and exit, waste management, |
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| Documentation in event file |
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| Permits, policies, correspondance, tickets, promotional material, contracts, accounts, record of meetings, |
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| List 4 roles ministers have |
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| preach, plan the services, provide care, pray. |
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