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Documents and Forms
I’m pleased to announced that our Documents and Forms are available for purchase. This is a complete set of nearly every document and form that we use…it’s like a church in a box. Budgets, bylaws,...
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Calendar Requests
As our church gets larger, we can’t just decide to throw things on the calendar. All events must go through the calendar process. There’s a Word Doc form (included in the Docs&Forms package by the...
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Simple for Who
I am a big fan of Simple Church. The book, and also the principle. We don’t want to have a bunch of programs, so we can have good programs. We don’t want to do a hundred things decent…we want to do a...
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Volunteer Job Descriptions
As a part of our systems check-up, we’re revising all of our volunteer job descriptions. Most pastors have written job descriptions, but do your volunteers have them? Do they know what you’re expecting...
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Classes
Next week, we’re starting a pilot program at Oak Leaf Church called Oak Leaf University. It’s a series of four week courses that will happen on Tuesday nights from 6-8. They cost $20, and include...
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Huddle Meetings
Every weekend, all of our volunteer teams meet in huddles, about 40 minutes before the service begins. These huddles last about 10 minutes, and they are a valuable time for leaders to connect with...
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Terminology
It may not sound like a big deal, but it’s important for everyone in your church to use the same vocabulary. Here’s a list of official Oak Leaf terms. Believe it or not, getting everyone on the same...
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Docs and Forms
I’ve heard from several who have really appreciated the docs & forms that are now available. People are saying it’s saving hundreds of hours, which makes me happy. When we moved to Cartersville...
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Stuff For Sale
Here’s the last of the stuff for sale. This stuff might work well for your church, and is cheaper than buying it new. 1. 26′ foot UHaul box truck. $4000. (We paid $5,000 and then fixed it up a good...
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Update Site
Behind the Leaf is closing, and Launch and Lead is taking it’s place. Please visit the new site, and update your RSS feeds. All posts have been archived there, and Launch and Lead will continue to be a...
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