The Church Office

Leadership Consultant Ray discusses challenges of church growth, navigating awkward-sized churches, empowering teams, adapting to change, and enhancing communication styles and team dynamics with Gavin and Nigel.

In the video Gavin got the opportunity to chat to Steffan Job the General Secretary for the Evangelical Movement of Wales. It was great to find out more about all the different ways that the EMW are serving churches across Wales and beyond. You will pick up Steffan's heart straight away to serve churches with fewer members. The EMW have a rich and wonderful history of reaching out to young people with the gospel through their summer camps and they've very kindly provided us with some of their risk assessments as document templates. You will find these at www.thechurchoffice.co.uk

In this podcast, Gavin got the chance to sit down with David Anderson from Face2Face Scotland. David is an experienced Pastor who provides mentoring, coaching and discipleship to pastors in their early years of ministry. It doesn't take long to pick up David's lovely heart and desire to care for leaders. In the video David makes reference to a short survey he would love listeners to complete. Please follow this link to complete it: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CoMissionChurchesTrust/MentoringAndCoachingPresentAndFuture For more information please visit www.facetofacescotland.org  

Gavin recently got to sit down with a good friend, Steve Robinson and talk to him about his new book 'Serve'. Serve is a really encouraging read about what it looks like to follow Jesus' example when serving the church and what it means to serve sacrificially. Listen in as Gavin and Steve talk through serving with purpose and joy.

Exploring the impact of hiring a Church Administrator on church operations and growth, emphasizing strategic decision-making and role clarity. Discussing the transition to leadership roles, strategic delegation, and expressing gratitude for insights shared on church administration.

In this podcast, Gavin sits down with Phil Topham, the Executive Director of the FIEC, to share their passion to better support churches in the area of policy and governance. The Church Office is grateful for the support and funding it has received from the FIEC to enable The Church Office to continue to be a free resource for churches. https://fiec.org.uk https://fiec.org.uk/resources/how-to-do-nothing https://fiec.org.uk/resources/the-ministry-of-administration  

Exploring the benefits and challenges of churches setting targets and goals. Discussing the importance of aligning plans with God's work and praying for growth. Reflecting on missionary sacrifices and the significance of connecting practical tasks to the church's vision.

Andy Gear, leader of Disciple Tech, discusses his technology projects in this podcast, including the PrayerMate app for consistent prayer, the Redeeming Time Bible reading app, and a new game called 'The Serpent and the Seed'. Learn about the features and versatility of the PrayerMate app, as well as the upcoming Bible computer game.

Gavin sits down with Paul and Sue Harrison from Christian Safeguarding Services to chat about the services that they provide churches and christian charities. During the podcast Gavin asks Paul to answer some questions from listeners. Together they open up the discussion about safeguarding vulnerable adults in the church context. To find out more about Christian Safeguarding Services please check out their website

The Church Office team would firstly like to wish all our listeners a happy new year, we hope the Christmas season has been a much needed rest for many of you serving in Administration and Operations.  In this podcast, Gavin sits down with Sharon Clarke to talk through their  hectic starts to 2024. Gavin has been navigating a long list of jobs, dismantling Christmas decorations, finalising year end accounts and preparing for a pastoral team retreat as well as the many other tasks that are needed to restart the new year. Add to that list a leaking church roof and a telephone system that decided to stop working and you get a pretty good idea of how January 2024 is panning out!