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SEPT / OCT 2019 | CONTENTS
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18 > CHURCH FINANCIAL WELLNESS
What you need to know as an executor
By Matthew D. Hoffman, CFP ® , ChFC ®
28 > STOP SEXUAL ABUSE
Child sexual abuse in ministry contexts: understanding the risk
By Gregory Love & Kimberlee Norris
REMOTE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
14 > CHURCH DESIGN TRENDS
Expert perspectives on emerging trends, outdated ones, and ministry-
specific design movements
Featuring Mark Allen; Trung Doan, AIA; Rodney C. James; Kerry Jones;
Dan J. McCormack; David Strickland, AIA, LEED AP B+C
20 > MAKING DISTANCE LEARNING WORK
MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED
ON THE COVER:
JOEL GUTHRIE: Harnessing tech trends to
drive real-world engagement, growth
Joel Guthrie grew up attending church. In fact, his family helped start
one in Colorado Springs.
Since then, he has been on staff as a worship leader and youth leader
at a church in Bellevue, Wash., and is currently one of the worship
leaders and 10th-grade guys leaders at his church in Austin, Texas.
He has also studied audio engineering and has a career working in
marketing in the tech space, servicing large tech companies including
Microsoft and Amazon.
For busy pastors, it offers a flexible, efficient and cost-effective way to
pursue an advanced degree. Here, five experts survey the landscape.
Featuring Phyllis J. Ennist, M.Ed.; Rev. Gregory Heille, O.P., D.Min.;
Matthew F. Manion; Scott Manor, Ph.D.; Evan Posey, Ph.D.
30 > STAYING CONNECTED BEYOND SUNDAY
Tried-and-true strategies — plus, how technology can come alongside
your best efforts
Featuring Chris Kehayiast & Tom Kline
34 > MAXIMIZING YEAR-END GIVING
Strategies for using technology to encourage giving all year round
Featuring B. Louie Cordovado; Kacie Frazier; Troy Pollock
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His technical know-how and passion for helping churches apply
modern tools to grow and engage their communities makes him the
ideal host for The Church Engagement Podcast.
RaeAnn Slaybaugh
Editor in Chief
FEATURES
24 > PASTORS FOLLOW THE PATH TO
FINANCIAL WELLNESS
For pastors who deal with financial stress — and the guilt and shame
that come with debt — the Strategic Pastoral Excellence Program
(SPEP) is a godsend.
By RaeAnn Slaybaugh
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26 > CASE STUDY: PhD SYNC
Exploring remote academic learning at New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary
30 > A BETTER WAY TO REACH OUT — FAST
Prior to enlisting notification technology (text messaging en masse), one
church relied on email to keep members up-to-date. This approach
presented a handful of challenges and limitations.
By RaeAnn Slaybaugh
SERIES
17 > INSURANCE ESSENTIALS
Cyber security & your church
By Elizabeth “Betty” Norman, BSN, MBA, CPHRM
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CHURCH EXECUTIVE | SEPT / OCT 2019
DEPARTMENTS
8 > FROM THE EDITOR
36 > CHURCH TRENDS & STATISTICS