Church bylaws guide and adoption checklist
Draft church bylaws from your church's governing documents, define who decides, and follow the adoption checklist with your church's attorney.
Outreach
Welcoming guests, following up, and telling the neighborhood the church is there.
These guides are for pastors and church staff who want their neighbors to know the church is there and want guests to come back. They cover following up with a first-time guest, counting attendance honestly, announcing a building project, choosing marketing help, and hiring church staff.
Use the follow-up guides to assign calls and visits, and use the salary guide when preparing a staff budget.
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- Visitor follow-up A system one volunteer can run, from the welcome card to the sixth week.
- Church staff salaries Pay for every church role, from Church Posting's own salary data.
- How to choose a church For anyone looking for a church after a move.
- Church finder Churches by city, from each church's own website.
All outreach guides
Church membership covenant example
A church membership covenant example with promises of worship, prayer, care and service, plus adoption guidance, a printable PDF and slides.
Church security plan and Sunday safety checklist
Build a church security plan with local responders, assign Sunday responsibilities, and print a checklist for evacuation and child reunification.
Church Job Descriptions: Ministry and Office Templates
Copy church job description templates for pastors, worship, youth, kids, office and production roles. State pay, hours and responsibilities clearly.
Church Job Interview Questions for Hiring and Applying
Prepare church job interview questions for pastors, worship, youth, kids and office roles, with candidate questions and a committee score sheet.
Church Staff Salaries: What Churches Pay in 2026
Church staff salaries from 379 job postings read October 19, 2026, BLS wages and three surveys, with a $65,000 posted median by role, state and size.
Executive Pastor Salary and Church Administrator Pay
Compare executive pastor and church administrator responsibilities, national management pay benchmarks, benefits and questions to ask before an offer.
How to Find a Church Job and Prepare Your Application
Find church jobs by role and state, check the church and the offer, prepare work samples, and ask about pay, housing and the interview process.
Church Marketing Companies: How to Choose Help
Use this brief, proposal checklist and ownership questions to compare church marketing companies and hire help for a defined task.
Creative Church Marketing Ideas for Local Invitations
Practical church marketing ideas for your visitor page, invitations, photos and community service, with a plan volunteers can carry out this month.
How to Choose a Church When You Move: A Practical Guide
How to choose a church when you move, with what people weigh, a visit plan, questions to ask, and how to use our church finder and its listing standard.
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