The Complete Church Guide to Saving Money and Buying Smart

, by Shelley, Marshall; Elshoff, Phyllis Ten

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ISBN: 9780805490398 | 0805490396
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/1/1998

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This book by the experts from Your Church magazine answers your questions on the practical aspects of running a church--from stained glass to speaker systems. It helps you determine what you need, what it will cost, and where to get it.

1 AUDIO EQUIPMENT

(27)

AUDIOCASSETTE DUPLICATING SYSTEMS

(4)

Say It Again, Sam Tips for setting up and choosing a cassette duplicating system

(4)

Dennis Clements

HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS

(3)

When Silence Isn't Golden Hearing assistance systems can give your people ears to hear.

(3)

Jeanette Gardner Littleton

WIRELESS MICROPHONES

(4)

Movable Sound A realistic look at wireless microphones for the church

(4)

Dave Horn

PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEMS

(8)

Sound a-Go-Go Don't be nervous about choosing a portable sound system

(4)

Jon Peirson

Sound Boards -- Maximizing Your Console Tips for choosing the right sound board without getting mixed up

(4)

Curt Taipale

SPEAKER SYSTEMS

(8)

Loud--And Clear--Speakers Good sound depends on a good speaker system

(8)

Larry A. Walburg

2 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

(38)

SOFTWARE

(6)

Electronic Card Catalog Is it time to run your church library by computer?

(6)

Debra Stombres

SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM

(8)

Lessons You Can Love Teaching Four things you should know when choosing children's Sunday School curriculum

(8)

Mary Ann Jeffreys

SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM SOFTWARE

(24)

Sunday School Upgrade Low-cost computer and on-line resources to energize your lesson plans

(24)

Brian Proffit

3 CHURCH FURNISHINGS

(46)

BAPTISTRIES

(3)

One Baptism, Many Baptistries How to keep your head above water when immersed in a baptistry purchase

(3)

Eric Straw

CARPET

(4)

Plush Picks A commonsense guide for purchasing carpet

(4)

Scott Gabrielson

CHAIRS

(4)

A Cheer for Chairs How to choose the right seating for every church use

(4)

Lisa Alcock

KITCHENS

(4)

Church Kitchens Ingredients to cook up a fellowship event

(4)

Mike Bayer

PARTITIONS

(4)

Good Church Divisions Movable partitions make your building more flexible and efficient

(4)

John R. Throop

NURSERIES

(5)

A Safe Nursery From toys to government regulations, here's how to safeguard children in your care

(5)

Robin F. DeMattia

PEWS

(8)

Recovering Pews Upholstered seating offers comfort with a fresh, new look

(3)

John Hawkins

A View on Pews Seating that sits well

(5)

John R. Throop

SIGNS

100

(3)

Signs for the Times User-friendly, practical ways to help churchgoers

100

(3)

Gary A. DeBois

STAINED GLASS

103

(11)

How to Choose Stained Glass Creating an atmosphere for worship

103

(11)

Gary M. Gray

4 COMPUTERS

114

(52)

CD-ROM

114

(3)

Networking CD-ROM How to let several computers share a CD-ROM

114

(3)

Nick B. Nicholaou

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

117

(6)

A Pastor's Publishing Primer How to choose the right desktop software for your church printing

117

(6)

Wayne Kiser

DIGITAL CAMERAS

123

(5)

Get the Picture? Quick and easy ways to add photos to your newsletter

123

(5)

Brian Proffit

ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS

128

(3)

Building Electronic Bulletin Boards Why bother putting your church on the Web?

128

(3)

Donald M. Harting

ERGONOMICS

131

(2)

Protecting Yourself and Your Computer Accessories that provide safety and comfort

131

(2)

Mark Rowh

HANDHELD COMPUTERS

133

(4)

Personal Digital Assistants Doing ministry with a computer in your pocket

133

(4)

G. Berton Latamore

ON-LINE RESOURCES

137

(5)

Internet Christian Resources A partial list of Christian services available through e-mail

137

(4)

Bruce Edwards

Putting On-line to Work How pastors are using on-line technology

141

(1)

PRINTERS

142

(5)

Picking a Printer How to choose a laser, inkjet, or dot matrix for your needs

142

(5)

Sharon Reynolds

SOFTWARE

147

(9)

Management by Typing Around Software can help you keep track of church records

147

(2)

Steve Hewitt

Specialty Software for Ministry Surprise! There's more than Bible study and church management

149

(3)

Yvon Prehn

Tax Preparation Software Like a tax adviser in a box

152

(4)

W. Terry Whalin

UPGRADES

156

(10)

How to Afford Computer Upgrades Power up without crashing your budget

156

(10)

Nick B. Nicholaou

5 FINANCE AND LAW

166

(52)

BUDGETS

166

(3)

Better Budgeting A self-test to help you turn your church's ledger into a leadership tool

166

(3)

Richard Wolohan

169

(4)

169

(4)

Richard R. Hammar

FUND-RAISING

173

(7)

Bond Financing Another way to borrow funds for your projects

173

(3)

Scott Rolfs

Effective Fund-Raiser Activities Special projects can raise money for your church organizations and clubs

176

(4)

Glenn Ordell

GROUP PURCHASING PROGRAMS

180

(3)

Purchasing Power You have plenty of options when it comes to buying

180

(3)

John R. Throop

HIRING AND FIRING

183

(9)

Hiring and Working with a Secretary A good secretary can multiply your ministry effectiveness

183

(4)

Rhonda Campbell

How to Give a Negative Reference--Safely Can you be sued for telling the truth?

187

(5)

Richard R. Hammar

INSURANCE

192

(4)

Blessed Insurance How to protect your church from property and liability risks

192

(4)

Patrick M. Moreland

INVESTING

196

(4)

Investing Funds How to avoid a scam in a new era

196

(4)

Daniel D. Busby

RETIREMENT PLANNING

200

(2)

Designing Your Retirement It's not too early to think about the future

200

(2)

John M. W. Moorlach

TAXES

202

(16)

Avoiding an Audit Here's how to stay in good graces with the IRS

202

(3)

Richard R. Hammar

Ten Tips to Trim Taxes Your church can help you save dollars

205

(3)

T. R. Lewis

Why Cashless Donations Are Tax Smart

208

(10)

Eric Henning

6 MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION

218

(68)

ARCHITECTS

218

(3)

Blueprint for Hiring an Architect The foundation for finding the right firm

218

(3)

Les Nichols

CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS

221

(5)

Clearing the Air When facing government regulation, preparation (and a few air filters) is your best defense

221

(5)

Jan Mellema

CONTRACTORS

226

(4)

Building Rapport with Your Builder What you should know about hiring a contractor

226

(4)

John R. Throop

CONSTRUCTION COSTS

230

(3)

Don't Get Flattened by Construction Cost Overruns

230

(3)

Mark A. Enslin

FINANCING BUILDING PROJECTS

233

(10)

The Case for Borrowing for Building

233

(5)

Duane Nelson

The Case for Building without Borrowing

238

(5)

Ray Bowman

Eddy Hall

FIRE PREVENTION

243

(3)

Fire Foilers You need more than extinguishers to ensure safety

243

(3)

Ann Ayer Wiggins

HEATING AND COOLING

246

(2)

Control Your Climate A blueprint for church heating and cooling

246

(2)

Douglas L. Stephens

JANITORIAL

248

(9)

Cleaned by Typhoid Mary How to keep unseen bacteria from your classrooms, kitchen, nursery, and restrooms

248

(5)

Richard Shaw

The Well-Supplied Custodian Does your janitor have what it takes to get the job done?

253

(4)

Robert H. Welch

LIGHT FIXTURES

257

(3)

High Lights The solution to replacing out-of-reach light fixtures

257

(3)

Richard Shaw

MODULAR BUILDINGS

260

(3)

Modules of Efficiency Cost-efficient structures can ease overcrowding

260

(3)

Gary Alan DeBois

ROOFING

263

(3)

Roofs That Last How to top your old one

263

(3)

Mike Kerr

SECURITY

266

(4)

Locks and Keys Letting volunteers in; keeping intruders out

266

(4)

Melody J. Carroll

UTILITIES

270

(3)

Lowering Your Utility Bills Seven practical tips

270

(3)

Andrew Rudin

ZONING

273

(13)

Stretching City Limits How to get a zoning variance for your building project

273

(13)

Quentin Wagenfield

7 MULTIMEDIA

286

(30)

CAMCORDERS

286

(4)

Zooming in on a Church Camcorder How to save your church on tape

286

(4)

Cleve Pendleton

MULTIMEDIA IN WORSHIP

290

(3)

Worship Technology Being sensitive to your culture requires a cutting edge

290

(3)

Doug Prewitt

PROJECTOR SCREENS

293

(3)

Screening Screens The right projector screen will improve your image

293

(3)

Cleve Pendleton

VIDEO PROJECTION

296

(20)

The Big Picture on Video Projection What you get is what you see

296

(5)

Ken Robertson

Projecting into the Future Computers and LCD projection panels can take your overhead, slide, and video projectors into the next generation

301

(5)

Arthur Yeap

When Darkness Is a Bright Idea Consider these points for creating optimal projecting conditions

306

(2)

Bright Ideas in Video Projectors

308

(1)

Projecting Your Video Image It's the bright thing to do

309

(7)

John R. Throop

8 MUSIC

316

(42)

CHOIR ROBES

316

(3)

Robes of Many Colors How to choose your choir's appearance

316

(3)

John R. Throop

ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION

319

(3)

Wired for Rhythm Here's the beat on electronic percussion

319

(3)

Mark Smoler

KEYBOARDS

322

(4)

Keys to Church Music Know what you want in a keyboard

322

(4)

Gary Earl

MIDI

326

(8)

Maximum MIDI Electronic keyboards add texture and variety to your worship music

326

(3)

Larry Marchese

What Is MIDI? There are scores of ways churches use it

329

(5)

Dennis Clements

MULTIMEDIA IN WORSHIP

334

(2)

A Buzz-free, Flicker-free Atmosphere How to create a blueprint for integrating light and sound

334

(2)

Gary L. Ford

ORGANS

336

(7)

Getting Organ-Ized How to research your organ purchase

336

(5)

Howard Maple

Organ Transplant Healthy ideas to find an electronic organ for your church body

341

(2)

Joyce Jones

PLATFORMS AND RISERS

343

(4)

Rising to the Occasion Portable platforms and risers can set you up for less

343

(4)

Robert H. Welch

RECORDABLE CDS

347

(11)

Minidiscs: Maximum Sound Here's how to record digital-quality music

347

(11)

Joe Barlow

9 OFFICE EQUIPMENT

358

AUTOMATED ANSWERING SYSTEMS

358

(4)

At the Sound of the Beep Automated phone answering systems help you keep in touch

358

(4)

Cyndi Allison Isaac

CELLULAR PHONES

362

(4)

The Celling of America A mobile phone can mobilize your ministry

362

(4)

Rob Hewitt

DIGITAL COPIERS

366

(3)

The New World of Printing What digital duplicating technology can do for your church

366

(3)

Steven A. Reny

Gary Woonteiler

MULTIFUNCTION MACHINES

369

(2)

Multifunction Technology for the Office Combining five machines in one saves money and space

369

(2)

John R. Throop

OFFICE FURNITURE

371

(3)

Furniture Follies You can save dollars and trouble by avoiding these five mistakes

371

(3)

Mark Rowh

PHONE RATES

374

(4)

Great Rates Choosing the right long-distance calling plan

374

(4)

Mark Littleton

PHONE SYSTEMS

378

(4)

Shopping for a Phone System Is leasing the way to go?

378

(4)

Malcolm Nygren

POSTAGE

382

Stamping Out High Postage How to lick high postage

382

John R. Throop

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