Practical Advice

Here are some articles, seminars, podcast episodes to help you with the practical aspects of church ministry. If you're looking for church policy information, visit our Church Policies and Templates page.

Church Meetings When You Can't Attend

Church Meetings When You Can't Attend

Joel Murray

How can we still serve those who can't attend Sunday services and enable them to stay part of the church family?

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Elders & Trustees: How to make it work

Elders & Trustees: How to make it work

Caroline Eade

To what extent should the role of an elder and that of a charity trustee overlap? This seminar looks at the legal issues related to church leadership.

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Should Your Church Become a CIO?

Should Your Church Become a CIO?

Edward Connor Solicitors

What are the advantages of your church becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)? And how would you go about making the change?

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Property Transactions

Property Transactions

Edward Connor Solicitors

What do you need to think about when your church is looking to buy or sell property?

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What's New in Safeguarding?

What's New in Safeguarding?

Paul Harrison

Examining current changes in safeguarding and their implications for churches.

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Copyright and Your Church

Copyright and Your Church

Edward Connor Solicitors

If you're using images, film or music in your church activities or advertising then you need to make sure you're not infringing copyright law.

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First Aid

First Aid

Edward Connor Solicitors

What do churches need to think about when it comes to first aid requirements on a Sunday and for regular clubs and church events?

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Creating Capacity for Change

Creating Capacity for Change

Caroline Eade

Help to think through some of the governance challenges that arise when churches go through change.

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Data Protection Law and Your Church (GDPR)

Data Protection Law and Your Church (GDPR)

Edward Connor Solicitors

As of May 2018 it is a legal requirement for every church to conform to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Effective Facebook Advertising

Effective Facebook Advertising

Mike Judge

Social media advertising is a simple, cost-effective way of targeting invites to your church events and evangelism activities.

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Fire Safety

Fire Safety

Simon Hewitt

All church buildings can be susceptible to fire. Here's how to make sure you are managing the risks.

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Charitable Incorporated Organisations

Charitable Incorporated Organisations

Edward Connor Solicitors

Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) have become a very popular governance structure for independent churches.

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Practical Advice

Church Meetings When You Can't Attend

Church Meetings When You Can't Attend

Elders & Trustees: How to make it work

Elders & Trustees: How to make it work

Should Your Church Become a CIO?

Should Your Church Become a CIO?

Property Transactions

Property Transactions

What's New in Safeguarding?

What's New in Safeguarding?

Copyright and Your Church

Copyright and Your Church

First Aid

First Aid

Creating Capacity for Change

Creating Capacity for Change

Data Protection Law and Your Church (GDPR)

Data Protection Law and Your Church (GDPR)

Effective Facebook Advertising

Effective Facebook Advertising

Fire Safety

Fire Safety

Charitable Incorporated Organisations

Charitable Incorporated Organisations

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