Happy New Year! Let’s make 2016 as SAFE as possible! Whether you have a large staff or it is just you and the pastor, these 15 best safety practices can help navigate to keep everyone safe….so needed these days! These resources came from the last Baptist Ministry Assistants of VA conference where a representative from […]
Need a Silent Night?
We have all been so busy getting newsletters finished, complete with all the events for December and NOW working on January; making sure the calendar is up to date, website is current, monthly financial reports are coming due AGAIN, and on top of that the end of year reports! Need I go on? I hope […]
Make a List and Check it (More Than) Twice: Event Planning
Details, details, details. It takes a lot of those to coordinate an event. I have been more than knee deep in those details as I helped plan events at church, association and as I played a dual role of Mother-of-the-Bride /Wedding Planner several years ago. Talk about STRESS! I survived all of these by making […]
Looking Beyond Email: Social Media 1.0
Posts, Tweets, Boards and Periscopes are all the talk around the social media world these days. If you are wondering what in the world that means, just hang in there with me. First of all, Periscope is an App that you can download on your phone to take videos. Some churches use this to broadcast […]
Sister Friends
I just returned from a few days away attending a conference for ministry assistants. It was such a great time! We ate, played games with socks and Vaseline, (you had to be there) learned about taking care of ourselves physically and mentally, ate some more and were taught about safety practices in our office/church through […]
10 Tips for Handling Benevolence Requests
What do I ask when someone needing assistance calls or stop by? – First, be familiar with your churches policy. Here is a check list that can help: Where do you live? (Are they in your area/need to be referred closer to their community) Are you currently working or have prospective employment? (How will they […]
Should You Upgrade to Windows 10?
Windows XP, Windows 7, 8.1….when does it stop? Well, now apparently with Windows 10. No more versions they say, just updates. We shall see if that is truly the case. If you are like me, you have wondered what the big deal is. Apparently Windows 10 has the start button back that everyone complained about […]
6 Options for Free Graphics
We create newsletters on a regular basis and need graphics to make it POP! Here are six resources I use that will be a BIG help and keep the graphics copyright police off your back: Morguefile.com Google Images –Search tools, Usage rights, labeled for reuse Unsplash.com Stocksnap.io Creationswap.com Lightstock.com (free to join/ free photo every […]
Open for Business
It has been quiet in our office this week as the boss was on a mission trip. I don’t mind these weeks at all as it allows me to catch up on things….like writing this post. J Actually, it has allowed for getting this blog “open for business” on our NEW website with the help […]
Welcome Ministry Assistant, Church Secretary, Admin Assistant…
Whatever title your church uses, I hope you will feel at home here. The purpose for the blog is to offer help for publications, social media, financial, or otherwise. If I don’t have an answer, we can network together to find it and also encourage one another to reach for excellence in ministry. Let’s do this!!