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Employment Application

ABC Community Church Employment Application
Personal Information
First Name:	Middle Name:	Last Name:
Social Security Number:
Street Address:	City:	State:                          Zip:
Home Phone:	Cell Phone:
Are you eligible to work in the United States?                  ˜  Yes  ˜  No You will be required to show proof of eligibility upon employment.
Position Information
Available Start Date:	Job Status Availability:          ˜  Full-Time ˜  Part-Time
Have you ever worked for ABC Church?                      ˜  Yes    ˜  No       If yes, when?
Have you ever applied for a job at ABC Church?        ˜  Yes    ˜  No       If yes, when?
Have you ever been convicted of a crime?                  ˜  Yes    ˜  No If yes, please explain?
Work History – Starting with most recent employer.
Employer:	Address:	Phone Number:
Supervisor’s Name:	May we contact?   ˜  Yes    ˜  No
Start Date: End Date:	Starting Salary: Ending Salary
Describe job responsibilities:
Reason for leaving:
Employer #2
Employer:	Address:	Phone Number:
Supervisor’s Name:	May we contact?   ˜  Yes    ˜  No
Start Date: End Date:	Starting Salary: Ending Salary
Describe job responsibilities:
Reason for leaving:
Employer #3
Employer:	Address:	Phone Number:
Supervisor’s Name:	May we contact?   ˜  Yes    ˜  No
Start Date: End Date:	Starting Salary: Ending Salary
Describe job responsibilities:
Reason for leaving:
Education
High School:	Address	City                     State        Zip
Did you graduate?     ˜  Yes    ˜  No		Diploma/Major
Technical/Trade School Name:	Address	City                     State        Zip
Did you graduate?     ˜  Yes    ˜  No		Diploma/Major
College Name:	Address	City                     State        Zip
Did you graduate?     ˜  Yes    ˜  No		Diploma/Major
Graduate School:	Address	City                     State        Zip
Did you graduate?     ˜  Yes    ˜  No		Diploma/Major
Personal References: (no relatives or former employers)
Name:	Occupation:	Relationship:
Address:	Phone Number:	Years Known:
Name:	Occupation:	Relationship:
Address:	Phone Number:	Years Known:
Name:	Occupation:	Relationship:
Address:	Phone Number:	Years Known:
I certify that I have answered these questions to the best of my knowledge and understand that any false information on this application may be grounds for termination.   I authorize ABC Church to contact references and former employers to verify the information I have provided.  I also release all parties from any liability that may result from providing this information.
Printed Name:	Signature:	Date:

 

Employee Performance Appraisal

 

ABC Community Church Performance Appraisal

Employee Name:

Department:

Please check the box that best describes the frequency of the performance measure

Customer Focus:  Employee understands who his/her customers are and proactively responds to customer needs.  Employee adheres to ministry service standards with every customer contact.

Employee Self-Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Manager Comments

Teamwork:  Employee values team interactions and works effectively with others.  Is a team player and helps encourage and orient new team members.  Is able to balance personal effort with project team effort.

Employee Self-Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Manager Comments

Job Knowledge:  Employee understands every aspect of job tasks and responsibilities and proactively updates job skills.  Offers assistance to help others improve job skills.

Employee Self-Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Manager Comments

Communication:  Employee communicates professionally with others in print and shares thoughts and ideas appropriately.  Listens to others and asks questions for clarity.  Controls emotions under pressure.

Employee Self-Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Manager Comments

Attendance and Punctuality:  Employee shows up for work at assigned time and provides ample notice when unable to work.  Uses designated forms to request time away from work.

Employee Self-Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Never 1

2

Sometimes 3

4

Always 5

Manager Comments

Completion of Goals (refer to goal document): Goal #1 Develop Discipleship Program

Employee Self-Assessment

Not Started 1

2

In Process 3

4

Completed 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Not Started 1

2

In Process 3

4

Completed 5

Manager Comments

Overall Performance

Employee Self-Assessment

Needs Immediate Improvement 1

2

Meets Requirements 3

4

Exceeds Expectations 5

Employee Comments

Manager Assessment

Needs Immediate Improvement 1

2

Meets Requirements 3

4

Exceeds Expectations 5

Manager Comments

List any employee accomplishments for the year that were not part of the predetermined goals:

Employee Comments

Manager Comments

Employee Development Plan (including any continuing education needs).

Employee Signature:                                                                                             Date:    Manager Signature:                                                                                              Date:

 

 

Two questions to ask when employing Church Management Software

• Does the software do what was promised?
• Is their technical support team capable and available?

Solutions from church and donor management software (ChMS) providers keeps getting better and better in their ability to help churches and ministries fulfill their mission! With more features to track and communicate with people, improved web and mobile device interfaces, and powerful database tools, this category of software is a big help and a useful asset for today’s ministries.

Church Software Historical Perspective

In the mid-1980s the number of these programs had grown to 262! Then some merged, some consolidated, and some went out of business, reducing the number to only 34. Then the Internet made it so easy for those writing solutions to share them that the number of solutions more than doubled! Our research this year found 87 focusing on the church and ministry market

Why Church Management Software?

Tracking more than just names, addresses, and phone numbers, many of these also help build community and track family relationships, spiritual gifts, talents, interests, attendance, nursery security, contributions, fundraising campaigns, volunteerism, small groups, and more.

Church Management Software Defined

Some time ago Steve Hewitt, Editor-in-Chief of Christian Computing Magazine, labeled the software category tailored to meet the needs of churches as Church Management Software, or CMS. More recently some began calling it ChMS to help prevent confusion since so many software categories are called ‘CMS’.

Not-for-Profit Accounting

Churches and ministries exist in a unique accounting niche that most software (and even most CPAs!) can’t help with. But many ChMS packages can help in this area

One of a ministry’s most vulnerable areas is finance. All too often we hear about churches and ministries that have suffered embezzlement by a trusted team member. One of the best protections is an accounting system that has a good audit trail, tracking the detail of every transaction and that cannot be altered in any way. For these reasons, some ChMS providers have written their own fully-integrated accounting system

Church Software Comparison Sites  – (this is old info)

http://www.servantpc.com/servantkeeper/sk_church_software_compare.php

• Servant Keeper starts at $250 one time licensing fee

http://www.servantpc.com/spcwordpress/index.php

• Breeze is very simple and only $50 a month, in the cloud.

https://www.breezechms.com

• Here are just three examples below. This is a good beginning and you can click on each one to get a good picture.
• You can click on the following link to display many programs: http://www.capterra.com/categories
• 
ACS Technologies





• Customers
• 50,000 

Members
• 50,000,000 

Twitter
• 1,985 

Facebook
• 6,444 

LinkedIn
• 
Servant Keeper





• Customers
• 25,000 

Members
• 18,750,000 

Twitter
• 6,515 

Facebook
• 2,067 

LinkedIn
• 


ParishSOFT/Logos





• Customers
• 12,500 

Members
• 20,000,000 

Twitter
• 142 

Facebook
• 259 

LinkedIn

 

 

Church Management Projects-2015

 

• Articles of Incorporation

 

• CSL Affiliation Agreement

 

• Bylaws

 

• P & Ps (CSL as example)—Specific Centers

 

• Legal & Tax Info (CSL Website):
• 501 (c)(3) & State-by-State Exemptions
• Independent Contractor Info

 

• Branding, Marketing Plan, PR

 

• Letter of Call

 

• Job Descriptions
• Minister
• Assistant or Staff Minister
• Board/Leadership Council
• Employee Positions
• Volunteer Positions

 

• Financial Info
• Chart of Accounts
• Budget
• Profit & Loss Statement
• Management Information & Financial Software Programs

 

 

 

CSL Website Access:

www.csl.org/

Bottom of Page: Internal Website Login

Username: minister

PW: Ernest

 

Church Admin Capacities Eval.indd

CHURCH ADMINISTRATION COMPETENCIES Self-Evaluation

Ability / Capacity

1. I have a consciousness of harmony and see the spiritual truth in where there is conflict.
2. I have a sense of my own divinity.
3. I am able and willing to ask for help: God’s through prayer, and from others in prayer, mentorship, and other ways.
4. I have a clear Vision for my own ministry.
5. I am aware of the roles and responsibilities of the Minister as CEO.
6. I am familiar with legal responsibilities of the Minister and church management.
7. I am familiar with critical factors in working with a board of trustees.
8. I know the key characteristics of various leadership styles.
9. I am well versed in conflict-management strategies.
10. I understand the elements of a well-written staff job description.
11. I am familiar with employee rights and labor laws and know how to locate current information about these.
12. I am familiar with strategies for getting the most effective results when working with people.
13. I am familiar with the UCSL Manuals and guidelines.
14. I am familiar with the standard components of a Minister’s Letter of Call.
15. I am knowledgeable about in-church record-keeping.
16. I am knowledgeable about UCSL record-keeping requirements for churches.
17. I am confident in my ability to do strategic planning for the church.
18. I am familiar with various fund-raising programs and strategies.
19. I know how to do effective marketing and advertising for the church.
20. I am familiar with email, social networking, and email companies and know how to inform congregants re: church news and events.

Experience / Confidence High Average Low

CHURCH ADMINISTRATION COMPETENCIES Self-Evaluation

Ability / Capacity

21. I am comfortable with creation, implementation and follow-up for outreach events to the larger community.
22. I have a Purpose Statement for my ministry/church.
23. I can describe my own leadership style and its strengths and weaknesses.
24. I am actively working on expanding my own leadership style strategies.
25. I use active listening and responsible communication in person, on the phone, and through email.
26. I am comfortable with my ability to select, supervise and evaluate personnel.
27. I am comfortable leading a team.
28. I know how to create and lead community-building exercises.
29. I am able to create a job description for a senior minister and church staff.
30. I know how to read financial statements and contracts.
    I know the key factors in decision-making for the church.
31. I know the main elements and can write an effective, usable church budget.
32. I know the elements that should be included in an Annual Report to the congregation and members.
33. I am able to develop an effective marketing plan for the church.
34. I can create a strategic plan for church growth. Name

Experience / Confidence High Average Low

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