Appendix D
THINGS YOU CAN DO

Administration

Want to Do Don’t Know or N/A Do you write letters? Do you write form letters? Do you do mailings (address labels)? Do you address envelopes? Do you keep a calendar for church events? Do you create, use, and distribute church directories? Do you keep track of the birthdays and anniversaries of members? Do you keep track of information about your members? Do you keep track of contributions? Do you keep track of attendance? Do you gather and keep information about people who visit your church? Do you report church giving to missions or other outside organizations? Do you report information to a denomination? Do you do bulk mailings? Do you report financial information to church groups? Appendix D THINGS YOU CAN DO Already
Want to Do Don’t Know or N/A Do you track volunteers’ skills/interests/participation? Do you schedule facilities for outside activities? Do you keep track of individual staff appointments? Does your staff communicate with staff of other congregations? Do you schedule A/V equipment? Do you make copies? Do you have a Web site? Do you keep track of visits by staff or volunteers (e.g., hospital, birth, death, etc.)? Do you have a prayer network? Do you have an organized system of congregational care? Do you purchase supplies or materials by mail order? Do you have any recurring maintenance (piano tuning, furnace filters, vehicle oil change, etc.)? Do you provide resources to persons in need? Do you keep an inventory of equipment, furnishings, and/or supplies? Do you have files of historical documents? Do you keep old newsletters and bulletins? Do you create and distribute congregational newsletters? Already

Communication

Want to Do Don’t Know or N/A Do you make your own flyers, signs, or brochures? Do you communicate with other churches? Do you communicate with denominational offices? Do you search for educational resources (use outside resources)? Do you print or publish sermons? Do you look at other church and/or denominational Web sites? Do you use recorded music? Do you have church dinners and other fellowship events? Do you track life-cycle events (birth, marriage, divorce, baptism, bris/namings, bar/bat mitzvah, death)? Do you advertise worship services or other congregational events? Do you have libraries with books, music, and/or resources? Do you print and create educational materials (religious schools)? Do you keep track of educational participation? Already

Education

Want to Do Don’t Know or N/A Do you use educational tools (maps, atlases, etc.)? Do you schedule staff? Do you communicate with other educational institutions? Do you print your own songbooks? Already
Already Want to Do Don’t Know or N/A Do you make your own worship folders or devotional booklets/inserts?

Worship

Already Want to Do Don’t Know or N/A Do you print bulletins for worship services? Do you use photographs or drawings in printed material? Do you create or transpose music? Do you search for sermon resources? Do you search for appropriate music, readings, prayers, liturgy, etc. for worship? Do you communicate with missionaries? Do you participate in projects with outside organizations (missions, community-at-large, etc.)?