- Accountability Groups
- Background Checks for Volunteers
- Benevolence Outline
- Bi-Vocational Pastors
- Best Years of Your Ministry
- Bus Ministry Manual
- Changing Services from Traditional to Contemporary
- Child Abuse Prevention Outline
- Church Flow Chart
- Church Merger Information
- Church Planning for 2022
- Church Volunteer Application
- Compensation Ideas for Pastors
- Confront vs Carefront
- Critical Incident Reporting Form
- Dental/Vision Discounts
- Effective Communication To Deal With Change
- F.O.R.M.
- Free Prescriptions
- Funeral, Wedding, Equipment Use Checklist
- Guidelines for a New Pastor
- Guidelines for Finding a New Pastor
- Healthcare Option
- How to Conduct a Business Meeting
- How to Conduct a Funeral
- How to Conduct a Wedding
- How Create a Budget
- How To Deal with Conflict
- How to Deal with Criticism
- How to Deal with Disgruntled Board
- How to Deal with Staff Betrayal
- How to Download the Pastoral Care Phone App
- How to Host a Guest Speaker
- How to Properly Conduct Hospital Visits
- Insurance Claims
- Insurance Coverage Limits
- Leadership Training Outline
- Minister Expense Form
- Pastor Appreciation Ideas
- Retirement Strategies
- Robert Rules of Order
- Role of a Pastor in a Crisis
- Role of a Pastor's Husband
- Role of a Pastor's Wife
- Wife's Role When Pastor Dies/Resigns
- Sabbatical Outline
- Staff Roles & Responsibilities
- Tax Change Consideration
- Time Management
- Use of Building Agreement with Outside Entities
- Usher's & Greeter's Handbook
- Videos
- Water Baptismal Form
- Ways to Conduct Pre-Marital Counseling
- What is Next After Salvation Booklet
- 10 Principles for Excellence
- 31 Days of Prayer for the Pastor, Church, & Others
- Sermon Helps
- Post Resumes
- Accountability Groups
- Background Checks for Volunteers
- Benevolence Outline
- Bi-Vocational Pastors
- Best Years of Your Ministry
- Bus Ministry Manual
- Changing Services from Traditional to Contemporary
- Child Abuse Prevention Outline
- Church Flow Chart
- Church Merger Information
- Church Planning for 2022
- Church Volunteer Application
- Compensation Ideas for Pastors
- Confront vs Carefront
- Critical Incident Reporting Form
- Dental/Vision Discounts
- Effective Communication To Deal With Change
- F.O.R.M.
- Free Prescriptions
- Funeral, Wedding, Equipment Use Checklist
- Guidelines for a New Pastor
- Guidelines for Finding a New Pastor
- Healthcare Option
- How to Conduct a Business Meeting
- How to Conduct a Funeral
- How to Conduct a Wedding
- How Create a Budget
- How To Deal with Conflict
- How to Deal with Criticism
- How to Deal with Disgruntled Board
- How to Deal with Staff Betrayal
- How to Download the Pastoral Care Phone App
- How to Host a Guest Speaker
- How to Properly Conduct Hospital Visits
- Insurance Claims
- Insurance Coverage Limits
- Leadership Training Outline
- Minister Expense Form
- Pastor Appreciation Ideas
- Retirement Strategies
- Robert Rules of Order
- Role of a Pastor in a Crisis
- Role of a Pastor's Husband
- Role of a Pastor's Wife
- Wife's Role When Pastor Dies/Resigns
- Sabbatical Outline
- Staff Roles & Responsibilities
- Tax Change Consideration
- Time Management
- Use of Building Agreement with Outside Entities
- Usher's & Greeter's Handbook
- Videos
- Water Baptismal Form
- Ways to Conduct Pre-Marital Counseling
- What is Next After Salvation Booklet
- 10 Principles for Excellence
- 31 Days of Prayer for the Pastor, Church, & Others
- Sermon Helps
- Post Resumes
Church Mergers
Many churches across America have attempted mergers. Many churches will justify a merger for financial reasons, others seem to view it as having a way to increase the number of workers, and some will boldly state that two churches can join together in order to show unity to others in the community, and to provide a greater thrust for evangelism. Full article can be viewed and printed with Word or PDF formats at the links located at the bottom of this page.
If the truth be known, most mergers are unsuccessful due to a lack of planning and communication. There are a number of considerations that needed to be examined before action is taken. Pastoral Care, inc. has received testimonies where church mergers have wounded and discouraged many Christians due to misunderstandings or misconceptions of what the merger actually turned out to be.
If your church is thinking about merging with another church, a great deal of prayer and planning are needed before any final decisions are made. We have an excellent outline for your consideration. It can be easily downloaded below. Again, few mergers have been successful. Those who were successful, gave ample time to planning, praying, and preparing.
God is the author and finisher of our faith but he allows us to seek wisdom. Remember the old saying, “ People without a plan, will plan to fail!” If you need other advice or help with church issues, please feel free to call Pastoral Care, Inc.
