We’ve looked at why record-keeping and reporting can be good. They are a means of:
We now turn to the “how” of record keeping.
As in any other task we do, we must begin with the heart to make sure the entire process is honoring to the Lord. We need to demonstrate Christ-like attitudes and actions even in record keeping and reporting. No task is too insignificant or mundane to neglect the basics of life in Him.
Collection of Records
Use of Records
Storage or Disposal of Records
Order the Steering the Church Toward Christ-like Character Leadership Guide for help in getting beyond the logistical end of a records management policy to one that gets to the heart of the matter, one that reflects Christ-like integrity through through transparency, confidentiality, and responsibility.
For More, Go To: Church Record Keeping Resources
All Posts about Records and Reporting:
- Record Keeping & Reporting: Measure Your Objectives
- Record Keeping & Reporting: Keep Pulse on Body
- Record Keeping & Reporting: Facilitate Ministry
- Record Keeping & Reporting: Assess Growth
- Church Records Management
- Transparency in Church Records Management
- Confidentiality in Church Records Management
- Responsibility in Church Records Management
- We’ve Been Hacked!
- Record Keeping & God’s Power?
- Record Keeping Based on Human Wisdom
- Records & Reporting Point Back to God’s Grace?
- Record Keeping & Reporting Kept in Check by God’s Grace
- Records Keeping & Spiritual Gifts
- Record Keeping That’s Not Mundane
- Lay It All Before the Lord
- Meaningful Record Keeping
- Whether Good or Bad, Make Records about the Name of the Lord
- Records and Reports from the Resurrection
- Record Keeping Precedence in the Word
- How Biblical Leadership Roles Affect Record Keeping
- Are You a Good Example in the Use of Church Records?
- Records Don’t Lie But …