NorthStar Staff can assist your church with…
Church Growth Consultants -
Stephen Welch (ext. 103)
Work with a church in overcoming barriers to numerical growth.
Compassion Ministry Resource Notebook -
Do you need a referral to a helping agency for someone in need? The notebook is organized by region, outlining helping agencies, organizations, and churches that provide assistance.
Conflict Management -
Help a church reclaim Christ’s presence in the midst of conflict.
Demographic Studies -
Jackie Harris (Manassas office – 703.368.2005)
Shows characteristics of human population segments, especially for identifying consumer markets. Capable of pinpointing an address, and by using different mile rings or drive times to find statistics within those areas. The statistics include ages in household, number of households, race, income, renters, education, consumer expenditure, etc. Also gives estimates and projections for future.
Key Control in Churches -
Rev. Charles Sinclair
Key control is a basic issue for churches. There are numerous electronic access control systems and combination systems on the market. For this article, we are assuming the church is using locks with metal keys. In order to have minimal control of who comes and goes in the church, you must have some method of key control. Read More…
Knox-Box System to help the Fire Department -
Rev. Charles Sinclair
Could an emergency arise when no one is at church, and the Fire Department needs to investigat before anyone can arrive with a key? The Fire Department will and can break a door, if there is probable cause that there may be fire in the church facilities. If flames are coming out of the windows, this is a no brainer. But if there is a small kitchen fire or a false alarm, and a door needed to be broken to give them access inside, this can cost the church thousands of dollars. The answer is…..Read More!
Pastor Search -
Stephen Welch (ext. 103)
Customized Training for Pastor Search Committee or other Ministerial Staff to be effective as they seek God’s leadership in their search for a new pastor.
Starting a New Congregation or Sharing Space -
Greg Loewer (ext. 104)
Is your church prayerfully considering the start of new work – in English or for some other language group? Are you interested in exploring a partnership for shared building use with an existing congregation?
Whatever the vision, NorthStar can help you navigate Kingdom opportunities. Contact us for ideas and resources, including a list of NorthStar congregations in need, samples of partnership covenants and rental agreements, church planting guidance, and more.
Resource Library -
Jeanne Woodside or Jackie Harris
(Manassas office – 703.368.2005)
Click on our Library Connection for a listing of available Resource Kits in VHS, cassette, and DVD by encouraging authors like Beth Moore, Gary Smalley, Henry Blackaby, Bruce Wilkinson, John Maxwell, and more. These can be check-out from our Library in the Annandale office by members of NorthStar congregations.
Additional Tools -
Natural Church Development – to help a church understand strengths and weaknesses and take necessary steps to be a growing and healthy church.
For our churches to update their information in our Network Directory, complete – Directory Changes Form
