Thom welcomes Brooke Cecil, Director of Client Relations at Belay. They discuss how pastors can manage church finances while avoiding time-consuming financial tasks.

Our friends at BELAY are experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, 4 Costly Financial Mistakes for Churches.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download or go to belaysolutions.com/thomrainer.

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The answer to the question is an emphatic “yes.” Thom shares why.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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The “80% rule” might not be the standard metric for worship capacity today. Thom shares five perspectives on this issue.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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What are churches doing that have a healthy culture of inviting? Thom looks at some of their key strategies.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Most of us would affirm the importance of reaching community members who will eventually attend our services. Thom looks from a different perspective. How many guests per week would be considered “good”?

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom shares five updates on streaming worship services. A couple of the updates might surprise you.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Church Answers partnered with Outreach to make the new resident mailers available for the churches we serve. We have been following some of the churches that adopted it. You might be surprised at our five insights.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom recently led 72 leaders, primarily pastors, through the 30-day Hope Initiative. He shares stories of how their church members began to change when they saw their pastor changing.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom recently led 72 leaders, primarily pastors, through the 30-day Hope Initiative. He shares how many of these leaders revamped their priorities and their calendars as a result.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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Thom recently led 72 leaders, primarily pastors, through the 30-day Hope Initiative. He shares some amazing stories about how this journey changed their hearts.

We all want to be more productive—from growing the impact and reach of your church to maximizing time at work so you can invest in your family at home—time is our most valuable resource. And too often, 24 hours just doesn’t feel like enough.

If you’re feeling maxed out, BELAY can help. 

Our friends at BELAY are productivity experts who’ve helped busy church leaders accomplish more with their remote staffing solutions since 2010. So whether you’re buried in administrative tasks or overwhelmed by accounting, BELAY has the right U.S.-based specialist to fit your needs.

To jumpstart your productivity journey, BELAY is giving Church Answers listeners an exclusive free download of their newest eBook, The Power of Productivity. This book is filled with practical tips and assessments to help you identify where your productivity can improve and how you can make the most of the time you have.

Just text THOM to 55123—that’s T-H-O-M to 55-123—to get this free download. Stop wasting time with inefficient workflows and unnecessary tasks. Start transforming the way you work and lead with BELAY.

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