Church Employee Handbook (Frieze Resource Library) (113 Forms)
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
Personnel related issues are a constant challenge in most every ministry. Many of these challenges typically stem from a simple misunderstanding between the employee and the employer. To reduce the likelihood of such misunderstandings, proper documentation must be prepared which outlines the facts regarding issues, and this documentation must be shared with the employee to create an understanding. Preparing such documentation is one of the most important components for developing good staff relations. As a church or ministry begins to hire employees for works of ministry, it becomes critical that they begin the process of developing and maintaining an official Employee Handbook. If properly prepared, this Handbook will address and systematically guide the employee in a broad range of personnel-related issues.
The Church Employee Handbook is designed to assist leadership in communicating to employees important personnel policies and procedures. The Handbook can also serve as an important orientation tool when new employees are hired. The Introduction to the Handbook can be personalized to whatever degree the user so desires. All employment related sections found in the Handbook represent an abbreviation of the ministry’s official personnel policies and procedures. Appropriate Acknowledgement of Receipt forms are also provided for the employee to complete and return to the employer.
Throughout the Handbook the employee is provided with hyperlinks that direct them to related policies found in the ministry’s official Policies and Procedures Manual, or to organizational issues, found in the ministry’s official Organizational Manual. Hyperlinks are also provided to administrative forms that the employee will need to complete as they serve in their ministry position. These forms are found in the ministry’s official Administrative Forms Manual.
The Frieze Resource Library has not only been purchased by thousands of churches worldwide, but also by denominational offices, seminars, Bible colleges, mission agencies, Christian schools, professional advisors, and even for-profit Christian businesses.
- Serves as an important orientation tool for new employees
- Assists leadership in communicating to employees important personnel policies and procedures
- Allows easy modifications to church documents
- Employment
- Compensation
- Workplace Guidelines
- Benefits
- Performance Standards
What a time-saver! I access the consulting library almost daily. It literally saves my staff and me hours in research—someone else has already done the legwork, which gives us a tremendous head start. The program is very easy to use, the typing has already been done and the formatting makes it very professional—we can customize the documents to our needs with minimal effort. A must for any size church who desires to get His house organized and operating in a more ‘decent and orderly’ manner!
—Jodie Sell, Business Manager, Coker United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas
Since becoming the Administrator of First Baptist Church Windermere, I have found that the church was way behind the curve in documenting almost everything—policies and procedures, job descriptions, personnel evaluations, etc. As a result, I needed a lot of help in creating items to meet the various demands. I purchased the Frieze Resource Library to help me as the Business Administrator. I have found that it exceeds my expectations. A template exists for just about anything I have ever needed. Also, the entire Library is very user friendly (and I’m not exactly a computer geek either!) and serves as a tremendous church administration tool!
—Steve Marcereau, Business Administrator, First Baptist Church, Windermere, Florida
The Frieze Resource Library is a must for every church, particularly those with multi-staffing. We use these resources in our regional office and are extremely pleased. I highly recommend this library to any church leader who is responsible for providing management and administrative oversight to His church.
—Dr W.L. Parrish II, Executive Director, American Baptist Churches of the South, Baltimore, Maryland
- Title: Church Employee Handbook
- Author: Rex I. Frieze
- Series: Frieze Resource Library
- Publisher: Frieze Consulting
- Publication Date: 2020
- Forms: 113
- Pages: 74
- Resource Type: Reference
- Topic: Ministry Resources
Rex I. Frieze holds a Bachelors degree in Finance and a Masters degree in Business/Accounting. He passed the Certified Public Accountant examination after completing his formal education. Rex’s secular work experience consists of six years with an international CPA firm, and two years as Corporate Controller for a conglomerate of oil companies. While in the oil business, he felt God’s call to surrender his life, business and financial skills and professional abilities to full-time Christian service. Stating his spiritual gift to be administration, he is dedicated and spiritually committed to the Lord, the Church, God’s people and the stewardship of God’s money and all His resources.