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Organizational Strategy and Policy

Managing organizations with vision and integrity

Strategic planning in church settings balances long-term vision with immediate ministry needs. Policy development creates the ethical and procedural foundations that protect both the organization and those it serves, establishing transparent guidelines for decision-making, conflict resolution, and resource management. We seek to operate institutions that honor God both through their excellence and ethical conduct.

Featured Resources

SDA Accounting Manual

The primary purpose of this manual is to provide a standardized system of accounting and financial reporting in compliance with generally accepted accounting practices.

Conduct a Fire Drill for Churches

ARM has developed a helpful resource to help your congregation prepare, including a planning checklist, drill instructions, and evaluation questions.

Smishing Attacks on Churches

“Smishing” is a phishing attack that uses deceptive SMS text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or sending money to cybercriminals. This kind of scam can be particularly effective with groups of people that know and trust each other – like churches.

Religious Liberty Manual

Resource to empower church leaders and pastors in conducting a religious liberty ministry that champions human freedom through the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ.

Understanding and Implementing Fundraising: Essential Principles and Practical Applications (Course 1 of 5)

Five courses that focus on understanding Biblically based principles and the current best practices in fundraising for church organizations.

Non-Profit Board Training Resources

PSI can help you build your board in many ways. We are equipped to do board training, or we can provide you with materials as well as organizations that specialize in this most essential topic.

Successful Fundraising – A Handbook for Best Practices’ Training Videos

Training videos aligned with the “Successful Fundraising – A Handbook for Best Practices,” covering various fundraising topics from major gifts and donor relations to capital campaigns and legal aspects.

Sample Church Board Agenda

A template for creating effective church board meeting agendas.

Fundraising Fitness Test

Excel-based Fundraising Fitness Test, a pilot project designed to help Adventist organizations benchmark fundraising performance, identify high-ROI donor groups, and forecast financial growth.

Assistance in identifying and securing corporate, foundation, and governmental grants, emphasizing their expertise in proposal writing and efficient funder identification.

Resources for Elders

This page directs Seventh-day Adventist elders to essential resources for their ministry, including official policy manuals, handbooks, a dedicated magazine, and practical tools like sermon outlines and worship guides available from church publishers.

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