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The following Administration resources have been suggested by Free Will Baptist pastors and leaders. The inclusion of a link, however, should not be considered a blanket endorsement of that particular site.
 Seven years into ministry, John C. Maxwell envisioned a ministry to other pastors. After studying the correlation between effective leadership and effective ministry, John began INJOY in 1985 to develop leaders of excellence and integrity by providing resources and training for personal and professional growth. In 2004, INJOY sponsored 165 events with over 215,000 attendees. The organization embraces the statement of its founder: Everything rises and falls on leadership, on its course to becoming a legendary people development company.
John Mark Ministries began in 1991, in response to the overwhelming flood of pastors leaving their ministries. The site provides resources and encouragement to pastors, ex-pastors, church leaders and their spouses.
Focus on the Family has established a special ministry for pastors and their families. They seek to partner with pastors as they serve the Lord in these difficult days. According to their website, “Our mission is to facilitate spiritual restoration and renewal for ministry families through resources and services that will assist in bringing balance to their personal and professional lives.”
Legal resources
The copyright law is very clear on copying music. If you do not have express permission from the rightful owner of the song, you cannot make a copy. However, many church music leaders have found that seeking permission is a time-consuming and administrative nightmare.
It’s true. Copyright law is fair but impractical. That's why more than 145,000 churches across North America use the Church Copyright License from CCLI.
For an annual license fee, any church can receive legal authorization to copy from over 150,000 songs for congregational use. The Christian Copyright License website will walk you through the process.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) specializes in constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C. The organization is dedicated to protecting your religious and constitutional freedoms. The ACLJ offers its legal services at no cost to clients and focuses on the issues that matter most.
 The Christian Law Association is a "ministry of legal helps." Its purpose is to provide free legal assistance to Bible-believing churches and Christians who experience legal difficulty in practicing their religious faith because of governmental regulation, intrusion, or prohibition of one form or another.
Since 1969, the number of legal attacks on ministries has exploded. Cases involve Christians arrested for witnessing to others in public, public school students being told they do not have the right to read their Bibles at school, churches being excluded from communities, Christians being fired for sharing their faith at work, and thousands of other shocking assaults on our precious religious freedoms.
The Christian Law Association exists to preserve Christian liberty for your children and grandchildren.
Writing or revising a constitution and bylaws can be painstaking because you're trying to do many things: plan the way you govern your ministry, protect your church from legal intrusions, constructively work through any internal disputes, and put your church in a place to do ministry rather than spin your wheels. This download (with samples) helps your think through and implement documents for your church's governance and organization.
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