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Church Administration

All clergy are not prophets; all clergy are not even gifted preachers; they are not all gifted teachers. But they can all be gifted administrators! All can be seen as gifted because they alone can use all of the gifts in the fellowship as a part of their administration. The term "administration" points to that which is common rather than that which is unique. It is that which unifies rather than that which sets apart. It is, in God's grace, a widespread gift. (The Gift of Administration by Campbell and Reierson).

Lindgren says in Foundations for Purposeful Church Administration: "Administration is the task of discovering and clarifying the goals and purpose of the field is serves and of moving in a coherent, comprehensive manner toward their realization and purposeful church administration is the involvement of the church in the discovery of her nature and mission and in moving in a coherent and comprehensive manner toward providing such experiences as will enable the church to utilize all her resources and personnel in the fulfillment of her mission of making known God's love for all men."

Church administration may be divided into the following areas:

1. General administration: general church officers (deacons, clerk, treasurer, trustees), staff, general committees, church council, general business meetings.

2. Education administration: Sunday School, Training Union, Woman's Missionary Union, Brotherhood, music department, etc.

3. Business Administration: office procedures, budgeting, records, bookkeeping, etc. Coordination and correlation of all these areas of activity are absolutely essential for well-rounded church administration.