CHURCH DEVELOPMENT

Churches are not just worship center, churches are part and parcel of our day to day life. It ranges from discovering your church vision, to mentoring the next generation. To build your church’s stewardship culture, CINOC has resources to help your church thrive.

This COVID-19 pandemic has put the faith of many (Christians) to the test. Our faithfulness has been tried in difficult times. This ranges from financial challenges, difficult HR decisions, and leadership crises. However, we are people of hope. This crisis presents an opportunity for the church to build disciples of Jesus who are engaged in missions.

But how do you do this when your ways of gathering and worship have been disrupted? How do you lead through high emotion and high stakes critical conversations? And how do you lead with pressing new financial realities? These questions are all addressed by CINOC through a collaborative effort.

Know your church purpose

Knowing your purpose can help your church flourish in her calling. Through flourish, churches are invited on a journey to discover more about their identity and calling in their locality.

FLOURISH

Administration

Managing church resources can be complicated. CINOC is committed to assisting your church encourage generosity and facilitate giving. We encourage you to use these resources with your congregation as you manage God’s resources well.

CINOC Mental Health Working Group

A mental illness can be defined as a health condition that changes a person’s thinking, feelings, or behavior (or all three) and that causes the person distress and difficulty in functioning. While these illnesses of the brain can affect anyone, as people of faith, too often we have blamed people who suffer with mental illness for a lack of faith. Discussion around mental illness has been noticeably absent from most places of worship. We can easily pray for those experiencing a physical challenge, but those who are struggling with depression, anxiety or other mental illnesses remain invisible. So what can we do?

Digital Giving for CINOC Churches

CINOC has partnered with Faithpays.org, an online giving platform designed to help churches increase giving and engagement with tools built for ministries. As giving trends change, and fewer people give by cash or cheque, having online giving options can make a substantial difference for churches.

Living Munificently

What does it mean to live a munificent life? How can we encourage our fellow CINOC members live more munificently? Beyond tithing our 10%, true generosity leads us to give our time, talent and treasure in the service of Jesus. We encourage you to use this new resource to help your congregation understand and practice generosity in your church.