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You’ll find the latest edition of our risk management magazine for ministries, 
plus bonus articles and checklists.

 

The Deacon's Bench - Connected

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The Deacon’s Bench

In this issue of The Deacon’s Bench, we highlight some of the ideas and technologies that can keep your ministry connected to your people and the community. From preventing disruption to your operations to finding new ways to reach out to the public, we’ve highlighted the experts and ideas that can help your ministry thrive.

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Monitoring Your Property

Somewhere in your ministry's building right now, a water line just sprung a leak. By the time someone finds it, you'll have lost books, audio equipment, carpet, furniture, and more. But you recently installed smart sensors around your property, so the leak was caught early, leaving cleanup to a mop and bucket instead of a demolition crew.

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Develop a Disaster Plan

This article guides you through five critical steps that can help you achieve operational resiliency.

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Disaster Planning

This checklist walks you through the many important components of a solid disaster plan.

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The Four Types of Facilities Maintenance

Are you making facilities maintenance mistakes? Learn about the four types of maintenance and what you can do to maximize ministry resources.

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WiFi Thermostats

Take control of your heating and cooling costs with WiFi thermostats. These helpful tools can help you save some serious time and money.

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Compare Your Facility

Are you conscious of your facility’s condition? There are some surprising results in this benchmarking report from Smart Church Solutions.

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Efficient Facility

Take your efficiency to new heights with LED lighting and cleaning technology.

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Eye in the Sky

Learn how security cameras can help protect your people and property.

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Volunteer Screening

Get real-time arrest notifications for your volunteers. 

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Stop Vandalism in its Tracks

Vandalism can leave a congregation stunned and upset. Learn how to help prevent the devastating effects of this crime.

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Conflict Resolution

Learn six tips to safely address conflict in the ministry setting.

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Protecting a Security Team with Insurance

If you’ve taken the step to protect your church with trained volunteers, Security Operations Liability Coverage provides important protections for your team.

This coverage pays for:

  • Personal or emotional injury damages that your ministry, leaders, employees, or security team members become legally obligated to pay as a result of enforcement of your security policy or weapons policy.
  • Additional medical expense, broadened wage loss reimbursement, counseling, and security-related equipment damage for team members.*

* Employee medical costs, counseling costs, and lost wages likely would need to be filed under your ministry's workers’ compensation policy.

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Disaster Proof Your Finances

Make sure you have the coverages needed to help protect your finances from unforeseen disaster.

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