Functions of Programs
Programs organize your events and opportunities. You must assign each event and opportunity to a program, which indicates the ministry responsible for the event.
Donations distribute to programs. In this sense, a program is like a fund, designation, or a purpose code.
You can use programs with milestones and feedback. When someone makes a faith decision or submits a prayer request, you can identify the program they attended when they submitted it.
We create programs to answer questions like:
- What happened last week in the student ministry weeknight activity?
- How many people did we baptize in our worship services last year?
- How many children accepted Christ at VBS throughout the years?
- How much money did our benevolence fund receive?
- Who asked for prayer at our senior luncheons?
Program Examples
The Worship Ministry Department operates three programs:
- Choir & Orchestra Activities
- Guest Artist Concerts
- Plays & Pageants
The Church Leadership Ministry Department oversees a program called Worship Services at each campus.
- Main Campus Worship Services
- East Campus Worship Services
- Downtown Campus Worship Services
- Spanish Worship Services (may happen at the main campus, but the Spanish Ministry oversees the services)
Not a Program
The following do not constitute a program:
- Something you only do once — that is an event.
- A group of people who never meet and can't collect money, but do some kind of ministry together — that's a group.
- Something you never stop doing — that is a ministry department, such as Worship, Children, and so on.