Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention Pastor’s Toolbox

Being Southern Baptist

Cooperative Program Digital Kit

Contained within this kit is a set of resources to help you as you call your church to greater financial stewardship and support of missions and ministry through the Cooperative Program.

Church Leadership

Church Safety

Child and Sexual Abuse Resources: A collection of resources available for your church to prevent child and sexual abuse.
MinistrySafe: Learn how to protect children from sexual abuse with an effective SAFETY SYSTEM.
Brotherhood Mutual – Deacon’s Bench: practical risk management guidance to help today’s Christian ministries thrive.
Brotherhood Mutual – Safety Library
Protect My Ministry
Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused
ADF – 10 Ways to Protect Your Church
Short Security Assessment

Church Insurance

ERLC Resources

Chaplaincy Resources

Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response

Preventing and responding to sexual abuse is essential for the health of the church and its witness to the world. The SBC Executive Committee’s Office of Abuse Prevention & Response provides tools local church leaders can use to make their churches safer for all.

Visit the Ministry Toolkit for resources to help churches develop policies and procedures to enhance safety, train and educate staff and volunteers, and partner with experts to thoroughly respond to allegations of abuse.

Building Projects

If your church is about to begin a building project, congratulations! To help make the process proceed smoothly here is a Building Process Timeline (which takes from 1 ½ to 3 ½ years). The Timeline offers a checklist for the four-step process which includes actions, responsibilities, and outside assistance.

CA Basics Brochure

Is your church plant ready to own its first building? Ask these ten questions to find out.

Is Your Church Plant Ready to Own its First Building

If you have any questions or desire further help, please contact Clint Calvert, Church Leadership Catalyst, Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention at calvert@mwbc.org 507-254-0237.

GuideStone Financial Resources

Pastors/churches are able to establish retirement accounts, as well as apply for the Pastor Protection Plan and Mission Church Assistance Fund by enrolling over the phone: 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) Monday-Friday, 7 a. m. to 6 p.m. CST or go to the GuideStone website at www.guidestone.org/SBCChurchBenefits.

Mission:Dignity

Mission:Dignity is looking for retired Southern Baptist ministers, workers and their widows whose income is insufficient to meet their daily needs to see if they might be eligible for assistance from our Mission:Dignity ministry.

Strategic Planning

Most church strategic planning processes are too intense to be practical for the smaller church. We make it harder and longer than it needs to be. People get bored and tired. By the time the planning process is complete no one has any enthusiasm for the work that needs to be done. By contrast, Dr. Leo Endel’s plan calls for the planning to be completed in one or two three-hour meetings with the church leadership. This enables the church to quickly move on toward implementing the plan while interest is still high.

Pastor’s Toolbox