Things I outsource
Three common challenges that churches face are 1) money 2) time and 3) talent. I have found outsourcing to go a long way in managing these thee challenges. Below are the things I currently am outsourcing. All of which save us money, time or add talent.
Graphics: Last year I changed from having a FT communications admin to having this outsourced. We went with designpickle.com. The cost me $349 per month for unlimited graphics. This is like having a FT person for a fraction of the cost. And they only hire expert graphic artists. So what we get is super professional.
Worship Leaders: Currently I am under contract with GuestWorship.com. And I love it! They provide me with worship leaders/coaches each week to 1) plan the set 2) chart the music 3) organize our band and 4) lead Sunday worship. Everyone they send me A+ talented leaders…and I pay a fraction of the cost that I would pay for a FT leader of the same caliber. I pay them $750 a week for this service.
Instrumentalists: I bring in professional instrumentalists to supplement our church volunteers (which are also super talented). This doesn’t save me money in the budget but it does add a significant degree of talent.
Accounting: Two years ago I moved from having a FT accountant and outsourced this task to belay accounting (belaysolutions.com). And our accounting is pretty complicated ($2.5M total budgets and preschool billing). It was a move that saved me about $35,000 per year. And now I have access to the nation’s top accountants. Our designated account lives in South Carolina and works for me FT. He also has other clients.
Facilities: Two years ago I moved from having a FT facilities person to 100% outsourcing through various contractors on an as-needed basis. I subsequently hired an additional FT maintenance person, bringing our total to 4. It is a wash in the budget however the cleanliness and the maintenance of the building has escalated a great degree.
Other: Here’s a few other resources I outsource work to
fiverr.com for video editing, website coding and voice overs
twelvethirty.media for sermon series graphics and bumpers
boxcast.com for worship streaming
sitetackle.com for our website
Storrito.com for scheduled social media “stories”
Buffer.com for scheduled social media “posts”
Multitracks.com for worship loops
praisecharts.com for worship charts
creationswap.org for worship loops
shiftworship.com for worship loops
