Making every dollar stretch farther than anyone thought possible. Diving in to make last-minute changes to sermon slides (and still managing to not have any typos). Keeping church staff on-schedule and ready for the next service or event.

As a church business administrator, you offer your organizational and leadership acumen to the ministry. In some cases, you're the IT help desk, bookkeeper, scheduling coordinator, staff leader and more.

While your ministry colleagues may not always understand or appreciate your love of a well-documented purchase order or detailed to-do list, your talents are felt throughout the church. You prevent double-booking of church facilities, keep insurance policies current, monitor the budget and wear a plethora of hats to keep the wheels spinning.

While this isn't an exhaustive list of what you juggle each week, here are five core "superpowers" church business administrators leverage each day.

Superpower 1: Attention to detail

Folks who gravitate toward the church business administrator role are the ones who instantly notice the pictures hanging slightly off level when they walk into a room. Even poor grammar in an email bugs you.

That attention to detail is a huge asset to your church. Visionary leaders often need a detail-oriented person to help them make their vision a reality — even when it drives them nuts.

Superpower 2: Results-oriented attitude

While you may agree in theory with the statement that, "Life is a journey, not a destination," you still know the destination is important. The rest of the staff knows if they need something done, they need to get you involved.

Whether you're the one making it happen or you're organizing others to do the work, they know with you leading the charge it'll be done on time and with excellence.

Superpower 3: Planner extraordinaire

I stopped showing my teams a detailed project plan years ago. While a thousand-plus-task list makes me feel like we have things under control, it can overwhelm someone who's more comfortable with the big picture.

However, when there's a large event to pull off or a building renovation to coordinate, they'll appreciate your ability to orchestrate the scheduling and people involved to make that project a success.

Superpower 4: Communicator (and often translator)

Part of planning and attention to detail includes communication.

If your youth pastor wants to do a lock-in, you're the one making sure that event is communicated to the congregation well in advance. You're probably also the one making sure the media team knows about upcoming events so they have time to create graphics, videos and social media posts.

That may require some translating between departments and reminding people about deadlines, but you're right in the thick of things.

Superpower 5: Heart for ministry

The foundation and drive behind what you do is your heart for ministry. Others may at times think you're too strict about deadlines or accounting policies, but your goal is always to advance the Gospel and make disciples.

It can be hard to use what most view as "business skills" they think don't belong in ministry. However, those are administrative gifts God has entrusted to you to use for His Kingdom. Don't let anyone discourage you from following God's plan and purpose for your life.

While National Church Administration Day is focused on technology, I wanted to take a moment to point out the vital contributions you make each day at your church. Please know your efforts are valued and appreciated.

Keep using your talents to serve and honor our Savior. He sees the work you do behind the scenes and the lives you're impacting through that work. Thank you and may God continue to bless you and your church.