Ministry Planning

In my last post, we talked about Planning for Margin before diving into the budget process. [See that post here]. To start, let’s define the Margin Equation: Total General Budget […]

Planning for Margin, Part 1

Someone told me once, “You can’t see it till you see it”.   MARGIN Today I want to start unpacking a model I use in helping church leadership “see it”. Before […]

How I Use My Excel Ribbon

Alrighty. Sometimes, it’s the small things that can make all the difference. The first thing you need to set up in Excel is the Ribbon. It’s located in upper left […]

Free Work Planning Template

As stated in my previous post (see this), having an effective Work Planning System is paramount to getting important things done. Today, I want to share the template system I […]

Church Business Administrators are busy and typically responsible for a range of areas outside of Finance – areas like Facilities and Information Technologies. They’re involved in a host of administrative […]

First and Foremost

    In my very first post here on the blog, it seems fitting to write about something other than reporting, accounting, systems and so forth. Here it is…while Decision […]