Generational Giving – What Does the Future Hold?
A few years ago, I put a Generational Giving Analysis together for my church just to see what it revealed. I found the results fascinating. Take a look. A Few […]
Ministry Planning
The Power of Collusion and What You Can Do
Merriam Webster defines Collude as – to work with others secretly, especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest. And Collusion as – a secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, […]
Making Volunteers a Priority in Your Budget
Everyone agrees volunteers are vital to the mission of the Church. They are the most important resource a church has – hands down. Not as an end in itself, but […]
A Unified Budget Story and Other Top Posts from September
Pastors, Business Admins and Finance Teams – below were the most read posts for September 2016 in case you missed them: Transitioning to a Unified Budget My experience from […]
A Reporting Strategy for Your Church
Pastors and Church Business Admins, in a previous post I talked about the need to tailor your reporting to the various audiences in your church. (See the post here for […]
Transitioning to a Unified Budget – A Story
I mentioned in my Giving/Funds Reporting post last week that in the church were I served as Business Admin – that at one time we had 27 different fund accounts […]
Is Your Fiscal Year and Ministry Year in Alignment?
Ministry Planning for churches that are focused on future generations (kids, students) typically revolve around the school year. That’s when new Sunday School classes or Small Groups start along with […]
How Much Should We Pay a Guest Speaker?
Church leaders everywhere wrestle with this question from time to time. Many never settle on a single approach and thus rehash it everytime it comes up unnecessarily. The question – […]
The Use of Debt or Cash for Your Church Expansion
I’ve spent the last 3 posts talking about getting your church ready for a loan, (or how to do your best in getting into debt…Lol). See part 1 of that […]
How to Prepare Your Church for a Loan – Part 3 – Six Other Areas
This is the last post in the series “How to Prepare Your Church for a Loan“. In the first 2 posts, we talked about how to use your Financial Statements […]