October is a busy time for church financial personnel. The church is heading into the most productive quarter of the year - October, November, and December. While the ministry teams are busy planning ways to reach new people and connect the church family, the financial teams (paid and volunteer) are …

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A recent report that surveyed over 500 treasury practitioners by AFP (The Association of Financial Professionals) provides some sobering news - fraud attempts in 2023 were up 15% over 2022. Even more disheartening, 30% of the organizations victimized by fraud were unsuccessful in recovering their …

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People falling into financial crisis is nothing new. I remember all too well starting my career in full-time ministry in 2006, and less than two years later, the Great Recession hit. As the Pastor overseeing the finances, I assure you the volume of requests for financial aid caught us off guard. We …

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We all do it. We report our thoughts and information from our observations or second-hand information, often without any actual facts or data. While anecdotal information may fit the bias of the person reporting it, when it comes to running a small business or non-profit, it's best to use facts. For …

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Around 54 AD, that is almost 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul wrote his second letter to the church in Corinth. It's a master class in encouraging the church toward generosity. Paul used examples of others, like the less affluent people from Macedonia, who demonstrated unrestrained generosity and …

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Growing up as a teenager in Southern California in the early 1980s was a wonderful time. The world seemed so much more simple back then. Like every other junior in high school, I couldn't wait to get my driver's license and hit the road, but that required buying a car. That meant working odd jobs …

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