Imagine that it's a week or so before Thanksgiving. You've invited your entire family, including the in-laws. You want everything from the decorations to the menu to go perfectly. After all, Thanksgiving is the ideal time to show gratitude and thankfulness for all God provides. It's the Wednesday …

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It's embarrassing to admit, but when I went into full-time ministry as the Pastor of Business and Finance, I didn't even know when the fiscal year at my church started. Around August, I realized that the fiscal year begins in October, and we needed to produce the annual budget - fast. As I mentioned …

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Any time someone is about to experience something new, they are bound to have a list of questions. Asking questions is not a sign of weakness; it's how we learn, grow, and improve. Asking questions demonstrates the humble strength required to acquire wisdom and expertise. Sometimes, when something …

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So often, when the church financial team uses the term "budget," the staff recoils in horror. The idea of a budget feels like a straightjacket, with chains and locks just for good measure, confining their every movement. The team sees the church budget as a restriction, preventing the teams from …

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When you look at your congregation on Sunday morning, it probably looks quite different than it did 10 years or even 5 years ago. The impacts of the pandemic went far beyond a health hazard; it changed the landscape of many facets of society - especially church attendance. One of the emerging trends …

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If you oversee the finances of a church, the one thing you should always expect is the unexpected. And when the unexpected happens, it always costs way more than you think. Like a freak snowstorm in the inland area of Southern California that exposed a compromised roof and caused severe water damage …

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