Bob Santy

Executive Pastor of Operations at Sunridge Community Church in Temecula, CA, an independent, non-denominational church that is passionate about it's mission of helping people find and follow Jesus.

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Why Church Budgets Are Not Based on Tithing

February 2, 2023

I live in a town where traffic is mostly awful. It can take up to 45 minutes to get home from work - I only work 7 miles from home. Beyond the sheer number of drivers on the road during peak commute times, part of the problem is that the signal lights need to be synchronized to keep traffic moving …

Session 105 – Finalize the Church Budget

January 27, 2023

Building a church budget is a long journey filled with hopes and dreams of creative and new ways to accomplish the church's mission, vision, and goals for the upcoming year. In many instances, the entire process can take up to five months. As taught in Session 101, the church budget starts by …

Church Budgeting 104 – Comparing and Adjusting the Projected Income to Expenses

January 20, 2023

Church budgeting Session 101 provided a solid foundation for creating the annual church budget. It supplied a working definition that a church budget is a cash flow plan to maximize the finances God entrusted to the church to accomplish the mission. The actionable items in Session 101 were …

Church Budgeting 103 N – Building the Non-Exempt Employee Compensation Projection

January 14, 2023

The Church Budgeting basics lessons equip churches with the basic steps to create an effective and accurate church budget. Lesson 103 E covered how to project compensation for exempt employees, and now it's time to estimate the compensation for non-exempt employees. Because most churches spend …

Church Budgeting 103 E – Building the Exempt Employee Compensation Projection

January 14, 2023

The Church Budgeting basics series provides the basic steps to demystify an essential part of operating the church - the budget. Lesson 103 covered how to project upcoming annual expenses. While lesson 103 provided steps to project ongoing costs, it also covered how to estimate costs for the new …

Church Budgeting 103 – Building the Expenses Projection

January 13, 2023

Lesson 101 of the Church Budgeting basics series provided an overview of integrating the goals and focus of the upcoming fiscal year while remaining rooted in the church's mission and vision. This process allows the stakeholders to dream and strategize how best to accomplish the goals and …