My wife and I recently went on a road trip up the entire coast of California. Our trek took us along the famed PCH (Pacific Coast Highway), also known as Highway 1. As we rounded the curves near Big Sur, looking at the Pacific Ocean, I told my wife I felt joy, an emotion not typically experienced …
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Is it Time to Reduce the Church Budget – Again?
Since going into full-time ministry in 2006, the last two years had more stress, anxiety, exhaustion, and disappointment than all the other years combined. And I've experienced a church split and a Lead Pastor departure that created enough conflict to require the services of a church consulting …
Church Budget – Unbudgeted Liabilities
Before beginning my full-time ministry career, I spent over 11 years working as a tech support supervisor and software developer in the IT department for a leading golf manufacturer. I am forever thankful for the fantastic people I worked with who taught me how to lead people and projects and …
Should a Church Budget Include Elder Board Expenses?
Every church is different. Some are part of a large denomination like Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Assembly of God, Episcopalians, Lutherans, etc. Others are non-denomination and operate without a denomination's structure, backing, or affiliation. And to make it even more complicated when trying …
Using the Four E’s to Help the Church Budget
For many churches, attendance and donations have not returned to pre-pandemic numbers. According to the Wall Street Journal, in-person church attendance dropped 30%-50% compared to pre-pandemic attendance. Not many organizations, let alone a non-profit or a church, can weather this kind of …
Retirement Planning in Church Budgets
Like harbingers of doom, it seems every news outlet finds great delight in reporting on the impact of the downturn in the market. Here are a few recent highlights from US News & World Report: The S&P 500 is down almost 20%; Per the latest April 2022, the CPI (consumer price index) …