Regardless of your personal thoughts on if we are living in a post-Christian America or not, operating a church in today's economy and politically charged climate is challenging. Inflation is still plaguing many Americans, with a 12-month percentage change of 6.4% in January 2023, biting into …
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Communicating The Church Budget
Recently a valued and dedicated volunteer approached me moments before a church service and asked me why we had not mentioned an upcoming co-ed Bible study. I was taken aback by the comment because we promoted the study on social media, the website, the weekly email to the congregation, the TVs in …
Session 105 – Finalize the Church Budget
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
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 – Building the Expenses Projection
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 …
Top Three Warning Signs of a Poorly Constructed Church Budget
Owning, operating, and maintaining cars is a never-ending and expensive cycle. Purchasing a new vehicle to avoid repair costs is not a great plan because new cars are expensive and a horrible investment, losing up to 60% of their value within the first five years. Accepting and embracing repairs is …
