In the mid-1990s, I accepted the position of running IT support for a world-class golf manufacturer. I was managing people, budgets, systems, and customers for the first time in my career. It was a bit overwhelming, and I made mistakes along the way. During these formative years as a supervisor, I …
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Top 5 Ways to Use a Church Budget Surplus
When it comes to managing God's money, churches need to demonstrate financial stewardship, which is Christianese for managing money in a way that honors God. Creating a church budget is the primary way to show the church is serious about how it's investing its financial resources to accomplish the …
Church Budget and Overtime Pay
When it comes to building church budgets, compensation is a recurring theme of confusion, interest, and opinion. Questions range from how much is too much for a church to invest in compensation to whether churches are exempt from local, state, and federal regulations to best practices to budgeting …
Hard Truths About Church Budget Reductions
Within a couple of years of starting my career as the Help Desk Supervisor at a major golf manufacturer, whispers of a layoff started making the rounds. This rumor surprised me because it appeared that the company was thriving. But, I soon sat in strategic meetings with upper management to determine …
Essential Church Budget Categories
Crafting a church budget is a complex, time-consuming, emotional, and critical process for every church, regardless of size. In the post-pandemic world, where many churches are experiencing reduced attendance and giving, it's more critical than ever to produce a budget that accurately reflects the …
Church Budget Templates – Pros & Cons
A few years ago, our church decided to put on a 5K fun run as a fundraising event for a charity that provides shoes for the people in Uganda. Not to oversimplify things, but to me, there are two types of people: those who can run more than a few feet and me. But, I was determined to not just …
