I love electronic gadgets. What a treat it was this year for me to receive a watch that tracks everything this Christmas. This watch does so much more than tell the time: it monitors my steps, my sleep, my oxygen levels, my heart rate, my location, and even my other devices. It gives me insight into …
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A Church Budget vs. Financial Report
Beginning in 2004 and every other year after, my family takes a road trip up the coast of California, camping at some of the most beautiful spots you can imagine along the way. Seeing the California Coastline from Highway 1 is breathtaking. If you have never seen Manchester Beach, you are missing a …
The Church Budget X Factor
When I left my career at Callaway Golf for full-time vocational ministry, the list of things I knew would have fit on a post-it note, whereas what I didn't know would have been thicker than War and Peace. For example, as I slowly and methodically worked my way through the church budget, one of the …
Top 3 Ways to Allocate an Increase in the Church Budget
When it comes to church budgets, the writer of the book of Ecclesiastes got it right. There are different seasons. Although this line isn't in chapter 3, it seems like a time to reduce and a time to increase should be a part of it. Seasons of increase are exciting, fun, and filled with hope, but …
5 Church Budget Guidelines to Keep In Mind as You Create Your Church Budget
If you have ever stepped foot on a golf course, you know there are rules that govern the game. For beginners, it feels like there are a lot of rules, but the truth is there are not that many. In 1744 there were 13 rules established for the game of golf, and currently, there are no more than 34 …
Church Budget Categories – Ministries
Churches "do" a lot - from evangelism to worship services to community outreach to supporting missionaries. Churches own property, pay bills, and employ people. But, your church does not exist to do any of those things. What a church does and how it does it are examples of methods to accomplish the …
