I gave my life to Jesus in October of 1985; I was 21. That December, I attended something called a cantata at the church I was attending. Their annual Christmas cantata was a musical production filled with traditional Christmas Carols to usher in the spirit of the season - to celebrate the birth of …
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Church Budget: When a Gift is Considered Income
Unless your name happens to be Herod or Scrooge, Christmas usually brings out the best in people. You can hear them humming carols in the checkout lines of stores, smiling while allowing others to merge into traffic in front of them, dressing in festive clothes, joyfully gathering with family …
Retirement Changes for 2024
Anyone looking for a masterclass in finance simply needs to read the book of Proverbs found in the Old Testament of the Bible. There are well over 100 references to money, wealth, prosperity, poverty, and contentment. Recently, my wife and I spent time re-reading these timeless words of wisdom, and …
Church Budget: The Need For Commercial Insurance
Here's a fun question for the leaders in your church: what's the worst thing imaginable that could happen to your church? And if that happened, how would the church respond? The list of horrific things that could happen probably mounts pretty fast: things like a fire that partially, or worse, …
Is Your California Church Ready for the Minimum Wage Increase on January 1, 2024?
Living in California is filled with perks. The Golden State boasts over 840 miles of coastline with more than 420 public beaches. If you don't like the beach - it's not a problem; about a fourth of California, 25 million acres, is made up of dessert. If that sounds too dry and hot, the mountain …
Church Budget: Salary Increases
By now, most church leaders know that compensation is typically one of the most significant portions of the budget pie. The typical, healthy church spends somewhere between 45%-55% on compensation costs. For clarity purposes, compensation includes: Sadly, churches and non-profits are often …
