A few years ago, the bookkeeper at our church was reconciling the operating checking account. During the process, she identified a check on the bank reconciliation that was not in our accounting system with a duplicate number and an unrecognized amount. It was clear we were the victim of fraud. …
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Top Three Church Budget Failures
Our church recently met with the vice president of the bank, who holds the note for the church's loan. He's a new VP at the bank and wanted to see our facility and have an opportunity to meet us face-to-face. Since it's been almost five years since the last rate reset, it was the perfect time to …
Moving the Church Budget Compensation Totals Toward Health
On March 11, 2020, after identifying 118,000 cases in 114 countries, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Shortly after, we all witnessed something previously thought unthinkable: a global shutdown to stop the spread. Regardless of your personal, professional, political, or …
Church Budgets And The Ongoing Need for IT Equipment
The other day, I asked one of our Facilities Techs why they had not completed their weekly check-in. They said the app wasn't working on their phone. Since they had a computer in their office, it was odd that they used the app on their phone. They explained that the shared computer in their office …
The Importance of Removing Barriers When Striving for Church Growth
To quote a line from Queen's mega-hit from the late 70s, We Are The Champions, "And bad mistakes. I've made a few." Truthfully, I've made more than a few; I've made a lot. It's one of the reasons why I write so many articles on church budgets and operations - so others can learn from my mistakes, …
Rebuilding the Erosion of Trust in the Clergy
It happened again. Another news story highlighting a pastor's moral failure makes the headlines. This time, it's an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scam from an online "pastor" in Colorado. It's no wonder that since the early 2000s, when the Catholic Priest sex scan hit, the public's trust in the …
