It happens to me every year around this time - I get that far-away stare as I try to process, understand, and then plan the budget based on an overload of data. I've been doing this for so many years that my co-workers are no longer alarmed; it's like an early warning detection for them that budget …
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Church Staff Termination: Budget Cuts
Typically when people hear the word perfect, it conjures up positive, ideal, and even flawless notions. But, in 1991, the Massachusetts fishing boat the Andrea Gail found itself caught in an extratropical cyclone - or more commonly known as a nor'easter. Upon hearing of the plight of the ship and …
Church Budget Categories – Student Ministries
I remember 1976 for many reasons. It was the bicentennial celebration for the United States, Happy Days ruled TV, the NBA and ABA officially merged, Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States, and it was also the year I left elementary school and started middle school. What I remember …
Church Budget Categories – Children’s Ministries
The Gospels of Matthew (19:13-14) and Luke (18:15-17) document an exchange between Jesus and his disciples about children. The disciples were hindering or rebuking the children brought to Jesus for a blessing, and Jesus made his thoughts clear, "Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them to …
Church Budget – Preparing Leadership for the Upcoming Fiscal Year
I am always honored when asked to officiate an event like a wedding or memorial. Families are inviting me into a pivotal moment in their lives, and I take it very seriously. One of the many lessons I've learned over the years is that while it may not be fun for those with a free spirit, planning is …
Church Budget Categories – Information Technology
I started my career in the mid-1980s as an accounting clerk at a large restaurant chain's corporate office. As part of the month-end process, I would get out the ledger sheets and a ruler and run two tapes from the 10-key to verify my work before using red and black ink pens to fill in the account …
