For many churches, attendance and donations have not returned to pre-pandemic numbers. According to the Wall Street Journal, in-person church attendance dropped 30%-50% compared to pre-pandemic attendance. Not many organizations, let alone a non-profit or a church, can weather this kind of …
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Church Budget – Faith vs. Planning
My youngest daughter uses the word "tricky" interchangeably when describing something unfavorable, challenging, or complicated to understand. For example, when I ask her how the interview for a new position went, she replies, "it's tricky to know." At first, I wasn't a fan of the ambiguity of that …
How the Church Budget Can Promote Unity
Our church purchased and occupied a 54,000-square-foot industrial building in 2004 that we still call "home" today. It was such an exciting time filled with joy and anticipation. Everything was fresh and new - paint, carpet, chairs, sound system, lighting, decor, and even people. Yes, our attendance …
Church Budgeting – Utilities
I am the proud father of two independent, strong, self-sufficient, intelligent young women. Both of them have graduated college and are moving forward in their chosen profession, and I imagine that having me as their father must have been challenging for my daughters at times. Not only was I a …
Retirement Planning in Church Budgets
Like harbingers of doom, it seems every news outlet finds great delight in reporting on the impact of the downturn in the market. Here are a few recent highlights from US News & World Report: The S&P 500 is down almost 20%; Per the latest April 2022, the CPI (consumer price index) …
Church Budget – Staffing Levels
It's late May, which means a few things are about to happen in Southern California; school is about to end, summer weather is starting to rear its head, and budget season is kicking off at my church. Yes, our fiscal year officially runs October through September, but I have a pre-budget …
