We’ve been talking about budgeting income for the church. In my previous post, we looked at four steps to budget the ...
Category: Ministry Planning
Budgeting Church Income, Part 1 – The # of GiversBudgeting Church Income, Part 1 – The # of Givers
Undeniably, the Income Budget is the most important component of a Ministry Plan. Everything in the Ministry Plan hinges upon ...
The Church Giving ProfileThe Church Giving Profile
It’s been my experience that many small to medium-sized churches know very little about the giving base in their church ...
7 Things Pastors Should Know About Giving in Their Church7 Things Pastors Should Know About Giving in Their Church
The single biggest question related to this topic has always been “Should the Pastor know much people give?” I’m not ...
When Is It Time For a DIY Capital Campaign?When Is It Time For a DIY Capital Campaign?
As noted in my post Capital Campaigns – Consultant or DIY?, I indicated sometimes it just makes sense to do ...
Capital Campaigns – Consultant or DIY?Capital Campaigns – Consultant or DIY?
Growing churches often find themselves in the need to renovate or construct additions, or to build a new building and/or buy ...
New Year’s Resolutions for Church Business AdminsNew Year’s Resolutions for Church Business Admins
There’s something intrinsically special about starting a new year. A time to refresh just before the new year. A time to ...
A System for Determining Raises for Church StaffA System for Determining Raises for Church Staff
All churches give their Pastor and Staff raises as appropriate and when finances allow. Hopefully. But how and under what ...
Ministry Health MetricsMinistry Health Metrics
Here’s my companion post to my quantitative Ministry Metrics Series (see the first in that series here). Number-based metrics reveal facts ...
New Overtime Rules Are Out – For NowNew Overtime Rules Are Out – For Now
A Federal Judge issued a Nationwide Preliminary Injunction on the new overtime rules, meaning they won’t take effect on ...