One financial metric churches are well aware of is “Percent Salaries and Benefits”. They are also well aware of where ...
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Evaluating a Leadership Candidate’s Giving RecordEvaluating a Leadership Candidate’s Giving Record
My purpose in this post is to help churches evaluate leadership candidates in the area of giving. In the end, ...
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 ...
Microsoft Excel – Friend or Foe?Microsoft Excel – Friend or Foe?
Everybody loves Microsoft Excel right? I mean it’s a great tool for reporting, modeling and analytics. Back in the day, ...
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 ...
How the Member Churn Rate Can Make Your Church BetterHow the Member Churn Rate Can Make Your Church Better
As I mentioned in my post, 3 Back Door Ministry Metrics, it’s better to focus on engaging as soon as ...
Generational Giving – What Does the Future Hold?Generational Giving – What Does the Future Hold?
A few years ago, I put a Generational Giving Analysis together for my church just to see what it revealed. ...
the Budget to Actual Report – Executive & Finance Teamsthe Budget to Actual Report – Executive & Finance Teams
Church leaders simply must know where their church stands in relation to budget. Today, we’re talking about what is perhaps ...
the Cash Flow Statement – Executive & Finance Teamsthe Cash Flow Statement – Executive & Finance Teams
Today, we’re going to look at perhaps the most misunderstood or mysterious of the Major Financial Reports – the Statement ...