At a recent Town Hall, I tried to explain the unfunded pension liability that churches would owe if they leave the denomination. I didn’t do great so I’m going to try an analogy to explain it. I would love to hear your thoughts on it!
Author: Jeff Pospisil
Does your Church Ignore the Budget? Try the “Envelope System”
My Church is choosing to Stay with the UMC. Now what?
The Global Methodist Church is launching May 1st. What does that mean for the Dakotas?
Since the announcement that the Global Methodist denomination, I’ve had a number of pastors reach out to me and ask what this means for their church. Usually these are pastors of churches leaning towards leaving the UMC. Here’s what I’ve been sharing with them. The video gives some advice on what your church leadership can be doing now.
My Church forgot to file with the Secretary of State. Now what?
Is your church in Good Standing with the State? The other day, I did a search on the Secretary of State website for United Methodist churches. You would be shocked at how many churches have been involuntarily dissolved because someone missed filing the Annual Report. In this post, I show you how to check your church’s status and how to undo the damage if your church isn’t in Good Standing.
Guess who has a big announcement?
What to do with an Old Bequest but no record of the Donor’s Wishes?
It is surprising to me how many churches are trusting in their institutional memory when it comes to donor restrictions. If your church is doing this, there will be a day when someone challenges that memory. Do you have the donor restriction in writing? What if you lost the actual written donor restriction?