The other day I had a church call me up asking about how the pastor should be submitting mileage for reimbursement. That got me thinking…why have I not shared my mileage log and expense voucher templates? Well, here they are as well as my thoughts on documenting expenses.
A lot of churches put off their annual audit…sometimes for years and even decades. It sounds intimidating to do, and what if you miss something? What if you find something? This is a quick primer on doing a church audit.
It is important to think about how money gets from the offering plate to the counters to the bank. If this isn’t thought through, you could open your church up to all kinds of problems. Here are my thoughts on how this should happen.
This was from a training that I did in the Fall of 2019 for United Methodist churches in Southeastern South Dakota. While most finance committees focus on reviewing reports and looking at cutting expenses, some are making a huge impact in helping their churches succeed. They are growing the church’s income, improving operations/decision making, and…