If you are a Dave Ramsey fan, you know what the baby steps are. What would the baby steps be for a church? What does financial freedom look like for a church? I believe this is possible and here are my findings on the subject.
Gallup did a poll some years back and found that 33% of households kept a formal budget. The adopting and living by a budget is really the first step for anyone wanting to feel more secure in their finances. The same is true for the church. While the vast majority of churches adopt a budget, few live by that budget. Why is that?
The narrative budget is the only kind of budget 90% of your congregants will understand. I’ll walk you through how to make it.
A church depends on designated giving to fulfill its mission. Should you then budget for it?
Every year there all small unexpected expenses that programs pad the budget to protect against. I’ll show you a better way.
Learn how to help program staff/volunteers take ownership of their budget and why this is a good idea in the first place.
