Preaching on money can be awkward and intimidating for a pastor. Many pastors won’t touch it with a 10-foot pole. In part 1 of a 5-part series, I talk about getting your theological foundation laid so you can prepare the message.
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.
When someone donates a noncash gift (stock, grain, cattle, piano, etc), the church needs to give them a receipt for tax purposes. The information on that receipt needs to be in accordance with IRS guidelines as well as be helpful to the donor. I’ll guide you through this.
Giving statements don’t have to be an administrative task meant to guilt members about their pledge. Instead, they are an opportunity to thank donors and share with them how the LORD is using their giving to change lives.
Why would a pastor want to see the giving records for their church? Most of the time they feel like they need to see the records in order to lead better…not because their curious or slick.
Electronic giving isn’t going away yet some churches are still resistant to allowing people to give electronically. I wonder if there was a time when checks were knew and churches only accepted cash, livestock or grain. In this webinar, I try to make the case for why churches should make the switch. Long story short,…
A church that has enough money to do everything it wants is in serious danger. How can having enough money be dangerous? John Wesley was very strong about warning people about riches and increasing riches. This applies to churches as well. Just as people need to guard their hearts against trusting in money instead of…