A few weeks ago, I posted about the fixed costs of disaffiliating. There was some good discussion since then that has made me think of all the other costs, as well as benefits, of disaffiliating to a new denomination. Here are my thoughts.
I’m getting more inquiries about what the cost of disaffiliating. Hopefully this video will give you a good idea of the four costs and a way to estimate those costs.
QuickBooks can be a pain to use for budgeting. Even the tool is hidden away. In the church world, budgets are rarely optional. In this post I go over setting up a budget and the importance of setting up a secondary budget to make year-end projections.
Many churches are one major donor from being on operational life support. Sheri Meister shares some ideas on how your church can build margin to see you through those tough times.
How many ministries go off the road because we neglect putting up guard rails! Two guard rails pretty much every church needs are: 1)Job Descriptions so your people know what winning looks like, and 2)Personnel Policies…at least for those few things that cause the most trouble.
The pastor is often in a weird position as the employee and spiritual leader of the church. It’s almost like you need a translator to help the people understand the pastor and vice versa. That’s where the Staff/Parish Relations Committee comes in.
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.