Have you ever been tasked with trying to explain apportionments to someone else? Where do they come from? How much are they? What good do they do? I hope to cover this concisely with this post and related video.
Have you ever heard of 4DX (Four Disciplines of Execution)? This was new to me. The Franklin Covey group puts it out (think 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). Just as I was learning about 4DX, I also started my New Year’s Resolution of losing some weight. When I accidentally used 4DX to lose weight, I became a believer.
In recent months, I’ve been reminded of the important relationship between Management and Leadership. These are God-given gifts and callings that are both necessary for a church to fulfill their purpose. In many churches, management is done by committee through the trustees, finance committee, and staff-pastor relations committee. This post includes links to video resources and trainings to help your committees start 2022 off right.
Close to 1/3 of people have Traditional IRA’s (Individual Retirement Accounts). If you have people that are giving to your church who are older than 72, but NOT giving through their IRA, they are overpaying their taxes. Here’s how you can help them.
I’m actually not a fan of holding single stocks…unless you’re just planning on donating them. For people like me that instead invest in mutual funds, how can you enable them to give shares of their mutual fund to your church and why is this a good idea?
Not just wealthy folks own stock. Actually around 55% of people own stocks…including people in your church. How can you enable them to give stock to your church and why is this a good idea?
The Dakotas United Methodist Foundation is offering Klingbeil Grants for new accounts. I love this program as it helps churches make the giant leap from the security of a CD to prosperity of investing. While it is only available to Dakotas UMC churches, it’s worth sharing this with your own denominational foundation (Thrivent, WIF, TMF, etc.) to see if they offer a similar program.
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