Many churches are preparing budgets and plans for 2024. A big part of that budget and plan is usually the pastor. I put together some tools to help set the pastor’s compensation in the Global Methodist denomination.
For a long time, only the treasurer had access to the accounting program. The accounting program was usually on the oldest computer in some corner of the church where only the treasurer was brave enough. With QuickBooks Online, anyone can have access from anywhere so who should have access?
With so many churches recently joining the Global Methodist denomination, I had an excuse to make a new spreadsheet! Hopefully this helps understand how to care for pastor benefits and connectional funding.
The other day I was meeting with a church that has just left the United Methodist denomination. They were looking for some information in making their decision on whether or not to remain independent, join the Global Methodist denomination, or something else. Here was what I shared with them.