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Insights on Compensation & Inflation

By |June 29th, 2022|

Compensation has a huge question mark this year. With inflation and a changing economy, churches are wondering how to pay their staff. Tune in to learn about new high-level data that ChurchSalary has to [...]

Bonuses for Staff

By |February 11th, 2019|

Monday, February 11, 2019 Hey Fletch … Can you give some thoughts about bonuses for staff? We are toying with the idea and don’t know what to make of it. DRF—There isn’t must hard [...]

Asking for a Raise

By |November 28th, 2018|

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Hey Fletch … I’m in the process of asking for a raise. However I do not know what is appropriate for my job title, years of experience and location. I [...]

House Down Payment for Pastors

By |November 21st, 2018|

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Hey Fletch … I was at the Smart Money for Church Salaries workshop in Washington DC. Michael Martin from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability suggested I ask you a [...]

Excessive Compensation

By |November 16th, 2018|

Friday, November 16, 2018 Hey Fletch … When it comes to excess/unreasonable compensation, is this something to monitor on a per employee basis or an overall budget basis? I had someone tell me that the [...]

Free Webinar: I Have Salary Data—Now What?

By |November 9th, 2018|

Pastors get swamped by the tedious amount of salary information now available online. Just a few years ago, there was little data available. The challenge now is sorting through the best information for your [...]

Gifts for Retiring Staff

By |October 8th, 2018|

Monday, October 8, 2018 Hey Fletch … We have had some long tenured staff who are going to retire. With previous people who have retired, we have awarded gifts in varying amounts from $3,000-$5,000 [...]

3.5% Raises Every Year

By |September 28th, 2018|

Friday, September 28, 2018 Hey Fletch … Our church has been giving annual raises every year for a long, long time. They are 3.5% for every staff person. The thinking is that everyone is [...]

Fletch and Monty Kelso Talk on Retirement Income

By |August 14th, 2018|

Fletch and Monty Kelso shared a conversation about salaries and retirement. Monty is the President of SlingShot Group. Slingshot guides churches with staff searches and helps many with compensation issues. Fletch and Monty took [...]

Giving a Pastor a Sign-on Bonus?

By |July 14th, 2018|

Saturday, July 14, 2018 Hey Fletch … We are paying a pastor a sign-on bonus that has filed their 4361 and at the same time has a W4 with the church. What is the church’s responsibility [...]

How Do Pastors Pay Federal Tax?

By |July 4th, 2018|

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Hey Fletch … I’m new to working in a church and think that our business office got my taxes wrong. They said that federal law requires the church, as the [...]

ECFA Podcast with Fletch on Salaries

By |June 20th, 2018|

The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability recently said, "XPastor to the Rescue with Church Salary Workshops." Compensation can be a murky issue for churches. Few resources are available that are both approachable and accurate. Michael [...]