Finance2024-07-08T19:15:19-05:00

Articles on Finance

Offerings. Tithes. Stewardship. Generosity. Giving. Sacrifice. Finance. There are many words that we use to describe the money that is received by the church for ministry use. There are also many facets to the Finance Department as they aid ministries by organizing the necessary funds.

Church Giving 2025

By |January 29th, 2025|

Church leaders need to know generosity trends in 2025. That's the starting point for this discussion. Then it will get really up-close and personal as Brad talks about how to inform, inspire, [...]

3 Ways to Budget in an Uncertain Environment

By |October 30th, 2024|

It’s time to prepare your 2025 budget. Unlike most years, we’re in a unique phase in the economic cycle. Interest rates are beginning to fall, financial markets have been volatile, and it’s a presidential [...]

Keeping Your Expansion Project on the Rails

By |June 13th, 2024|

Many factors are coming together to present challenges to current construction projects. During our time together, we will be discussing the most common derailers such as: ill-timed capital campaigns, lack of financial [...]

Practical Church Risk Management

By |April 18th, 2024|

In many churches, risk management can become an after-thought as the tasks and needs of day-to-day operations take center stage. But this can open the door to unnecessary risks—an avoidable accident, allegation, [...]

Debt, Financing, and Lending Readiness

By |February 1st, 2024|

Despite uncertainties in the financing market, your church may be in a place where you are considering financing for renovations or new building projects. We’ll discuss what many churches overlook about lending [...]

Data Erasure vs. Risk Management

By |June 21st, 2023|

The Clash of Privacy and Protection of Vulnerable Populations Protecting Personal Information Everyone has a story about personal information fraudulently obtained by a security breach, Phishing email scam, or sold by a vendor gathering [...]

Budgeting Effectively During Economic Uncertainty

By |May 24th, 2023|

The unknowns of the economic uncertainty we face—including a possible recession and higher interest rates—can create challenges as well as potential opportunities for church leaders as they work to develop an effective [...]

End-of-Year Letters Are Vital

By |April 18th, 2023|

Year-end letters are vital to the life of your people and church. They can share stories of ministry and remind people of God’s great work during the year. A number of years ago, my [...]