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How To Start A Church: 5 Steps to Legally Start a Church

Jan 01, 2025

Starting a church or ministry is an exciting calling—but it can also feel overwhelming once you realize how many legal, financial, and organizat...

IRS Compliant Staff Blessing: A New Way Forward

Sep 17, 2025

• IRS

If you pastor a church or lead a ministry, you probably know this tension well: You want to bless your team, but your budget has limits. You want to c...

8 Ways the One Big Beautiful Bill Impacts Ministers

Aug 27, 2025

• Taxes
• Church Management
• Church Law

I spoke with a pastor in Kansas whose taxes we prepared, and after he learned how the tax laws worked, he went from paying $4,500 a year in federal ta...

Things to Know About Mission Trips

Aug 09, 2025

• Church Management
• Outreach

The Great Commission wasn’t a suggestion—it was a command. Jesus told us to “go and make disciples of all nations…” (Ma...

Housing Allowance Changes

Jul 30, 2025

• Housing Allowance

As the year moves forward, many pastors and church leaders are reflecting on what’s working and what might need a fresh look. One area that ofte...

IRS Ruling Expands Church Political Speech

Jul 16, 2025

• IRS
• Church Law

The headlines are everywhere: “IRS Clears Way for Churches to Endorse Political Candidates.” And this time, they are not exaggerating. On ...

Key Tax Benefits Every Pastor Should Know

Jul 09, 2025

• Taxes
• Pastoral Salary

We receive calls from frustrated pastors who can't understand why their tax bill is so high or why they didn't get the refund they expected. What's he...

Are Your Church Bylaws Stuck in a Time Capsule?

Jul 02, 2025

• Church Management
• StartRIGHT

"Pastor Raul, we've used the same bylaws for twenty years!" I hear this declaration regularly, usually delivered with a sense of confidence and stabi...

StartCHURCH and ARMI – A Kingdom Partnership

Jul 23, 2025

A well-known African proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” While that exact phrase does no...