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The IRS and the Church’s Facebook Page

Sep 13, 2018

• Federal Laws

Pastor Leslie has been interested in using Facebook and Instagram to reach her community for a while. She decided to do some research to see if using ...

7 Steps to Take When the Church Buys a Car

Sep 11, 2018

• Church Management
• Insurance

When a church in South Carolina bought a new car for the pastor to use, he was delighted!  The pastor used the vehicle to do visitation and for c...

4 Ways to Protect Your Donations

Sep 04, 2018

• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)

When donors give to a church, they want to feel safe. They want to feel as though their donations are being stewarded well, from collection to investm...

How to Handle Multiple Donations in One Offering

Aug 30, 2018

• Church Management

As the counting team for St. James Baptist Church were counting Sunday’s offering, they came across several different types of donations with di...

Bad Board, Bad Results, Part 2.

Aug 28, 2018

• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)

Let’s be real, being a pastor is hard work!  The hours that go uncelebrated, the emotional and even sometimes the physical toll that it can...

Is The Pastor’s Lunch Tax Deductible?

Aug 23, 2018

• Church Management
• IRS

Look at the daily to-do list of most pastors and ministry leaders and you will see that a lot of ministry happens over meals. It always seems like the...

Bad Board, Bad Results Part 1

Aug 21, 2018

• Board Meetings

Right around the time a church or ministry files articles of incorporation many leaders are faced with the need to develop a board of directors. This ...

New Trend: Church Owned Business

Aug 14, 2018

Recently I had a phone call with a pastor in Georgia. He told me about financial issues his church was having during the summer.  I don't know w...

You Don't Need a College Education to Get Ordained

Aug 09, 2018

• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a college degree or to go to seminary to become ordained. While the processes of becoming ordained m...