What is the email address for your Finance Office? Too many times churches use the name(s) of staff. It’s good and necessary for your Finance Office staff to have an email address for their professional needs. However, your Finance Office needs a … [Continue reading]
Monthly Employee Meetings
Posted on September 15, 2015 Written by
Every employee must know on a monthly basis how she or he is performing according to the supervisor. Saving all the info and “dumping” on the employee at the annual meeting is unfair to the employee, the supervisor, and the organization. Monthly … [Continue reading]
Email Address Format
Posted on September 8, 2015 Written by
The format for email addresses for most companies is firstname.lastname@company.com However, many churches use the firstinitiallastname@church.org format and that leads to some interesting combinations. Here are some that I’ve collected over the … [Continue reading]
Video Inventory
Posted on September 1, 2015 Written by
If you pick up a church building and shake it, what falls out? Inventory. Everything that can be moved or removed from a church is inventory and all inventory should be documented. I’ve done inventory counts several times and several ways … [Continue reading]
Was Isaac Mentally Challenged?
Posted on August 25, 2015 Written by
In his book How Good Do We Have to Be? Harold Kushner writes (pages 73-74): “I confess that I have never liked or understood the story in chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis, where God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, born to him after … [Continue reading]
Staff Members’ Meeting on the Church’s Nickel
Posted on August 18, 2015 Written by
I received the following question: “Our church budgets $100 per month for meals for ministers. Is it allowable for our pastor and worship director go out to lunch each week for a planning session and have the church pay for both meals every … [Continue reading]
Life-Changing Benevolence
Posted on August 11, 2015 Written by
Traditional Benevolence: the church is a collection point for charitable items such as food, clothing, household items, and money to help with other items such as rent and medical expenses. Church members should be encouraged to be generous with … [Continue reading]
How to Use a Cab – for the Ride of Your Life (part 3 of 3)
Posted on August 4, 2015 Written by
Be nice to the cab driver Wherever you find yourself, always, always, always look for ways to help people. No one will ever condemn you for being nice (and if they do, it says more about them than about you). Speak kind words – thank … [Continue reading]