A chart of accounts (CoA) is the road map in accounting. It makes processing payments and receipts, creating reports, extracting information, and so many others things much easier. There are several well-established rules for creating a chart of … [Continue reading]
Who Taught Daniel?
Posted on February 3, 2015 Written by
In the Old Testament book of Daniel, there is a story in the first chapter is pretty well-known. After Jerusalem fell to King Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel and his three friends are taken to Babylon because they were the brightest young Jewish men. Babylon … [Continue reading]
Outreach
Posted on January 27, 2015 Written by
Churches are struggling to attract young people. I’ve seen dozens of churches look at this and most of them throw up their hands and do nothing because they don’t know what to do. There are two sides to this, kind of a “chicken and egg” … [Continue reading]
Church Cuts
Posted on January 20, 2015 Written by
Churches spend money on three things Staffing: church personnel form the heart and brains in leading the work of the church If you cut staff, you may need to replace with untrained volunteers Buildings are the skin and skeleton of the … [Continue reading]
Software Packages
Posted on January 13, 2015 Written by
Membership & Financials There are two big companies are Shelby Systems and ACS. These are very robust financial/accounting systems and a very strong membership/people module. The contributions module in the Membership section posts gift info … [Continue reading]
Church Software
Posted on January 6, 2015 Written by
This is from an email I received: “I belong to a small church and we are looking to update our software. Can you recommend software that is membership/financial based for churches?” My reply: Your church size is a big factor - the … [Continue reading]
The New Age of Résumés
Posted on December 30, 2014 Written by
Second career-seekers are sending out their résumés and making some mistakes. Here are some that I’ve caught. Please be careful with the content of what you say about yourself but also about the formatting. Formatting can tell a lot about you, … [Continue reading]
1.5% Rule for Building Maintenance Budgets
Posted on December 23, 2014 Written by
Maintaining church buildings is expensive. And every year presents known and unknown expenses. Here's a rule of thumb for determining how much to budget: put into the annual budget 1.5% of the replacement value of your buildings. If your buildings … [Continue reading]