More stories from church life Weddings! One January a mom called the church office to reserve the Sanctuary for her daughter's wedding. The mother of the bride (MOTB) asked for a date in June, 18 months from when she called! When the office … [Continue reading]
IRS Tax-Exempt Ruling Letter
Posted on November 29, 2011 Written by
Whether or not a church should obtain its own 501(c)(3)ruling letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a question with some confusion. It is a simple question with a multi-layered answer so here is my take on this issue. The IRS … [Continue reading]
Advice for Young Leaders
Posted on November 15, 2011 Written by
A good friend of mine recently became the CEO of a non-profit he's worked at for several years. He asked me for advice on what he should do in his first few days and months. This is what I suggested to him and to anyone who finds themselves in the … [Continue reading]
Funnies
Posted on October 27, 2011 Written by
I'm totally convinced that a sitcom could be made about church life. And the kicker is that all the storylines would be based on actual stories submitted by church members and church staff. The problem is that most people would never believe these … [Continue reading]
Church Violence Website
Posted on October 23, 2011 Written by
I found a website that deals exclusively with church violence, Church Crime History. I do not know this person so I'm not endorsing it but he has a lot of information and statistics. I believe that his purpose (and mine, frankly) is to make people … [Continue reading]
Fundraisers for Youth Events
Posted on October 19, 2011 Written by
Fundraisers have two purposes: To make money in an effective and efficient manner To build unity among the participants and interested people around a specific goal All fundraisers need to have a balance between these two … [Continue reading]
Leap of Faith
Posted on October 15, 2011 Written by
For several years I have felt that my gifts and experience in church and non-profit finance could be used to help numerous churches and other organizations. In the 6 ½ years I’ve been at my current church, I’ve accomplished a lot in getting … [Continue reading]
Steve Jobs and Church Mission Creep
Posted on October 6, 2011 Written by
Wow, everyone is writing something about Steve Jobs - I better join the parade before I get left behind. Well, sort of - I'm not a parade-kind-of-guy - more of a do-it-because-it-is-the-right-thing kind-of-guy. So, here's my angle on Steve's legacy … [Continue reading]