It’s time to add Indemnication Provisions. Second Assembly Church has a deacon board of six members. The next-door neighbor of the church claims the church van destroyed her prize-winning petunias and is sueing the church board for negligence. She is...
There was a time when fluorescent light fixtures were cutting edge technology, but just like using an overhead projector for song lyrics, the time has come to embrace new technology. Take a walk through your facilities. Chances are you have some...
One of the biggest tasks we face each year is helping churches issue their 1099 forms before the January 31st deadline. Imagine running a hot summer marathon after drinking a gallon of milk. That is what 1099 season can feel like! It involves...
Firing an employee is never easy, especially in a church. Pastors often avoid doing it, which can lead to unnecessary stress for the pastor and ministry teams. Like a moldy orange in a bowl of fruit, poor work/attitudes by one can spread to your whole team. You...
Everyone does it. We set New Year goals to lose weight, exercise, read books, etc. After a few weeks of suffering we quit and go back to our old comfortable ways. Change really doesn’t happen. The New Year is a great time for church leaders to...
There are so many online giving options available for churches. It might be easy to stay with something you’re familiar with, like PayPal or Venmo. They work great for paying the guy that mows your lawn, so why not use them for church donations? It’s kind...
The Christmas Season is upon us! The lights, the gifts, the singing children, and those church giving statements. Yes, the stockings hung by the chimney with care serve as a reminder to send outgiving your year-end donor statements! Churches should send...
Imagine being left in the woods and told to complete a trail before the end of the day because the welfare of your family depends on it. No other details provided. What is the end destination? What supplies do you need? Who do you call for help?...
Pastor Chris Clark at North Parkway Assembly in Pekin, IL received a call that he did not expect. “Last summer, I received a troubling call out of the blue from our insurance agent – our carrier, who we’d been with for 14 years, was about to drop us. Bewildered,...
Generally, there are two types of leaders: Those who love policies. Those who hate policies. Some might say that an easier way to say this is: Those who are fun. Those who are not fun. Being a lover of rules, I take offense to that assumption and believe that we need...
