“Lexington church members take pastor, wife to court over spending, salaries,” The Lexington Herald-Leader reports here.
Category: finances
1746 Building a Culture of Accountability
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5968145/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]When organizations lack accountability mechanisms, they can become stagnant. When someone suggests implementing some accountability or asks specific questions about current practices, the person responsible for that aspect of the faith community’s life often takes it as a personal attack. But when a community values accountability as a necessary part of good stewardship, moments of accountability can serve to improve the organization’s mission. Developing a culture of accountability takes time, but the process can be served by bringing in an outsider without personal connections to share what best practices look like. The three areas to focus on first in developing this culture are finances, child protection, and employee evaluation.
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“Paying Your Pastor: Tips and insights for setting compensation”
“Paying Your Pastor: Tips and insights for setting compensation” ManagingYourChurch has this interview with CPA Stan Reiff by Bob Smietana.
“11 Ways Employees Commit Fraud: The most common types of fraud experienced by religious, charitable, and social service organizations”
“11 Ways Employees Commit Fraud: The most common types of fraud experienced by religious, charitable, and social service organizations” ChurchLaw&Tax has an infographic here.
“How to Recognize and Confront Fraud: Two telltale signs, and the best and worst ways to respond to suspected stealing.”
“How to Recognize and Confront Fraud: Two telltale signs, and the best and worst ways to respond to suspected stealing.” Bobby Ross Jr. has this interview with Nathan Salsbery on ManagingYourChurch.
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling
Wis. church’s accounting clerk convicted of stealing $800,000 for gambling. The LaCrosse Tribune reports in a story: Former Onalaska church clerk steals more than $800,000 to fuel gambling habit.” Wisconsin Law Journal reports: “Guilty pleas in church theft of $800,000.” ChurchLaw&Tax includes the story in its weekly news update.
“LifeWay Research: 1 in 10 Churches Has Had Funds Stolen”
“LifeWay Research: 1 in 10 Churches Has Had Funds Stolen.” Lifeway Research, a ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention’s LifeWay Christian Resources, reports on a survey of 1,000 pastors that about one in ten Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds.