“Budget Calendar: Traditional or Fiscal?” Church Finance Today has an infographic showing that most churches end their budget year on December 31 here.
Category: governance
“Sample Housing Allowance for 2018 (for ministers who own or rent their home)”
“Sample Housing Allowance for 2018 (for ministers who own or rent their home)” ChurchLaw&Tax has this helpful example resolution.
“Would You Have 60 Minutes of God-honoring Governance?”
“Would You Have 60 Minutes of God-honoring Governance?” Governance of Christ-centered Organizations has an exercise to try at your next board meeting here.
“Lexington church members take pastor, wife to court over spending, salaries”
“Lexington church members take pastor, wife to court over spending, salaries,” The Lexington Herald-Leader reports here.
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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1741 What to do with assets when a worshiping community closes
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5826736/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]If history is any indication, every worshiping community’s life ends sometime. If that happens under the U.S. Tax Code, there are limits on how assets must be distributed. Musical instruments, books, and furnishings can’t just be given to the donors who funded them. Fair prices must be received. And any assets left at the end of the legal entity’s existence must be transferred to another charitable entity, like another house of worship, a denominational entity, relief agencies, or social service providers.
“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.
“Nonprofit Dissolution: What to Do When Closing the Doors”
“Nonprofit Dissolution: What to Do When Closing the Doors” Nonprofit Quarterly has an article by Lee Bruder of Lee Bruder Associates laying out his principles and recommended approach a step-by-step timeline for dissolving nonprofits here. The steps are as follows: Continue reading ““Nonprofit Dissolution: What to Do When Closing the Doors””
“Beware potential pitfalls of dual roles for board member attorneys”
“Beware potential pitfalls of dual roles for board member attorneys” from the Nonprofit Business Advisor here. Nonprofit Law Blog includes it in tweets of the week here. The list of pitfalls includes the following: Continue reading ““Beware potential pitfalls of dual roles for board member attorneys””
Enrollment open for 2018 leadership development week for clergy at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management
Enrollment open for 2018 leadership development week for pastors at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. More information is available here. Apply here. Continue reading “Enrollment open for 2018 leadership development week for clergy at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management”