Many churches ignore or do not understand what unrelated business income is. Very often one of our church clients will call us concerned that they have received unrelated business income. The vast majority of the calls are concerned with the sale of an asset or the rental of their facilities. After giving me the details […]
It’s so difficult to say goodbye – firing right Churches should follow prudent steps in firing employees. This begins by making sure that the termination must be for a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason. Prior disciplinary measures must be consistent with church personnel processes and policies The first step should be to schedule a meeting that includes […]
Happy together; managing your employees The best way to avoid mistakes in hiring and in firing is to employ simple, repeatable processes to help insure that the right things are done at the right time. One way to do this is to develop a “New Hire Packet” which should be given to each new employee. […]
Getting off on the right foot – hiring right One way to avoid unhappy situations is to begin on the right foot. And in personnel matters, that means hiring right. Churches should follow prudent steps in hiring their employees. For starters, a church must know what it is looking for in a new employee. That […]
Today we continue our discussion of the importance of long-range planning by looking at two other areas where churches need to be taking soundings, to see if storm clouds are on the horizon. Ignoring long-range giving opportunities At the present time, our society is going through the greatest asset transfer in world history. Many of […]
Because of dependence on the Whack-a-Mole management strategy, many churches seldom look past their current situation. Unlike ancient sailors who took periodic “soundings” to determine how close they were to shore, many churches take few, if any steps, to determine if they are headed for rocky waters. Unfortunately, a rising number of them do not […]
Operating without a formal, written accounting and management policy manual In addition to a budget, a formal management document is a must to help insure that the church makes appropriate and effective short-term decisions. Written policies and procedure documents assist churches in the administration of activities by helping to set forth in clear, unmistakable terms […]
Operating without an annual budget In fairness, there are very few churches that do not have some form of budget. The key words in this caption are “operating without”. The main point here is that even though most churches do have some type of budget written on paper, far too many operate as if they […]
The AICPA CPA Letter Daily reported that companies that receive payments from credit cards or third-party settlement agencies may have to keep an eye out for 1099-K forms this year. These forms will be sent to businesses that receive more than $20,000 in gross payments from at least 200 transactions annually. Companies that receive both […]
Avoidance means to succeed in keeping away from something dangerous or undesirable. Conversely, the opposite of avoid is to confront. In church administration, the only way to avoid dangerous situations is to proactively confront, or face down, certain ideas, attitudes and practices within the church. In doing so, an administrator’s life as a church leader […]