Although a budget isn’t considered by many to be a spiritual topic—much less an exciting ministry conversation to have—every church faces financial issues.
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4 Ways Churches Can Increase Generosity During Budget-Approval Season
Budget season is a wonderful time to increase engagement, giving, and serving—and for your church to develop a new, healthy culture around the subject of money.
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52 Ways Churches Can Save Money This Year
When there’s a deficit in the church budget, pastors and other church leaders often face the difficult decision of how to make up for the loss. Fortunately, there are many ways to trim church expenses without hindering your church’s ministry.
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Pastor Salaries Not Keeping Pace With Inflation
Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years.
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President Trump Signs Spending Bill After Veto Threat
Hours after Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill, President Trump tweeted he may veto it because it doesn’t address key immigration issues.
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In the Offering Plate and Out the Back Door: Is Your Church Being Embezzled?
Churches and other faith groups collect tens of billions of donations each year. Chances are some of the money goes missing.
About 1 in 10 Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds, according to a new survey of 1,000 Protestant senior pastors from Nashville-based Lifeway Research.
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