Let the budget process begin! I have decided to use my remaining articles this year to give you all some “basic” insights into the church budget process. A budget cycle has four phases: (1) preparation and submission, (2) approval, (3) execution, and (4) evaluation. Currently the Stewardship & Finance Committee along with me are evaluating…
These are my favorite verses from the Bible for helping me to be content with my financial condition. They also remind me to make my spiritual condition my top priority. “Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty…
It is clear from scripture that God is the creator, sustainer, and owner of all. Psalm 24:1 (NIV) says, the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. So why would God command His followers to tithe to the church and to give in accordance to what…
Hello again everyone! I have now been on staff at the church for more than 3 months. To be perfectly honest, it has been a little challenging learning the accounting software and how the money flows through the various accounts given all the services and ministries the church provides. What has not been challenging is…