Tag: budget
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Top Posts of 2018 #6 “4 Ways Churches Misspend Money”
I was a bit surprised that an article about church finances made it into my top 10 for 2018. But it just goes to show that finances are a pressure point for church leaders and when a church’s resources are misaligned it can be lid to growth. Churches get funny when it comes to money.…
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4 Ways Churches Misspend Money
Churches get funny when it comes to money. Generally, churches have a hard time talking about money publicly and few have a clear generosity strategy. When it comes to financial planning and actually spending money in a way that gets them to the vision God’s called them to, the majority of churches I’ve interacted with…
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How to Fund the Strategic Plan at your Church
Talking with the leadership team at your church about money can be tough. Changing the way you spend it is even harder. If you have a strategic plan you’re working with your leadership team to implement, it’s important to start a healthy conversation about finances to effectively navigate this touchy subject together. Every day, you…
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Vision is a Destination not a Statement
Vision is a destination, not a statement. Many churches spend an incredible amount of time wordsmithing pithy vision statements instead of providing a clear picture of where they’re going. What a majority of churches view as their vision statement is usually a mission statement. Mission Answers the Question: Why do we exist? This is the…
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10 Keys to Making Church Mergers Work
Church mergers are becoming more commonplace, and for a lot of reasons it’s a movement that I believe we’ll see more of in the future. In fact Sun Valley Community Church, the church I have the pleasure of serving at, has experience beginning two new campuses through mergers in the last couple of years. There…