Are Your Church Members in the Statistic Pastors have tremendous responsibilities, not only to themselves, but to their membership. According to Scripture, they must give an account for the souls of those who call them Pastor (Heb. 13:17). The Greek word for soul in that verse is not the spirit of the person, but [...]
New Transgender Laws and the Church The social climate in this nation has drastically changed over the past 50 years. We have become as the people of Isaiah’s day who call evil good and good evil (Isa. 5:20). Our nation and our churches are now “doublespeak” experts. In government, tax increases are now considered [...]
God’s Guarantee As I travel the nation teaching Church Management Seminars, I am amazed at the number of Churches that must rely on some type of fund-raising to properly fund their ministries. As the Body of our Lord and Savior, Churches should never be short of funds to do that which God has called [...]
A Church Security Team Is A Necessity! It was June 17, 2015, when a young man entered the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston SC and began a shooting spree, killing 9 innocent worshipers, including the senior Pastor. The young man was apprehended then next day and is currently awaiting trial. Nine innocent people [...]
Church – What Has Changed? Having spent my life in and around Church, it is easy to see that it has drastically changed over the past 40 plus years. Instead of an excitement about Church, there seems to be disappointment for most who consider themselves as Christian. There was a time when Churches were [...]
One Thing Every Church Needs The Sunday Night service was powerful, even by Pentecostal standards. The presence of God was overwhelming as people were accepting Christ and miracles were happening. During this atmosphere a member fell backwards and hit her head on the front pew. People helped her up from the floor and asked [...]
What You Call A Gift, the IRS May Call Income All of the volunteers had worked extremely hard to make this Vacation Bible School the best in their Church’s history. The attendance was overflow crowds each night that resulted in a large visitor turnout the following Sunday. The Pastor and the Board decided to [...]
Does Your Church Have a Facility-Use Agreement? We are living in an age where people are litigation crazy. People will file frivolous lawsuits in hopes of gaining some “easy” money. If someone falls on your Church property they will wait for an ambulance to take them to a hospital emergency room for a check-up [...]
Pastoral Compensation Mistakes As I travel across the USA teaching Church Management and Tax Conferences, some of the most common mistakes I see are those involving Pastor’s compensation. Pastors are not the standard employee working for a standard employer. Pastors are unique in their position and therefore are unique in their compensation. Churches [...]
Are Pastor’s Opinions Legal? Pastors are unique people who have a tremendous responsibility to “watch” for the souls of those who attend their Churches. Not only must they preach an uncompromised truth from Scripture, but often, members will want the Pastor’s personal opinions. Unfortunately, some of these opinions may not be legal. When [...]