Category: Finances
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How to Create a Church Plant Benevolence System
As you get connected in your community, sooner or later someone will contact you for help with a utility bill or car repair. What are you going to do about church plant benevolence when it comes up? There are lots of scriptural mandates around the concept of benevolence, including Jesus’ parable about the eternal reward […]
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The Fast and Free Way to Process Church Plant Fundraising
You’re ready to make your first fundraising ‘ask’. Do you have everything in place to process church plant fundraising when a supporter says ‘yes’? Here’s how you can get that done fast, and in most cases, free. Before you make that first ask, you need to have your processing infrastructure in place. Just imagine – […]
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What Do I Do with My Church 1099-K?
Most of you church planters are getting your church 1099-K right about now. Every year I get at least one frantic email asking about what the church should do. Here’s what you need to know: What is a Church 1099-K? The short answer is ‘just information’. It’s simply the total of all the credit card […]
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Nonprofit Discounts and Social Engineering
With Google Grants leading the charge, software companies and other retailers that offer discounts to nonprofits have begun creating filters for who gets the discounts. A 2-Way Street I totally get it – I wouldn’t want to be compelled to support a nonprofit that opposes my own matters of conscience. And setting conditions when you’re […]
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4 Reasons Not to Piecemeal a Church Plant Equipment Package
Ordering a church plant equipment package to support weekly worship gatherings is a major expense, whether it’s minimal or huge & complex. You have 2 basic options for getting all that stuff: order it from a vendor that puts packages together for you, or piecemeal a system together yourself. Working with dozens of church planters […]
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How Obama’s New Overtime Laws Affect Churches
I haven’t found much written yet about how Obama’s new overtime laws affect churches. Will you be ready when they take effect December 1? Nobody wants their church to be caught off guard when a significant change like this rolls around. I started looking into it, and here’s what I found: UPDATE: As of Nov […]
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How to Get Obamacare Refund for Churches
Did you know that there’s an Obamacare refund for churches? Even if you’re a new church, if you’ve started paying payroll, this might be money you could put back into ministry. When congress passed Obamacare, they knew it could be hard for smaller employers and nonprofits to make the switch, so they added this lesser-known […]
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Free Time Card for Part-Time Church Staff
Not every church employee is full-time or salaried. Do you have to use a time card for part-time church staff? It seems like such a hassle if they always work the same number of hours each week, even if it’s only fifteen. The short answer is yes – you really do have to use a […]
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Can Churches Sell T-Shirts? 4 Things You Need to Know
It seems innocent enough – you bought t-shirts with your church logo and you want to sell them in your ‘lobby’. It’s not like you’re making a huge profit. Mostly you’re just trying to get your brand and website out there. But can churches sell t-shirts without any tax ramifications? I found bits and pieces […]