Category: Staff

  • How to Pay Church Interns by Stipend

    How to Pay Church Interns by Stipend

    Paying church interns by stipend seems to be a common practice, so I’ve been looking at that in this 3-part series. Today you’ll learn how to pay church interns by stipend. But first, one last test: Are They a Volunteer? OK, so they failed the intern and contractor tests. Can’t we just call them a […]

  • Paying Church Interns as Contractors

    Paying Church Interns as Contractors

    In the first post of this series, I explored what an intern is as part of my research on paying church interns by stipend. That lead me to having to dig into what a contractor is and rules about paying church interns as contractors. Remember, there are 4 types of workers that can do any […]

  • Paying Church Interns by Stipend

    Paying Church Interns by Stipend

    Churches should be training grounds for ministry and leadership, but sometimes compensation gets complicated. I often get asked about paying church interns by stipend, so I decided to do some research. First, we need to understand that there are 4 types of workers that can do any work at your church: Employees Interns (more below) […]

  • How to Use a Prepaid Card for Petty Cash

    How to Use a Prepaid Card for Petty Cash

    It is essential to keep good financial records for your church, including having a reimbursement system that creates paper trail for all church expenses. But what happens if a staff or volunteer can’t front the expense and wait to get reimbursed? Using a prepaid card for petty cash may just solve your dilemma. I prefer […]

  • You Need a Church Reimbursement System

    You Need a Church Reimbursement System

    You need a church reimbursement system to create a clear record or paper trail of all the expenses for your church plant. If you don’t, your church could lose its nonprofit status. Your church is a nonprofit, which means that all of its cash & assets need to be used for nonprofit purposes. If you don’t […]

  • Micro vs Macro Church Metrics

    Micro vs Macro Church Metrics

    What is your church’s scorecard? If you want to know how you’re doing at making disciples, you need to consider micro vs macro church metrics. For years churches have been measuring things at the macro (congregational) level. While that’s important and should be part of the scorecard, Willow’s now almost 10-year old Reveal study bravely […]

  • Online Personality Profiles for Church Volunteers

    Online Personality Profiles for Church Volunteers

    Even good leaders need to figure out how to lead volunteers better. One of the ways you can do that is to know your volunteers better. Online personality profiles for church volunteers can help. There are 2 basic approaches to filling volunteer positions at your church plant: 1. Based on the Church’s Need This is […]

  • 2 Housing Allowance Tips

    2 Housing Allowance Tips

    As you plan for life and ministry in the coming year, use these 2 housing allowance tips to save the most on your taxes: #1 Create a Good System You need to have receipts to prove your expenses come tax time. Hopefully the IRS will never ask for them (yeah, that would be an audit), […]

  • Avoid this Pastoral Housing Allowance Penalty

    Avoid this Pastoral Housing Allowance Penalty

    The pastoral housing allowance can be a great tax deduction for pastors. But if you don’t prepare for the surprise swap up on your taxes, you may end up paying a housing allowance penalty. I have seen church planters fall prey to this and wind up with a huge tax bill come April. To be […]