Category: Staff
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Free Housing Allowance Calculator
Setting a Pastoral Housing Allowance continues to be one of the more confusing things to figure out for church planters. Below is a Free Housing Allowance Calculator that should help. First, some important things you need to keep in mind: The Rules You have to be an ordained, licensed or commissioned pastor You have to […]
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Opting Out of Social Security
The IRS allows for ministers opting out of social security if they have a conscientious objection to it on religious grounds. There are strong opinions out there about whether or not ministers should opt out or stay in. The Case for Staying In Staying in keeps you enrolled in social security benefits: retirement income health […]
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2 Hidden Costs of Hiring Church Plant Staff
Most of the church planters I’ve supported didn’t come into the adventure with any direct experience with the costs of hiring church plant staff. Either they came from a ministry position that didn’t manage other employees, or they worked for a megachurch that had an HR department that took care everything. But when you’re the […]
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Obamacare for Church Plants
When the latest phase-in of Obamacare rolled out last summer [2015], I discovered that church plants could no longer have employees each get their own family plan and then get reimbursed by the church. [UPDATE 2018: a new law allows churches to reimburse once again] So church plants were left with 2 options: offer no […]
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Build Your Church Counting Team
Part 2 in a 4-part series on How to Count Church Offerings The members of your Church Counting Team are unsung heroes of your church. Unfortunately, they also stand directly in the line of enemy fire. Building the right team and in the right way will safeguard your church. But it also safeguards the people […]
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Church Workers Comp
part 4 in a 4-part series on church plant insurance issues: Church Workers Comp Insurance is mandatory in many states, but not all of them. Best not get caught without it if it’s required. First, a basic primer on Workers Comp Insurance: No More Lawsuits Back in the day, if someone got hurt on the […]
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How Much to Pay Church Plant Staff (1 of 2)
Figuring out how much to pay church plant staff can be daunting, especially if you’ve never been in a lead pastor role. He are some resources to help you determine salaries and benefits. Before we jump right in to numbers, though, there are a few IRS-audit-avoidance things you should be considering in the hiring process. […]