Tag: opting out

  • How Obama’s New Overtime Laws Affect Churches

    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 […]

  • Opting Out of Social Security

    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 […]

  • 2 Hidden Costs of Hiring Church Plant Staff

    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 […]