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The Best Way To Set Up The Housing Allowance

Nov 15, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• Pastoral Salary
• Housing Allowance
• Church Law
• Board Meetings

Chances are, after you read this you will likely need to make changes to your housing allowance. This year, ministers by the thousands will have defic...

A Tale of Two Pastors, Part Five-Avoiding the Legal Pitfall Known as Terms of Consent

Dec 15, 2011

• Church Management
• Church Law
• Lawsuits

Every pastor wants to have the dream church-an atmosphere where love, acceptance and conviction dwell in abundance.  Pastors Smith and Jones were...

The Truths and Myths of Ordination

Nov 23, 2011

• Church Management
• IRS
• State Goverment
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Ordination

Every minister will forever remember the day they were ordained through the local church; it is a life-giving experience for both the ministry and the...

Creating the Ultimate Church Structure, Part 2

Jul 31, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Board Meetings

In part 1 of this series, I wrote that over 1,000 churches per month face litigation.  With that trend currently rising, we must be diligent to h...

Creating The Ultimate Church Structure, Part 1

Jul 25, 2012

• Church Management
• Church Law
• Insurance
• Lawsuits

Imagine, a guest speaker comes to your church and preaches a message so moving, so compelling that almost the entire congregation responds to the alta...

The Dangers of Co-Mingling (Commingling)

Nov 07, 2011

Pastor Hope was a man on the move.  He pastored a growing church in Rockville, MD and also had his own business.  The business he set up was...

Church Momentum Killers

Sep 13, 2011

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• Church Law

Every pastor struggles with keeping momentum.  It is a fact of life that momentum comes and goes.  However, what I have discovered is that t...

My Sunday Message and the Constructive Receipt Doctrine

Aug 30, 2011

• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)
• Love Offerings
• Church Law

Have you ever felt impressed by the Lord to prepare a certain message that you know will have a major impact on the congregation? Well, let me tell yo...

Pastor Dies; Leaves No Clear Line of Succession

Aug 25, 2011

• Church Management
• State Goverment
• Church Law
• Board Meetings

Does your church have a succession plan for the founding pastor? If so, will it hold legal ground if it had to be enacted? Many husband and wife teams...