Supreme Court Ruling Response
Jul 14, 2015
As I am sure you have heard by now, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in a 5-4 vote. Since the ruling, many pastors and leader...
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Return to All CategoriesAre you Ready for the 7/1 Deadline?
Jun 09, 2015
By now many churches have figured out that they can no longer continue to pay the pastor’s or other employees’ health insurance premiums t...
Read moreMarriage Re-Defined?
Apr 09, 2015
The Defense of Marriage Act was established by Congress on September 21, 1996 to allow states the right to refuse to recognize, or to choose to recogn...
Read moreMinister Told: Perform Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
Oct 21, 2014
In 1989, two ministers of the gospel started a wedding chapel. In September of 2014, they formed an LLC, calling it Hitching Post Weddings, LLC. As a ...
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How to Count Tithes and Offerings
Oct 13, 2014
For approximately 11 years she embezzled funds from her church in Lexington, VA. Though no one ever suspected that she would take a dime from the chur...
Read moreHelp Me Start a Church and Put Everything at Risk?
Sep 23, 2014
How would you respond if the Lord connected you to a wonderful pastor you admired who was starting a new church, and that pastor asked you, "Will you ...
Read more4 Things to Consider Before and After You Get 501(c)(3); Part 2
Sep 03, 2014
Last year, when helping a church resolve some ordination issues, we discovered that the IRS had revoked the church's 501(c)(3) status and had placed t...
Read moreFederal Law Disqualifies Church Leaders
Aug 21, 2014
Main point: It is important to know who is a disqualified person for the purposes of governing the church. Not knowing could result in sev...
Read moreChurch Owned Business Has Same Religious Rights as Churches
Jul 02, 2014
Main point: Closely held for profit corporations have the same religious protections as churches, and nonprofit coroprations. In a landmark deci...
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