Establishing the Legal Foundation and Framework of Your Church
May 03, 2025
Why a Strong Foundation Matters When God calls you to plant or lead a church, the vision often begins with people, prayer, and purpose. Yet just like...
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How Do We Protect the Pastor, Board, and Members from Personal Liability?
May 03, 2025
Building a Foundation of Stewardship and Protection Pastors and church leaders are called to shepherd God’s people. Yet in today’s world,...
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Do Churches Automatically Get Tax-Exempt Status, or Do I Need 501(c)(3)?
May 03, 2025
Understanding How Tax-Exempt Status Really Works for Churches When you start a church, one of the first questions that arises is: “Do I need to...
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How to Find the Right Location for Your Church
May 03, 2025
Discerning God’s Plan for Where Your Ministry Belongs Choosing the right location for your church is one of the most significant decisions you ...
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8 Ways the One Big Beautiful Bill Impacts Ministers
Aug 27, 2025
I spoke with a pastor in Kansas whose taxes we prepared, and after he learned how the tax laws worked, he went from paying $4,500 a year in federal ta...
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IRS Ruling Expands Church Political Speech
Jul 16, 2025
The headlines are everywhere: “IRS Clears Way for Churches to Endorse Political Candidates.” And this time, they are not exaggerating. On ...
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Church Tax-Exempt Status Is Constitutional — But Are You Compliant?
Sep 24, 2025
In August 2024, a federal court ruled that laws granting tax-exempt status to churches, ministries, and religious institutions are constitutional. Thi...
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Big Win for Churches: New Rulings Support Faith-Based Businesses
Aug 20, 2025
The trend of church ownership in for-profit businesses is on an upward trajectory. Church leaders are increasingly leveraging the acquisition and crea...
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A Church Divided Over Multiple Bylaws
Oct 25, 2025
I want to share a fictional yet fact-based story about a church involved in a dispute over multiple sets of lost and found bylaws1. The church was in ...
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