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Average Annual Contributions by Weekly Attendee – 2009
The Executive Pastor group, of which I’m a part, recently did a survey to calculate the Average Annual Contributions by Weekly Attendee. It was an interesting exercise to say the least, putting every church on an equal playing field regardless of location, ministry philosophy, leadership structure, etc. Average annual contributions were calculated for each church by [...]
Continue reading...Budgeting – It’s That Time of Year!
November 26, 2009
In my role as Executive Pastor, one of the things I can never avoid is doing the budget for the church each year. That’s right! Along about October/November the budget is due to the eldership, and it takes a bunch of work to get it together. I thought this year I would share the process and [...]
Continue reading...Developing an Income Model
January 16, 2009
The first step in developing a budget for your church is projecting income. What kind of General Fund giving is reasonable to expect for the coming budget period? The most accurate way to project giving for the future is to use data from the past. Read on and develop a detailed understanding of how to approach [...]
Continue reading...Bearing the Burden
November 3, 2008
With the economy being what it is, the Executive Pastors I network with have discussed cost cutting actions with each other at length. We were recently asked how publically staff cutting should be communicated. Here's part of my response: I can tell you that whenever we’ve faced financial issues we’ve done so very publically. Lack of funds to [...]
Continue reading...Difficult Financial Times
October 12, 2008
I know many of you are dealing of being in or headed for tough times financially. Our network of Executive Pastors is working hard to as proactively as possible deal with this situation. Here's an e-mail from my friend Rob Cizek, Executive Pastor of Northshore Christian Church in Everett, Washington. With the across-the-board downturn, I imagine that [...]
Continue reading...Church Development Fund
May 28, 2008
I don't know if I've posted much on the Church Development Fund (CDF). These guys are awesome! We basically owe our ability to have purchased 19 acres of land and build a 13,000 square foot facility to the ministry of the CDF. What's not to like about this organization? They are all about providing resources [...]
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