Category: Church Administration
Unemployment Insurance Is Not Available to Churches and Church Employees
UPDATE 03.20.2020: Church employees terminated and laid off WILL receive unemployment compensation from Alabama under the cares act. They should file now at the Alabama Department of labor website! https://www.labor.alabama.gov/news_feed/News_Page.aspx
Financial Issues Workshops Offer Help to Churches
I recently signed up for Medicare. I began by using the online application right up to the point of submission and then due to a question, made an appointment. This gave
Helping churches and ministers with tax questions
Tax season is here: a time when churches must prepare forms such as W-2s for employees and should provide givers with written acknowledgments of tax-deductible tithes and offerings. In addition,
A New Way to Give to Your Church
There is a great new way to give for people 70-1/2 and older who have an IRA. Actually, it is not new, but now it is permanent and advantageous even
Most Important Tax News for Church Planters
We, here at your State Board of Missions, seek to provide helpful assistance to each and every pastor/planter in Alabama. Lee Wright, one of your fellow state missionaries, and I
Is Your Ministry Safe?
Did you know that one out of four girls and one out of six boys will be sexually abused before age 18? Further, two out of three victims will not
SBOM Holds Tax Preparation Conferences to Help Ministers
The greatest area of difficulty in a minister’s tax filing is his or her dual status, according to Lee Wright, state missionary in the office of LeaderCare and church health
4 Important Tax Changes for 2016 Every Church Should Know
January is a very busy month for churches concerning year end reporting. Here is some important information for the start of the new year that every church should know. The
Church Revitalization Book Review
Turnaround Churches: How to Overcome Barriers to Growth and Bring New Life to an Established Church, by George Barna (Ventura, Calif.: Regal Books, 1993), 120 pages. The North American Mission Board
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