Key financial areas churches must not ignore
Churches must give attention to at least three key areas of financial life in the months ahead, noted Lee Wright, church compensation specialist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of […]
Ministers must exercise care in reporting income and filing taxes
Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions church compensation specialist Lee Wright said that in this tax season, ministers must remember that all income from the church is reportable income, including […]
Church Administrative Guidelines – Part 2
Mike Jackson Morning everyone, I’m Mike Jackson, Director of the Office of Leader Care and Church Help. Glad you’ve joined us today for this Part 2 of Church Administrative Guidelines. […]
Church Administrative Guidelines – Part 1
Mike Jackson Well, good morning, everybody. I’m Mike Jackson, Director of the Office of Leader Care and Church Health. I welcome you to this webinar. I’m excited about the content […]
A Quick Opinion of the Cares Act
THIS IS OPINION AND IS NOT LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE. FOR LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE, SEE A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD OF YOUR INTEREST. PART I. RECOVERY REBATES Pastors […]
Online Giving Options – A Pastor’s Perspective
We are living through a unique window of time. Even with the likelihood of many of our churches not gathering physically for the next few weeks, the need for people […]
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 […]
It’s Time to Freeze Your Credit
You have heard the news reports about the Equifax data breach. You should assume that your personal information is in the hands of criminals. You have also heard the instructions […]
Churches can help prevent mishandling of money
Jim Swedenburg can’t remember the last time a month went by that he didn’t hear at least one report of an Alabama Baptist church dealing with a significant misappropriation of […]
Another Aspect of Good Stewardship
When we say the word “stewardship,” our minds immediately go to giving or the tithe. In the congregation, they immediately think “Oh, no, another ‘giving sermon!’” Actually there are not […]
