church-finance
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A different form of Church AGM
We had our Church’s 2014 AGM recently and we decided to try a new thing… Every year we try to a new way of communicating a holistic perspective of church (helping people realise that church is more than their personal… Continue reading
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Communicating Church Spending and Financial Plans
Since so much of this blog is about things I’m learning and developing through my ministry at Hunter Bible Church, I think it’s worth discussing some principles that shape how we communicate our spending and financial plans. We’ve just had… Continue reading
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“I haven’t started giving because…”
It’s worth being aware of the many reasons we Christians (myself included) come up with to justify being all “I love JESUS!” with our mouths, but all “I can’t give money”. You’ve probably heard the line, “the last part of… Continue reading
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Compare Giving Income to budget, not to expenses
A budget is an agreed target for income and an agreed target for expenses. So what happens if your income is less than your expenses? If you talk about income vs expenses, then the obvious question will be, “how are… Continue reading
MINISTRY PRINCIPLES & PRAGMATICS 