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The First Thing Every Church New Hire Must Do

Nov 21, 2017

• Church Management
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

Many churches struggle to fully understand their obligations as an employer. The multitude of responsibilities pastors face can be overwhelming. It is...

Why Churches May Not Own Their Records

Sep 17, 2015

Every pastor, at some point in time, has experienced the nearly impossible task of trying to juggle all (or virtually all) of the church’s admin...

From $7,000 to $200K

Sep 08, 2015

• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Outreach

Building any organization from the ground up is no easy task. It takes hard work, commitment, consistency, and prayer to bring a dream to life. Add to...

When It's Time to Remove a Member

Sep 03, 2015

• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Lawsuits
• Board Meetings

Being a pastor is one of the most fulfilling jobs that one can be called to do. The responsibility of being a pastor is full of both ups and downs, as...

How States are Responding to SCOTUS Ruling

Aug 06, 2015

• Church Management
• IRS
• State Goverment
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Lawsuits
• Federal Laws

It’s been just over a month since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage and there still remains many unanswered questions for bo...

Is Your Tax Status at Risk?

Jul 30, 2015

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Federal Laws

The IRS is about to automatically revoke the tax-exempt status of thousands of ministries across America. Every year in the month of August, this happ...

Why Pastors/Churches Will NOT Have to Do Same-Sex Weddings

Jul 23, 2015

• Church Management
• IRS
• State Goverment
• 501(c)(3)
• Church Law
• Lawsuits
• Ordination
• Federal Laws

It has been nearly a month since the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. In a previous blog post I addressed what we...

Does Your Church Underreport?

Jul 21, 2015

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• 501(c)(3)
• Pastoral Salary
• Housing Allowance
• Love Offerings
• Church Law
• Board Meetings
• Federal Laws

The IRS tax gap report reveals that underreporting of income remained the biggest contributing factor to the tax gap. This is a report the IRS re...

Supreme Court Ruling Response

Jul 14, 2015

• Church Management
• State Goverment
• Lawsuits
• Federal Laws

As I am sure you have heard by now, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in a 5-4 vote. Since the ruling, many pastors and leader...