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Merry Christmas From the StartCHURCH Family!

Dec 22, 2011

To all of the churches, ministers and leaders we have served or will serve! As the celebration of Christ's birth approaches we want to take a few mome...

The Best Way To Set Up The Housing Allowance

Nov 15, 2012

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• Pastoral Salary
• Housing Allowance
• Church Law
• Board Meetings

Chances are, after you read this you will likely need to make changes to your housing allowance. This year, ministers by the thousands will have defic...

A Tale of Two Pastors, Part Five-Avoiding the Legal Pitfall Known as Terms of Consent

Dec 15, 2011

• Church Management
• Church Law
• Lawsuits

Every pastor wants to have the dream church-an atmosphere where love, acceptance and conviction dwell in abundance.  Pastors Smith and Jones were...

The Truths and Myths of Ordination

Nov 23, 2011

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

Every minister will forever remember the day they were ordained through the local church; it is a life-giving experience for both the ministry and the...

Creating the Ultimate Church Structure, Part 2

Jul 31, 2012

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

In part 1 of this series, I wrote that over 1,000 churches per month face litigation.  With that trend currently rising, we must be diligent to h...

Creating The Ultimate Church Structure, Part 1

Jul 25, 2012

• Church Management
• Church Law
• Insurance
• Lawsuits

Imagine, a guest speaker comes to your church and preaches a message so moving, so compelling that almost the entire congregation responds to the alta...

The Dangers of Co-Mingling (Commingling)

Nov 07, 2011

Pastor Hope was a man on the move.  He pastored a growing church in Rockville, MD and also had his own business.  The business he set up was...

Church Momentum Killers

Sep 13, 2011

• Taxes
• Church Management
• IRS
• Church Law

Every pastor struggles with keeping momentum.  It is a fact of life that momentum comes and goes.  However, what I have discovered is that t...

My Sunday Message and the Constructive Receipt Doctrine

Aug 30, 2011

• Church Management
• 501(c)(3)
• Love Offerings
• Church Law

Have you ever felt impressed by the Lord to prepare a certain message that you know will have a major impact on the congregation? Well, let me tell yo...