Posts by: Founder Raul Rivera

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How Secure are Your Church's Giving Records?

Apr 23, 2015

Back in January of this year, I received a phone call from a pastor in the Charlotte area. He was in a bit of a panic because as they were getting rea...

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3 Strategies You Need to Navigate Your Church

Apr 21, 2015

Pastor Alexander was up all night. He knew worry was not of God, but numbers and phone calls and decisions had played over and over in his mind, robbi...

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He Almost Preached the Gospel

Apr 16, 2015

It was ten minutes after one o’clock on a Sunday afternoon when the last member finally left the church. Bishop Jones found himself sitting in t...

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3 Myths of the 501(c)(3)

Apr 14, 2015

With a concerned look on his face, Pastor Mark approached me at the end of our conference in Detroit, and we began to converse. During the course of t...

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Bookkeeping

The Form 990 Hack You Need to Know About

Apr 12, 2015

Pastor Stevens called me late one afternoon a couple of weeks ago concerned about his private information being compromised. When I asked him what the...

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Marriage Re-Defined?

Apr 09, 2015

The Defense of Marriage Act was established by Congress on September 21, 1996 to allow states the right to refuse to recognize, or to choose to recogn...

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5 Myths About Starting a Church, Part 2

Apr 08, 2015

In the last article, we began a series to debunk five myths about starting a church. You read the allegorical story of John, a pastor with all of the ...

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Church's Records Get Pastor in Hot Water

Feb 26, 2017

Late one afternoon, a distraught Pastor Chris called our office fearing that he may lose his church. He proceeded to recount the events of the past we...

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What You May Not Know About Voting Membership

Apr 02, 2015

A couple of weeks ago at one of our Ultimate Church Structure Conferences, I had the opportunity to speak with a pastor from a small town in the great...

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