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IRS Revives Section 7611 Church Compliance Audit

May 20, 2013

Several years ago a church's tax-exempt status was revoked, retroactive 15 years.  When Music Square Church was audited by the IRS under section ...

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4 Signs Your Church Needs a Fresh Start

May 16, 2013

"So, what do you have?" was my question to Pastor Dixon, who had called to seek out help with his church.  He knew something was not quite right...

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Late Night Dreams of a Pastor

May 14, 2013

He stayed up the entire night thinking, meditating, and dreaming of all the things he felt his church could become. All night long he dreamt about thr...

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Pastor Sentenced to 37 Months for Church and Ministry Commingling

May 07, 2013

Pastor Hope was a man on the move.  He pastored a growing church in Rockville, MD and also had his own ministry.  The ministry was a private...

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Housing Allowance - Prophet or Historian?

May 01, 2013

In a recent Ultimate Church Structure Conference, I used an illustration to better teach how the housing allowance ought to be done.  I taught th...

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Why Every Church Should Start a CDC

Apr 30, 2013

In 1999, my wife and I were traveling home to South Florida from a trip to Tampa.  During our three hour ride home we were brainstorming outreach...

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How to Lower Your Rent

Apr 23, 2013

When Pastor Francine in Kansas City, MO, called me to help her understand a lease contract for 24,000 square feet of space, she was glad to hear t...

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IRS Says it can Read Your Emails

Apr 18, 2013

It is a telling sign of the times in which we live.  A few days ago, a report came out in many news agencies that the IRS believes it can read th...

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The Bad Offering and Other Ministry Killers

Aug 20, 2015

Every pastor struggles with keeping momentum. It is a fact of life that momentum comes and goes. However, those who succeed the most are the ones who ...

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