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The Best Way To Set Up The Housing Allowance

Nov 15, 2012

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...

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

Dec 15, 2011

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

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Creating the Ultimate Church Structure, Part 2

Jul 31, 2012

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...

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Creating The Ultimate Church Structure, Part 1

Jul 25, 2012

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...

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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...

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Church Momentum Killers

Sep 13, 2011

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...

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My Sunday Message and the Constructive Receipt Doctrine

Aug 30, 2011

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...

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Pastor Dies; Leaves No Clear Line of Succession

Aug 25, 2011

Does your church have a succession plan for the founding pastor? If so, will it hold legal ground if it had to be enacted? Many husband and wife teams...

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What God Said Through the Preacher's Wife

Aug 23, 2011

The voice of your wife is one of the most important voices a pastor will ever hear.  God will tell you more about leading your church through you...

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