Young Church Forgets to File Tax Return, IRS Penalties Pile Up!
Apr 09, 2012
It was an hour-long conversation. I was talking to a pastor about his status as a church. He was upset because, having heard in the past that churches...
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Return to All PostsChurch Bylaws and Neutral Principles of Law
Mar 19, 2012
During a conversation at one of our conferences, a Tennessee pastor shared with me the details of an incident he and his church had experienced, which...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreCreating 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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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...
Read moreHow to Legally Remove a Board Member
Jun 26, 2014
Removing a board member is much more difficult than adding one. Aside from the board member voluntarily resigning by submitting a resignation le...
Read moreThe Church Board, Adding, Removing and Must Sign Documents
Jul 14, 2011
Is there any special paperwork that has to be filed in order for someone to officially serve on the board of directors of a church? How about a ...
Read morePastor Duped Into Tax Fraud Scam Pleads Guilty
Jul 11, 2011
It was late in the afternoon on a Monday morning in July and Pastor Tom was sweating bullets over the offering on Sunday. "No matter how hard I ...
Read moreTaking a Good Look at the Ugly Side of Your Ministry
Jul 05, 2011
In 1995, my wife and I purchased 1 and 1/4 acres of vacant land in South Florida. Because the previous owner has used the property as "storage" for fa...
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