10 Simple Steps to Ensure Legal Ordination
Jul 19, 2018
What steps should a minister take to become ordained? When you do a Google search for “what does it take to become ordained,” you will fi...
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5 Myths About Starting a Church, Part I
Feb 17, 2015
There has never been a more exciting time in this young pastor’s life. He is full of vision and ideas for sermons, ministry departments, prayer ...
Read more1st Quarter Tax Calendar for 2015
Jan 06, 2015
Can you believe that 2015 is here? Every year in January, our office gets tons of phone calls from pastors and leaders asking about tax fo...
Read moreMinister Told: Perform Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
Oct 21, 2014
In 1989, two ministers of the gospel started a wedding chapel. In September of 2014, they formed an LLC, calling it Hitching Post Weddings, LLC. As a ...
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Ministers and Public Insurance
Mar 11, 2014
Key Point: A minister can apply to become exempt from paying the 15.3% self-employment tax. Most ministers today that apply for the self-e...
Read more#1 Deduction Ministers Miss
Mar 19, 2015
Pastors all across America work hard and are underpaid. Statistics show that the average pastor is severely underpaid; more than in any other professi...
Read more3 Legal Steps to Take That May Save Your Church
Oct 17, 2013
Every year, I assess the legal landscape upon which the church stands and create a roadmap to navigate through it. We are no longer living in Mayberry...
Read moreStart a Church, Then Get Ordained
Oct 14, 2013
The tears rolled down his cheeks as he told me his story at a conference in Boston. In 1987, he and his wife started a church in their own house...
Read more5 Ordination Facts That Will Keep You Out of Trouble
Sep 16, 2013
This is a fact-based story Being asked to perform a wedding made Pastor Leavy feel honored, especially since the individuals to be wed were long-time...
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