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IRS Tells Couple Tithes to Church Not Tax Deductible

Sep 26, 2012

No one ever gives to their church thinking they will experience trouble with the IRS. Yet, this is what happened to a Texas couple (David and Verona D...

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What if You are the Guest Speaker?

Sep 17, 2012

Landing at Miami International Airport on a Saturday afternoon after visiting my father’s orphanage in Venezuela, I zipped across the state ...

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The Pastor's Discretionary Fund

Sep 22, 2016

It was raining hard that day, and Pastor Giles once again noticed the old man walking around the neighborhood, pushing the shopping cart containing al...

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A Faith Step and a Legal Step

Aug 13, 2012

Starting a church requires faith. No matter how much you prepare, you never feel fully ready or capable. You simply believe, and then you take a step....

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Bookkeeping

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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Church 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...

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What if 100 New People Were Added to Your Church Today?

Mar 16, 2012

Have you considered what the impact would be if your church suddenly had 100 new people added to it?  Most pastors and leaders would welcome and ...

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Pastor Arrested Then Released

Mar 07, 2012

Several years ago while in Houston, TX, a former pastor of a small church shared a conversation with me during which he unveiled the details of a terr...

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When a Church Trusts Too Much

Mar 02, 2012

He never thought that his closest friend would ever do that.  But for the last two years, his friend, a pastor of a church in a neighboring state...

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