On November 21, 2013, a federal district court judge in Madison, Wisconsin held that a portion of Section 107 of the tax code is unconstitutional. Specifically, it was the portion […]
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Faith and Money: UMC #GivingTuesday
A great opportunity to support the ministry or mission that God has led you to is coming up on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. On that day, donations given through the […]
Faith and Money: Health Care Reform 101
There is a lot of talk lately about the upcoming implementation of some of the first phases of health care reform. No matter which side of the political spectrum you […]
Faith and Money: Upcoming Action Required by All Churches
Local churches and other salary-paying units in The United Methodist Church, as employers, need to understand an important employee notice requirement this year under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
Faith and Money: Ministry Budget Prioritization
My last post was about working toward a very broad goal of having a local church budget that reflects about one third for missional giving, one third for facility or […]
Faith and Money: Building Church Budgets
Around this time of year, many churches are beginning to prepare ministry budgets for next year. We get calls with leaders trying to figure out how much should go into […]