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More Info Join Now!Church office staff members often learn personal, and sometimes embarrassing, facts about other individuals. When it comes to passing on information, an administrator may feel confused or experience tension about what to say and to whom.
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Looking to hire a janitor or a secretary? Maybe a senior minister? While some hires might involve a few more steps than others, it's all pretty basic, right? You've got the résumé, two or three references, and you know what the job requires.
Who Owns the Accounting Records?
Q: Who owns a church's accounting records? Our treasurer frequently brings some of the church's financial records home to work on them. He claims that the records are his property, and not the church's, when they are in his home. Is that correct?
Pastor: Negligent Selection
Pastor Josh is the youth pastor at his church. A number of children's and youth workers have resigned over the past few months, and he is anxious to replace them. He is aware that he should do some "screening" of new workers, but to save time he does no screening for persons
