Managing Your Church

The constitutional challenge to the clergy housing allowance takes an important next step Wednesday when oral arguments for the case are heard before a federal appellate court in Chicago.

At stake is a benefit estimated by some to be worth nearly $1 billion annually for clergy ...

Setting reasonable and fair compensation for employees is important whether the organization is a for-profit or nonprofit entity, like a church. But, as CPA Elaine Sommerville notes in Church Compensation, the stakes for nonprofits and churches are much higher.

“A significant ...

In this regular column, longtime executive pastor and XPastor.org founder David Fletcher takes on readers’ questions about finances, staffing, communications, and more. Submit your questions using the subject line "Hey, Fletch" to editor@churchlawandtax.com.

September through November has always been a season of growth at the church I serve. Summer is over and temperatures start dropping, which means people are spending less time on vacation or at the lake and more time showing up to church. The kids have gone back to school, and ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this article previously appeared on CapinCrouse’s website. It has been reprinted here with permission.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The national nonprofit accounting and consulting firm CapinCrouse is providing information ...

The mere act of sending a text to another person does not create liability, even if the texter knows that the recipient is operating a motor vehicle. People often receive text messages while driving a vehicle, and choose not to read or respond to them. Texter liability arises ...

In this regular column, longtime executive pastor and XPastor.org founder David Fletcher takes on readers’ questions about finances, staffing, communications, and more. Submit your questions using the subject line "Hey, Fletch" to editor@churchlawandtax.com.