Managing Your Church

Winter weather advisory: snow, gusty winds, ice, and bitter cold are hitting much of our nation, with the Polar Vortex bringing wind chills of 50 below or worse this week in parts of the Midwest.

How should churches address inclement weather issues for their employees? And are ...

When Dr. Jamie Aten moved to southern Mississippi just days before Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, he had no idea what was ahead. In the months and years that followed, he witnessed firsthand the significant impact the church and faith-based groups had in the relief and recovery ...

Thank you to everyone who joined a Church Law & Tax webinar in 2018. We hope the webinars have been useful to you and your church. We pray they also continue to serve you well as on-demand videos on ChurchLawAndTax.com.

The new year now offers us another chance to equip and ...

As far as conference themes go, David Fletcher thought the one he selected for last year’s XP-Seminar—a gathering of about 200 executive pastors from across the country—was a real winner.

“Business brain plus pastoral heart equals executive pastor” ...

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.

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the new standard mileage rates for 2019. Starting on January 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup, or panel truck will be:

• 58 cents for every mile of business travel driven, up 3.5 cents from the 2018 rate

Every pastor I know wants to do a good job. The vast majority of them are willing to receive feedback. Yet many pastors get nervous about receiving an annual review. Why? Because they’ve been through a review with some of these four problems. Here’s how to solve ...