The Right Way to Handle Wage Classifications Properly applying the Fair Labor Standards Act to church employees. Elaine L. Sommerville
How to Start the Salary Negotiation Process Tips for approaching conversations about compensation. Interview with David Fletcher by Bob Smietana
What Church Employees Need to Know About Negotiating Compensation Why you shouldn’t be afraid to talk about money in ministry settings. Bob Smietana
5 Unique Features of Church Compensation How compensation in a church differs from a for-profit business. Lee A. Dean
Paying Your Pastor Tips and insights for setting compensation Interview with CPA Stan Reiff by Bob Smietana
Retirement Savings and the Rule of 72s What pastors and church staff can learn about the power of compounding. Richard R. Hammar
Retirement Planning for Pastors Discerning the financial and tax benefits—and drawbacks—of numerous retirement plans. Richard R. Hammar
Helping Boards Set Pastoral Compensation What church leaders should know about paying pastors. Bob Smietana
What You Need to Know About Negotiating a Raise How both employees and their supervisors should approach the conversation. Christen Gall
Workers’ Compensation: Who Is—and Isn’t—Covered? A look at how churches should weigh costs and coverages. Bob Smietana
Minding the Gap: Gender and Compensation in Churches and Ministries How churches can provide equitable pay for the women and men they employ. Emily Lund
New Act Restores Tax-Free Premium Reimbursements for Many Change reverses costly penalty many employers, including churches, faced under ACA. Richard R. Hammar
Setting Pay Packages for Pastors Why churches need to get three tax issues right with compensation. Richard R. Hammar
The Financial Health of Pastors Study points out key issues as churches seek long-term solutions. Lee A. Dean
Q&A: Do Overtime Hours at Camp Qualify as an Exemption? Overtime hours for part-time employees is just one of several key compensation considerations. Ted Batson
Compensation: Handle with Care Failure to correctly document compensation packages can lead to issues at the state and federal levels. Elaine L. Sommerville
Why Churches Need to Strive for Fair, Competitive Pay Outlook seems brighter, but challenges with gender and other factors remain. Chris Lutes
Do we need to pay our youth pastor separately for work not related to his ministerial position? Our church is licensing our youth director as a youth pastor, which will change his Frank Sommerville