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Share this free webinar with anyone wondering about the state of church compensation in 2024. Trends, data, discussion.


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Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


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Free Webinar: Compensation Trends for 2025

A new study released last month by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found 61 percent of religious leaders believe their congregations are “in excellent or good financial health” compared with 2020. 

But those leaders—representing more than 50 Christian denominations and other faith traditions—also noted overall giving hasn’t kept up with inflation.

Those inflationary pressures, combined with major regulatory changes for how overtime gets paid to certain exempt employees, has set the stage for an interesting budgeting season. 

How will your church handle pay raises and job offers heading into 2025, given these unusual factors?

I’m teaming with ChurchSalary’s Aaron Hill to address that question through a free webinar on August 21. We’ll be joined by Chemistry Staffing’s Matt Steen and My Church Law Firm’s Dustin Gaines. They will offer their respective expertise with candidate searches and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance. 

Our goal: Help you and your leaders navigate answers and solutions before you make decisions heading into next year.

Get started by signing up for the free webinar, then take our quick anonymous survey (we’ll discuss trends we see from the results during the webinar). 

The Lord bless you and keep you,

Matthew Branaugh

Business Owner, Church Law & Tax


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Iowa, Utah bolster free exercise protections for individuals, churches, and religious institutions.

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What happens when crime and violence breach the church doors? As you seek to minister to the desperate and hurting, are there ways to protect your congregation from those with sinister motives?

Build a Solid Financial Foundation for Your Church


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All living things go through seasons, and churches—as bodies of people serving the Lord—are no exception.

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Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

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Iowa, Utah bolster free exercise protections for individuals, churches, and religious institutions.


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Iowa, Utah bolster free exercise protections for individuals, churches, and religious institutions.


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Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church

Identify what types of political activities are permissible.

A review of state laws and court decisions affecting church leaders


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

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Understanding Your State’s Religious Liberty Protections 

The First Amendment offers churches and church leaders a first line of defense when it comes to government laws or actions that intersect with their activities. 

But decades of federal and state court decisions have shaped the contours of those protections—and what one church enjoys in, say, Illinois vastly differs from what one enjoys in, say, West Virginia.

Just recently, the Religious Liberty in the States project released its rankings of states from first (Illinois) to worst (West Virginia) when it comes to these protections. It’s an interesting research project to explore. 

On a practical level, you may wonder what your state’s protections entail. After Iowa became the 27th state to enact a religious freedom protection law earlier this year, Church Law & Tax updated its 50 State Religious Freedom Laws Report. It’s designed to help you and your team better understand how your state’s statute, along with related court decisions, affect your various activities—and what you can do when you believe those activities have been potentially infringed upon. 

As an Advantage Member, you receive a 20-percent discount on this resource. It includes an overview article from me regarding the history of laws and court decisions pertaining to religious freedom, a detailed chart, and individual state reports. 

Our hope: You and your team become more knowledgeable and better equipped to understand your rights and responsibilities when it comes to religious activities. 

The Lord bless you and keep you,

Matthew Branaugh

Business Owner, Church Law & Tax


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Resources

A review of state laws and court decisions affecting church leaders

Identify what types of political activities are permissible.

Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

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Sending the right message to a generation that wants to give.

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The new rules undo the Trump-era independent contractor test, and focus on economic independence as the “ultimate inquiry.”

Legislatures in North Dakota and West Virginia pass religious freedom protections, joining 24 other states with similar laws.

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Does your church have a plan for responding to when expenses eclipse the budget? Use this resource to guide those conversations.


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Erika Cole Offers Tips for Church Leaders on What To Do—Or NOT Do—This Election Year

Matt Branaugh reminds church leaders what they need to be looking for when it comes to church governing documents.

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Churches can and should select a specific body of parliamentary procedure by an appropriate clause in the church’s governing document.


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Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

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How to prepare for this significant summer event.

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Erika Cole Offers Tips for Church Leaders on What To Do—Or NOT Do—This Election Year

Matt Branaugh reminds church leaders what they need to be looking for when it comes to church governing documents.

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Churches can and should select a specific body of parliamentary procedure by an appropriate clause in the church’s governing document.


Resources

Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Christianity Today” and “CT” are the registered trademarks of Christianity Today International.

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Erika Cole Offers Tips for Church Leaders on What To Do—Or NOT Do—This Election Year

Matt Branaugh reminds church leaders what they need to be looking for when it comes to church governing documents.

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Churches can and should select a specific body of parliamentary procedure by an appropriate clause in the church’s governing document.


Resources

Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Also This Week

Erika Cole Offers Tips for Church Leaders on What To Do—Or NOT Do—This Election Year

Matt Branaugh reminds church leaders what they need to be looking for when it comes to church governing documents.

Filing Form 5578 is one of the most commonly ignored federal requirements of church-run schools and preschools.

Churches can and should select a specific body of parliamentary procedure by an appropriate clause in the church’s governing document.


Resources

Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Christianity Today” and “CT” are the registered trademarks of Christianity Today International.

Copyright ©2024 Christianity Today, PO Box 788, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, United States
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What to consider before seeking a loan for property acquisitions or building projects.

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If an IRS audit of your church has you stressed, do not worry. There is a process to follow that usually works out fine.

They’re more important than you think.

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Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church

The background you need on tax laws to know what questions to ask and to evaluate whether your church is in compliance in these areas.

A toolkit for legal and compliant business meetings


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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AI is a tool that, if used properly, can advance ministry.


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Case reveals how ‘love offerings’ raise many complex questions and issues for churches, church leaders.


Resources

Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Christianity Today” and “CT” are the registered trademarks of Christianity Today International.

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All rights reserved.

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AI is a tool that, if used properly, can advance ministry.


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Stay on top of the latest developments and trends, interact with the experts, and learn something new.

Church Law & Tax has been bought by the Gloo family of brands along with sister site, ChurchSalary. The deal closed May 1, 2024.

Can we increase our minister’s housing allowance during the year?


Resources

Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church

Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Christianity Today” and “CT” are the registered trademarks of Christianity Today International.

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What Your Church Should Know about IT

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstream about 18 months ago, thanks to tools like ChatGPT. 

Since then, media attention for AI has only swelled (including here at Church Law & Tax, between my piece about legal considerations and advisor-at-large Jonathan Smith’s helpful article on evaluating and using the technology for ministry). 

It’s all the buzz. And rightfully so. Some believe it will fundamentally transform the way humans work, think, and play, as one Forbes contributor opined heading into 2024.

But the buzz also has a downside: It overshadows a lot of other information technology (IT) issues we need to manage well. 

Things like data management. WiFi. Hardware. Websites. Audio/video (A/V) technology. Software. Staffing. 

A lot of church ministry depends upon IT, so it can’t be neglected. It’s a core part of church operations in the same way accounting, compensation, and facilities have long been.  

That’s why Church Law & Tax set out to update Church IT: Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church with author and IT consultant Nick Nicholaou. Nicholaou teamed with Smith to co-author the third edition of this book.

This new release provides timely updates to key core principles and functions of IT in churches, including IT’s mission, the types of solutions churches need (whether for hardware, software, WiFi, Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), or more), and indispensable strategies, be it for staffing, maintenance, security, or standardization. 

And, yes, there’s a new chapter devoted to AI by Smith as he further expands upon the thinking from his article last year. AI can’t be ignored—it just needs to be addressed alongside myriad other tech-related matters. Church IT offers a wonderful primer for achieving that balance. 

Matthew Branaugh

Business Owner, Church Law & Tax


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Study looks at how new churches approach funding and facilities.

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Church Law & Tax has been bought by the Gloo family of brands along with sister site, ChurchSalary. The deal closed May 1, 2024.


Also This Week

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Matt Branaugh reminds church leaders what they need to be looking for when it comes to church governing documents.

Filing Form 5578 is one of the most commonly ignored federal requirements of church-run schools and preschools.

Churches can and should select a specific body of parliamentary procedure by an appropriate clause in the church’s governing document.


Resources

Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Christianity Today” and “CT” are the registered trademarks of Christianity Today International.

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All rights reserved.

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Crafting reports that communicate essentials to your church leadership.

An employee discipline process is a solid first step addressing performance-related issues.

The Department of Justice’s ‘Place to Worship’ initiative highlights the protections afforded under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.

Off-campus liability is an ongoing questions for churches and church leaders to address in light of these key cases.


Resources

Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church

Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

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A New Beginning for Church Law & Tax

I have big news to share. 

Church Law & Tax has been acquired by Gloo, a growing technology company focused on connecting church and ministry leaders with powerful tools and resources. The deal, which closed on May 1, 2024, also includes our sister site, ChurchSalary.

It’s big news, to be sure. 

But you may wonder whether it’s good news. 

I believe so. Here are a few reasons why.

First, everything you know and love about your Advantage Membership remains securely intact. Nothing changes with this deal as far as accessing all of ChurchLawAndTax.com, receiving Richard Hammar’s annual Church & Clergy Tax Guide, gaining access to exclusive events (including cohorts with our renowned senior and at-large boards of legal and accounting professionals and church leaders), and getting the 20-percent discount on print and digital resources you buy at ChurchLawAndTaxStore.com. 

Second, Gloo is building toward something we believe offers immense potential to leaders like you. It already serves more than 70,000 churches nationwide, and through technological innovations, including Gloo+ and Gloo Marketplace, it is working to connect leaders to resources, people, data, insights, and funding that can help congregations thrive

In the weeks and months ahead, you’ll have opportunities to see these tools firsthand and how they can further advance your church’s vision and mission.

And third, Gloo’s executive leadership has emphasized it wants Church Law & Tax to grow, and graciously offered me the chance to serve as Church Law & Tax’s business owner. Likewise, Church Law & Tax’s Rick Spruill comes aboard as digital content manager and Richard R. Hammar, who helped launch this business more than 40 years ago, continues to write, research, and present on our core topics of coverage. Alongside a really talented group of developers, marketers, designers, and innovators at Gloo, Church Law & Tax is now primed to provide dynamic content in ways you want and need for decades to come.

We care a lot about the thousands of church leaders we serve, including you. As this transition unfolds, we want to hear from you—especially if you encounter challenges or just have questions—at editor@churchlawandtax.com.

Here’s to new beginnings!

The Lord bless you and keep you,

Matthew Branaugh

Business Owner, Church Law & Tax


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10 commandments for pastors thinking of preaching, speaking, or posting about politics in an election cycle. Or any other time.

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Video Series: Does a state law prohibiting concealed weapons in church violate church member’s constitutional rights to bear arms and practice their religion?


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Practical steps towards understanding the role that proper governance plays in leading your local body of Christ.

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Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Christianity Today” and “CT” are the registered trademarks of Christianity Today International.

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Stay on top of the latest developments and trends, interact with the experts, and learn something new.

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Some churches keep their ministries robust during the so-called “downtime.”

Why a refund request for a donation should ring alarm bells.

How to encourage greater generosity in this important area of the church budget.

These calculations offer key clues about the health of the church’s finances.


Resources

Piecing the compensation puzzle together correctly is critical to every church.

Using Information Technology for the Mission of the Church

Learn which local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to religious organizations and which ones do not.


Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.

Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly.

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