Negligent Selection One of the most significant legal risks facing churches is negligent selection. The term negligence
Are Criminal Background Checks Legally Required for Youth Ministry Workers? A historic recent case helps answer this question. Richard R. Hammar
A Caution for Church Volunteers Deducting Expenses Recent Tax Court ruling addresses common expenses and charitable contributions. Richard R. Hammar
3 Ways to be a Good Neighbor to Disaster Survivors What the Good Samaritan parable can teach us abut helping after hurricanes. Jamie D. Aten
How to Train Disaster Volunteers in Your Church Five steps for building and preparing a disaster ministry team. Jamie D. Aten
Volunteer Worker Injured on Church Property Not Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Church Law and Tax Report Volunteer Worker Injured on Church Property Not Eligible for Workers’
5 Digital Tools for Managing Church Volunteers Some handy electronic resources with the potential to revolutionize your volunteer management. Alexandria Kuo
What Do You Do with Volunteers Who Exhibit ‘Gray Area’ Behavior? Three attorneys explain how churches can respond to concerning situations involving church volunteers. Elizabeth Jackson
Louisiana Court Affirms Decade Sentence for Church Volunteer Convicted of Molestation Church Law and Tax Report Louisiana Court Affirms Decade Sentence for Church Volunteer Convicted of
How Thorough Is Your Reference Check? Check if these six key pieces are on your forms. Ashley G. Emmert
Church Volunteers and Copyright Ownership A case illustrates what churches own—and don’t own. Frank Sommerville
Ladders, Licensees, and Liability Church Law and Tax Report Ladders, Licensees, and Liability Key point 7-20.1. In most states,
Church Is Liable for Molestation of Minor Despite no prior incidents of misconduct, duty of care should have been enforced
8 Tips for Dealing with Church Staff and Volunteer Problems How to have difficult conversations without losing good people Karl Vaters
Q&A: Undocumented Volunteers Will our church get in trouble for allowing undocumented immigrants to volunteer in our children's ministry? Ann Buwalda
Q&A: How Do We Handle an Application Answer that Changes? A volunteer candidate no longer mentions a pornography addiction. Richard R. Hammar