Senior Editorial Advisor
Sarah E. Merkle
Sarah is a professional parliamentarian and presiding officer. One of five lawyers worldwide to have earned the credentials Certified Professional Parliamentarian-Teacher (CPP-T) and Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP), she helps boards, associations, corporations, and public bodies navigate rules applicable to governance and business meetings. Sarah is the blog editor and primary contributor for The Law of Order: A Resource on Parliamentary Procedure & the Law.
Sarah became an Editorial Advisor for Church Law & Tax in 2018, and a Senior Editorial Advisor in 2020.
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Managing Your Church
4 Ways to Make an Agenda Work for You
Consider which approach may work best for your meetings.
Managing Your Church
Why Taking Minutes Is a “Must”
Here are 4 reasons to take thorough, accurate minutes at your meetings.
Managing Your Church
Making a Motion
Infographic: What making a main motion looks like during a meeting.
Managing Your Church
Why You Should Remove Certain Reports from Your Meeting Agenda
And how to find which ones don't need to be presented.
Managing Your Church
How to Keep Your Meetings Short
The secret to making meetings brief and efficient.
Church Finance Today
Meeting the Mandate 
Church workers must get health insurance—five tips to help them.
Church Law & Tax Report
Developing an Emergency Operations Plan
Steps FEMA says churches should take now—before a crisis unfolds.
Church Law & Tax Report
Churches and Released Time Programs for Public Schools
Steps for developing and maintaining a constitutionally sound effort.
