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Does the church bake sale threaten your tax-exempt status?

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adminstrator, business, church, FACILITIES, FINANCE, financial, IRS, law, LEADERSHIP, money, pastor, revenue, tax, tax-exempt

January 1, 2010 at 10:44 am.

In this modern era, many churches are offering more and more services to its congregants to attract new members, retain established members and create revenue to operate the church or fund its programs. Common examples may include a bookstore or coffee bar. As a general rule, a church is not taxed on its income or revenues from an activity that is substantially related to the religious or charitable purposes of the organization.

How one church helped families secure stronger finances in tough times

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budget, church, Communication, congregation, debt, economy, FINANCE, financial, Giving, management, money, savings

October 1, 2009 at 5:31 pm.

When Blackshear Place Baptist Church offered a family finance program, 1,200 people signed up, and trimmed thousands in personal debt.

Churches share nation’s concern for needed immigration reform

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church, Communication, debate, holistic, immigration, laws, LEADERSHIP, management, minority, reform

October 1, 2009 at 5:17 pm.

Churches are as engaged in the issue of immigration in this country as are other groups, many doing quiet, steady work and providing dialog and attempting resolution that goes well beyond the public clamor that adds little to a real solution.

Are churches responsible for worship-related injuries?

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congregation, cultural, Holy Spirit, injuries, responsible, worship

October 1, 2009 at 11:48 am.

Churches tend to recognize different expressions of faith in their religious worship services. Some traditions call for quiet reflection and meditative prayer, while others encourage demonstrative shouting, dancing, singing and other physical forms of worship.

The CE Interview: Miles McPherson

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October 1, 2009 at 11:14 am.

It’s something of an irony that Miles McPherson some three decades ago wasn’t much the “marrying kind,” but today can say, as he did in a recent blog, “I am for traditional marriage as God designed it, because it is the model that honors His original and eternal intent.”

Life is overwhelming enough, don’t add to your members’ load

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bloggers, BLOGS, church, Communication, conversation, ministry, social media, TECHNOLOGY

October 1, 2009 at 10:42 am.

You’ve seen the billboard of two pair of feet sticking out of the covers of a bed, advertising a message series on sexuality. “We don’t set out to create a flurry of activity, but to create a helpful series about real life dangerous topics for people who aren’t hearing the truth from anyone, anywhere else,” says Kem Meyer, communications director at Granger (IN) Community Church.

HIGH CALLING

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church, economy, FINANCE, retirement

October 1, 2009 at 10:32 am.

After my father died 20 years ago, I went to my parents’ safe deposit box at the local bank to see what might be there for mother’s financial support. For 40 years and one month of his work life he helped make Hershey milk chocolate and saved what he could.

Suggestions for publishing your first book

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August 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm.

A lot of church leaders have a story to tell but don’t know how to get it from brain and heart to paper. They wonder whether anyone would be interested in reading it. And they don’t know how to contact publishers – or whether to go the self publishing route.

Pastors aren’t stupid, they just can’t see their own mistakes

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church, Communication, growth, LEADERSHIP, management, mistakes, pastor, staff, stupid

August 1, 2009 at 11:14 am.

It’s not that pastors are stupid, says Geoff Surratt, on staff at Seacoast Church, Charleston, S.C., and author of Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches From Growing, (Zondervan, 2009) “The challenge is seldom intelligence; the problem is often perspective. Many times we are so close to the action that we can’t see our own mistakes and we end up making decisions that undermine the very outcome we desire.”

Talking with ‘the man behind the words’ of many Christian titles

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August 1, 2009 at 9:08 am.

Cecil Murphey is known as “The Man Behind the Words” in his role as the author or co-author of 112 books, including the New York Times bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven (with Don Piper), on that list since October 2006. His books have sold millions and have given hope and encouragement to readers around the world.