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The top 3 website flaws

By Kelly Meeneghan As a decision-maker in your church, having full control over the website is critical. Website visitors place a large reliance on a positive online experience. More than anything, they want optimal reliability, functionality and attractiveness. To this end, our company recently conducted research among more than 1,300 U.S. consumers to gauge their […]

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Online giving 101

What do Hurricane Sandy, Colorado wildfires and summer vacations have in common?

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Good Steward Awards 2013: Safety & Security

RISK MANAGEMENT Trinity Fellowship (Amarillo, TX) Trinity has 125 volunteers on its usher/sentinel ministry that assist in services and events. It also has 12 armed Special Response Team members, four Emergency Response Team members, and two medics. To help prevent burnout among the usher/sentinel ministry team members, half work even months; the other half work […]

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IRS changes could impact year-end gifts

This past week, I attended a meeting of the local NACBA chapter that invited a guest speaker to address the new IRS guidelines lead by a local CPA specializing in church tax issues and audits. Just to be clear, I didn’t attend this workshop because I love accounting. In fact, during my freshman year in college, […]

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Nearly three quarters of household charitable giving goes to organizations with religious ties, new study finds

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE/ Los Angeles — The new report Connected to Give: Faith Communities  demonstrates that nearly three-quarters of all U.S. household giving — 73 percent — goes to organizations with religious ties. The report, which for the first time takes into account donations to religiously identified charitable organizations alongside congregations, highlights the multidimensional nature […]

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Hundreds of Thousands to Experience Thanksgiving in Rescue Missions This Week

Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Says Volunteers, Contributions Steady, But Not Keeping Pace with Need COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 25, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ — As millions of families sit down to Thanksgiving dinner across the nation, hundreds of thousands of homeless individuals and families will pour into rescue missions in North America’s cities and towns, […]

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Wise decisions about charitable holiday giving

By Barry Howard ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — As the holiday season approaches, my inbox and our mailbox seems to fill quickly with Christmas greetings and with requests for money. We love getting Christmas cards and letters. After reading them, my wife displays them around the living room with other decorations to remind us of the […]

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Judge rules against tax-free housing for clergy

The Seattle Times:  The Associated Press Under a law passed by Congress in 1954, ministers don’t pay income taxes on compensation that is designated part of a housing allowance. MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has struck down a law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, a decision that could have far-reaching financial ramifications for […]

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How to assist hearing and visually challenged members

“Auxiliary devices” are available to assist hearing and visually impaired members of your church. This Church Executive exclusive E-Book by Ultra-Stereo Labs, Inc. concentrates on Assistive Listening Systems (ALS) that can assist both hearing and visually challenged individuals. Although churches are exempt from the construction requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is […]

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The economic value of a church: surprising reality

Many churches looking to impact their communities via multisite locations or church planting are often faced

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