Tag: church budgeting

Ministry is about strategic micro-steps moving forward inches at a time to accomplish a long-term goal.

Pray through every line item. We should not expect God to work through the budget unless it gets special attention through prayer.

Future-forward budgeting forces the tough conversations not driven by personalities or desires but through data-driven decision-making, which comes directly from the numbers.

Pastors indicate more variety in who is involved in creating their church’s budget. Most say the trustees or church board (77%), the treasurer (69%), the pastor (61%) and a finance or stewardship committee (58%) are involved in creating the budget.

Easing the stress of finances during lean times

Advice for creating a strategy-driven budget.