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Church Administration and Finance Manual: Resources for Leading the Local Church

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A huge timesaver for anyone involved in church administration, either as an ordained leader, member of a church's board/vestry, or church secretary/administrator. This book is accessable and clear, full of practical advice and very useful forms and policy "boilerplate." These forms save a lot of time and trouble, because you don't have to re-invent the wheel whenever you need a hiring policy or a church facility use agreement form. In addition, this work has a visible spiritual and scriptural core.

While this book was largely written by Methodists, as an Episcopalian I've found it very easy to adapt to my own church polity. It is used by my vestry and my seminary! I would definitely recommend that your church own a copy.

An amazing resource for every congregation! As a senior minister of a growing congregation, my challenge is to use the time and talents of lay leaders effectively. When our growing staff required better personnel procedures and records, Church Administration made it possible for a brand new committee chair to quickly understand what was needed and put a system into place. Why re-invent the wheel when this book by church management experts offers exactly what you need to get the job done. We've saved weeks of committee work--and had more time for ministry. Every church board needs a copy of this book.

Every church secretary/office manager should have this book. You can spend a lot of time comiling all this information yourself, but as most secretaries know...time is a very precious commodity and there never seems to be enough of it. This book is definately a time saver because it has resources, help and information for just about everything you encounter in church administration. It is well worth the investment.

There are many questions that arise in the everyday operation of any business - and a church or spiritual center is no exception. This manual has become our 'go to' for support in all areas. It provides information and supporting templates for the activities of leading a local spiritual center. From developing a mission statement, goal-setting, individual ministries within the center, and event planning to counting and reporting finances and conducting personnel reviews, this manual is a must have covering just about everything you need to know to succeed in having a healthy and growing spiritual center. Though Christian-based, all the material in this book is easily adaptable to any faith. Operating a church is (always and still) operating a church. The "Church Administration and Finance Manual" is invaluable!

This book was full of resources that we have been able to use in the day to day operations of our church. We specifically found the strategic planning and financial management chapters helpful. I would recommend this book to finance and stewardship commitees as well as to the pastor and business manager/office manager.

I have learned more from this book about Church Administration than I have at both my undergrad and grad level study schools.If you're looking dor a how to approach to "further the administation of God, which is by faith love and a pure conscience" then buy this book on administration today. I was able to centralize the church treasury, introduce accountin software; created an interal audit committee and learned how to protect myself and the church through counseling. Loaded with IRS forms and examples of how to recieve gifts and offerings above a certain limit, it also came with practical approaches to evangelism and leadership development. My favorite quote: the people are the greatest resourse.