Excellence in Church Administration

Growing in Financial Leadership

There are many styles of stewardship cultures when it comes to financial leadership. Join us as we share insights on how to be involved in your church’s finances, including key areas of financial management and practical next steps on growing as leaders. 

5 Commandments of Giver Intent

How churches handle gifts for restricted purposes is critical to building and maintaining trust with givers. Tune in to explore practical tips and guidance from Dan Busby and Michael Martin.

Solving Pastors Top Social Security Tax Questions

Minister’s Social Security Taxes… Who pays – the pastor or the church? And how much? Can’t I just be exempt?  So many confusing questions surround this topic. Join this episode of the ECFA podcast for ANSWERS.

3 Keys to Expense Reimbursement Success

Every penny counts when it comes to church expense reimbursements. Grab your headphones as we clarify the dos and don’ts of this important topic!

Conflicts of Interest - Proceed with Caution

Conflicts of Interest have the potential to inflict serious harm or at least cause an unnecessary distraction for organizations and churches.  Despite this risk, surveys show that many don't prioritize this subject or have any policy in navigating it.  Michael and Dan are here to help with policy-setting tips to stay diligent and above reproach in this tricky topic.

Church Reporting Made Easy

Straight from Ministers' Taxes Made Easy, Dan and Michael lay out their list of best practices to set your church up for reporting success.  Take the intimidation out of tax season with a dose of confidence from Church Reporting Made Easy.

Ministers' Taxes Made Easy

Albert Einstein has been attributed with saying, "One of the hardest things to understand is the income tax."  With all the specific rules applied for ministers, can ministers' taxes ever truly be "made easy?"  Michael and Dan from ECFA are here to help with a discussion of the top issues for ministers to pay attention to every tax season.

7 Deadly Sins (for Charitable Gift Acknowledgements)

 

Church Acknowledgements may seem like a dry and technical topic, but Michael and Dan from ECFA dive in and give it life.  Tune in to stay up-to-date on all the ethical and legal rules important for church administrators to know, as well as how to avoid the 7 Deadly Sins to steer clear from when administering Charitable Gift Acknowledgements.