Finance
In the first of a four-part series on budgeting, the Rev. Greg Syler recommends that we focus on the “significant few” expenditures and resources. What might those be? Read on.
Michael Carney talks about the weekly children’s offering of coins in his church and that they add up. As his colleague Forrest Cuch says, “The Creator’s gifts are abundant, enough for everyone if we’ll just take what we real…
The Rev. Sandy Webb discusses debt and how it can be used responsibly in a capital campaign.
ECF President Donald Romanik talks about diocesan finances and church streamlining in his latest blog.
James Murphy, Managing Program Director at ECF, chooses five resources from Vital Practices to highlight.
This month Miriam McKenney shares five ECF resources for healthy churches.
Jason Smith outlines how to set up an online giving system that will be helpful during a time of virtual worship services, when people aren't present to pass the plate.
They may not have the fragrance of frankincense or the mystery of myrrh, but here are three gifts worth their weight in gold to your faith community.
A history day offers an opportunity to engage a group of leaders and perhaps even the entire congregation in recognizing and reflecting on how the faith community understands and uses money.
In Three Tips for Grant Writing, Linda Buskirk gives succinct advice for those who are trying to raise funds from foundations. Her three tips are designed to save you time and increase your grant writing efficacy.
Is your church community putting its money where its mouth and mission are? This month we are highlighting five resources on mission-based finances.
This month, we are highlighting five resources that can help your faith community invest in and maintain an endowment.
This month we offer five resources to help your congregation with church budgeting and finance.
What is the core mission of the Body of Christ, and how is that showing up in our operational business model? How does that direct our budget?
This month we are highlighting five resources to help your vestry or other church groups learn more about effective endowment management.
The church is not a business, it is a ministry, so while some business practices are portable, the process and outcome should be different.
In the pledge-driven madness, let us not forget the other half of good stewardship: faithful and realistic budgeting.
Five resources that look at different characteristics to help with your congregation’s annual giving campaign efforts.
April is financial literacy month and to help your congregation, we offer five resources to help get you started with the basics.
In the November Vital Practices Digest, we offer 5 resources for creating and growing endowments, practicing good oversight, and establishing year-round stewardship in your congregation.