Church Growth
Love Offerings: Tax Implications of Giving and Receiving
The concept of “love offerings” relates to any gifts being given to your pastor by members of your congregation.
102, that “gross income does not include the value of property acquired by
gift.” This means that if “love offerings,” are truly gifts, you do not have to
include them in your gross income for Federal income tax purposes.
The [...]
Grow Your Church on Solid Foundations
“Solid Foundations” What do these words evoke or conjure up for you in regards to growing your church? Strength, security, permanence, durability or maybe even a super structure comes to mind. Interestingly we tend to think more about the symbols of foundations than the substance of the foundation. The tendency is to rush into the [...]
13Dec2008 | Jerome King | 1 comment | Continued
Growth Requires Peak Leadership
Have you ever watched your church approach a problem or project, knowing of a better way, but others weren’t convinced? Frustrating, isn’t it? Especially when you finally achieve a resolution , later than necessary, having expended more resources than required and everyone feeling more flustered after the inevitable conflicts, overruns and delays.
How the Organization Suffers
Email Setup the Smart Way
E-mail is a mainstay for any organization because it’s an invaluable tool for communications and marketing when it’s used effectively. Unfortunately, it can also become time intensive, frustrating and cause communication gaps when it’s not used effectively. Small to midsize organizations are most likely to face challenges for reasons including having no IT/PC support readily [...]
30Oct2008 | Carla Edwards | 0 comments | Continued
About ForChurchGrowth.com
It’s been ten years now since I started System Savvy Inc. Somehow, not by intent or promotion, we began developing web sites for church clients and non-profit organizations. Oddly, we found our church clients were utilizing more online technology than many businesses! I did not wonder why for long… it was clear. Churches and non-profits [...]
24Oct2008 | Carla Edwards | 0 comments | Continued
7 Ways to Grow Your Church with an Effective Website
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This ebook is designed to be a valuable resource to help you:
Make the business case for investment in an effective church website
Maximize results from developing a new church site
Troubleshoot and correct poor results on your church’s website
Results Matter For Churches Large & Small:
Small churches with very limited [...]
24Oct2008 | Carla Edwards | 0 comments | Continued
Success Stories from the 7 Ways eBook
Take a moment to share your story of how your church put the 7 Ways to Grow in action! Post your success story here so that others can be inspired and motivated. Hearing from peers is the most compelling encouragement anyone could get, so let our readers know about:
24Oct2008 | Carla Edwards | 0 comments | Continued
Many churches today have a "works" mentality and have lost sight of God's grace. They are taking God's grace in ...