Category: Finances

How to Develop a Budget
Home > Blog > How to Develop a Budget How to Develop a Budget By Ed Stetzer Where does all the money go? The question every church planter must ask. Money follows to vision, so the type of church you plan to start significantly influences the money required to start. […]

Navigating Your Church’s Next Financial Phase with Jim Sheppard
by unSeminary: Thanks for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast! Today we are joined by Jim Sheppard, CEO of Generis. Generis is in the business of helping churches and ministry organizations with giving development. They’ve been around for a little over 30 years and are most known for their […]

In-Person Attendance v. Online Attendance and The Emerging Trap Of Doing Nothing Well
By: Carey Nieuwhof As you know, these are some of the most complex times in church leadership in decades. As churches reopen their in-person gatherings, there’s one particular trap to watch out for. The early indications are that in-person church attendance is lower than anyone expected. Most leaders I connect […]

Episode 491: Preparing for the Financial Impact of COVID-19
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 491 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss preparing for the financial impact of COVID-19 in the short-term and mid-term. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The waves of financial challenge to expect How gospel work continues in light of financial changes Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): […]

Effective Churches Will Make This Shift
“You can teach people analysis, but you can’t teach them experience.” – Matt Mashburn by unSeminary: We’re heading into a time where the future of staffing and team development will look very different. As church leaders, we will inevitably be facing some tough decisions around staffing in the near future, […]

Payroll Protection Program for Church Plants – Tips & Tactics
by Patrick Bradley: The US government has approved a stimulus package to help small businesses and nonprofits across the country. And it’s OK to use the Payroll Protection Program for church plants. Have you seen the daily webinars about this? It’s been a fast moving target since the government wrote […]

Raising Financial Support: Tips for Getting to 100%
Home > Blog > Raising Financial Support: Tips for Getting to 100% March 18, 2020 Raising Financial Support: Tips for Getting to 100% By New Churches Team The Process Nick Brzozowski is planting Anchor Church in Champaign, Illinois; Charley Dever is planting Hope Church in Knoxville, Tennessee; and Brady Gray […]

Funding Future Facilities
Home > Blog > Funding Future Facilities Funding Future Facilities By John Muzyka Today’s economy requires churches to have specific funds set aside for ministry and facilities. For a church plant, the start-up phase requires support from outside groups and it requires the planter to be a good steward of […]

7 Ways To To Get Past the Funk Of Talking About Money At Church
by Carey Nieuwhof: So let me guess, every time you need to talk about money in church, you wince. And so does everybody else. I know, because I’ve been there. If you’re going to be effective in ministry, you have to become comfortable talking about money. Yet few church leaders […]