Find out how your church budget stacks up against proven category percentages for healthy churches, plus get recommendations for improvement.
Even those with a fundamental understanding of budgets can struggle to put all the pieces together in a way that supports their church’s mission. Questions abound, like, “Is our church allocating our funds in the best way possible?” and, “What are the benchmarks of a financially healthy church?”
If you have these types of questions about church budgeting, you’re not alone! Whether attempting your first church budget or fifty-first, it’s essential to have some basic benchmarks to know if your church is operating within healthy ranges when it comes to the various budget categories. The target ranges used in this budgeting tool are based on the author’s experience creating church budgets for almost two decades, as well as on input from other church administration experts.
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Topics Covered
The purpose and benefits of this church budgeting tool
How to Assess Your Current or Previous Year's Budget
Simple calculations to assess your budget percentages across key categories.
Analysis
Benchmarking your budget percentages for key categories.
Ideas for what to do when a budget category doesn't fall within the healthy range.
Exceptions
Examples of times when your church may have a valid reason for not matching typical benchmarks.
Planning for Your Next Budget
Using the tool to aid in your next budget creation and questions to consider along the way.
Includes Expert Advice From These Professionals:
Bob Santy
The Executive Pastor of Operations for a church in Southern Califoria with a wealth of leadership experience in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
Matthew Smith
A marketing expert who's helped hundreds of nonprofits and small businesses over the past two decades. He is the author of several books related to small business ownership, including Startup, Kill the Noise, and Simple Business Advice.
Emily Lund
A small business strategist and writer who co-founded Businessing and who's developed thousands of articles, posts, and books for nonprofits and small businesses.
Additional Details
| Distribution: | Purchased download (eBook) available exclusively from Businessing |
| Publisher: | Founder Nonfiction by Businessing |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7378262-4-8 |