Category: Church Paperwork
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Free Time Card for Part-Time Church Staff
Not every church employee is full-time or salaried. Do you have to use a time card for part-time church staff? It seems like such a hassle if they always work the same number of hours each week, even if it’s only fifteen. The short answer is yes – you really do have to use a…
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Can Churches Sell T-Shirts? 4 Things You Need to Know
It seems innocent enough – you bought t-shirts with your church logo and you want to sell them in your ‘lobby’. It’s not like you’re making a huge profit. Mostly you’re just trying to get your brand and website out there. But can churches sell t-shirts without any tax ramifications? I found bits and pieces…
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Free Church Photo Release Forms
Having a fun event this summer? Great! Taking pictures, too? Even better! But you can’t just post those pictures on your church website or Facebook page without having signed church photo release forms. Here’s why: Jeopardizing Children Picture copyright issues aside, I see the biggest issue as children’s safety. Consider these scenarios that could very…
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Free Church Event Release Forms
Summer event season is upon us! I hope your church is reaching out, serving and spreading God’s love in your community. Whether you’ve planned the event or have coordinated supporting another organization’s event, you need to seriously consider using church event release forms. Remember permissions slips? Yeah, church event release forms are basically those. Especially…
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How to Pay Church Interns by Stipend
Paying church interns by stipend seems to be a common practice, so I’ve been looking at that in this 3-part series. Today you’ll learn how to pay church interns by stipend. But first, one last test: Are They a Volunteer? OK, so they failed the intern and contractor tests. Can’t we just call them a…
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Paying Church Interns as Contractors
In the first post of this series, I explored what an intern is as part of my research on paying church interns by stipend. That lead me to having to dig into what a contractor is and rules about paying church interns as contractors. Remember, there are 4 types of workers that can do any…
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Paying Church Interns by Stipend
Churches should be training grounds for ministry and leadership, but sometimes compensation gets complicated. I often get asked about paying church interns by stipend, so I decided to do some research. First, we need to understand that there are 4 types of workers that can do any work at your church: Employees Interns (more below)…
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Don’t Lose Your Church Tax Exempt Status
The following is a guest post by my friend and operations guru, Greg Hubbard. He helps church planters through his ministry at the Orchard Group which focuses on planting churches in global cities. Churches frequently pay money to people out of a desire to be helpful and gracious. But you have to be careful when…
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How to Use a Prepaid Card for Petty Cash
It is essential to keep good financial records for your church, including having a reimbursement system that creates paper trail for all church expenses. But what happens if a staff or volunteer can’t front the expense and wait to get reimbursed? Using a prepaid card for petty cash may just solve your dilemma. I prefer…