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                           TO:   All Interested Church Onliners                                                                        FROM: Jim Bramer. Retired CPA-Audtor
                                                                                                                                                                      FILE:  0924-03/fwi

                            RE:  Smaller Church Business Administration Helps                                        Originated in February 2003         

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    "Today's "Ax to Grind"   

    This time my focus is on the Business Administration needs at Smaller Evangelical Churches --- who I define as having $500,000 or less annual income.  Church Business Administration (CBA) issues include management elements of at least the following tangible resources.  Also see dialog content of  0098  for a little more perspective on these matters.

• Property       -- ( Facilities and Equipment)

• People         -- ( Staff/Personnel/Human Relations),

• Money         -- ( Finance and Fund Accounting/Management)  -  Also go to  0921   resources.

• Computers   -- ( These days It seems that every Staffer has a Computer Monitor at their desk)       

    Such Churches are hindered by the fact that their leaders are often non-business people, they often depend on such volunteers to handle their money, plus, of course, there is the overall aspect of limited financial resources.
    Larger churches often retain a staffer (CBAer) who is responsible for such matters.  But what is the Smaller Church to do professionally to care for such matters as detailed within the  0923  web page content?  What about such potential options as:

•   Make use of the Internet and use remote resources. Make use of an appropriate CBAer "Homer" as set forth within   0905  that might include caring for portions of your accounting responsibilities as set forth within  0930  and  0109 

•   Consider the option of more than one Church retaining the same CBAer in the same general area.  Since it would not be a full time job at a single church, this CBAer would be on site at the church at scheduled times and on the payroll of multiple churches.

•    Regularly go through the Self Exam as set forth within  0923   above and address needed issues.

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   UPTD: April 27, 2008

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