Legal Wednesdays: State Tax Withholding Number

Posted by on Jun 23, 2010 in Legal | 0 comments ***Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer.  This post doesn’t constitute legal advice our counsel.  I’m simply sharing with you my past experience.  It is always advisable to consult a lawyer when working on legal paperwork for a church. The state tax withholding number is a number with the state used to withhold taxes from employees’ paychecks.  Withholding tax is filed...
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Little Wins Build Big Momentum in Church Planting

Posted by on Jun 22, 2010 in Church Planting, Fundraising, Strategy | 0 comments Church planters are home run hitters.  Every time they step up to the plate they swing for the fences.  I love that about them.  It makes them exciting people to be around.  But home run hitters typically strike out a lot too and when they hit a single it somehow doesn’t seem like a good thing.  But in church planting, little wins build big momentum. Let me give an example.  When we...
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Church Planting is Hard: Fund raising

Posted by on Jun 21, 2010 in Fundraising | 1 comment No doubt about it, fund raising is hard and one of the things church planters are least equip to accomplish.  Almost every church planter I work with begins the process with optimism.  That optimism quickly turns to doubt and then usually to frustration.  I frequently hear, “I never knew fund raising would be this much work.”  Here is how church planters typically underestimate...
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Total US Churches Not in Decline

Posted by on Jun 18, 2010 in Uncategorized | 2 comments What a great way to start the weekend.  I just discovered an article from the Christian Post that sites research saying that the total number of churches in the US is no longer under decline.  In fact, the total number of churches is growing by 500 a year!  That’s amazing.  Go check out the article.  You’ll be encouraged.  We still have a lot of work to do, but this study...
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Friday Church Planting Resource: Dropbox

Posted by on Jun 18, 2010 in Church Planting, Resources | 0 comments Dropbox has quickly become one of my most used apps.  It is primarily a file syncing service.  Dropbox lives as a folder on your computer.  Any file you put in the Dropbox, syncs to the Dropbox website as well as any other computer or mobile device you have Dropbox on.  Here is how this is helpful: File backup.  You can have your computer stolen or burn up and you won’t lose your...
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