Essential Guide to Church Finances
Publisher: Your Church Resources / Christianity Today International
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Carol Stream, IL
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780917463518
Table of contents: title: Church planning and budgeting.; title: Resource allocation; title: Meeting at St. Chaos Church; title: Planning : the birthplace of specific, measurable goals and objectives; title: Budgeting; title: Budget directions; title: Budget approaches; title: The annual operating budget; title: Other budgets; title: Structure for change; title: Performance measurements.; title: How are you doing?; title: Inward comparisons : a place to start; title: Comparative ratios : how do we measure up against other churches?; title: Peer group comparison; title: Church financial reporting.; title: Effective financial reporting; title: Communication : the reason to report; title: Principles of financial reporting; title: Different audiences, different reports; title: Structure for change; title: Internal financial controls to minimize the risk of embezzlement.; title: Internal control of assets; title: General objectives of internal financial control; title: Internal control problems in churches; title: Internal control systems; title: 50 internal control practices for every church : a test; title: Audits.; title: General overview; title: Compliance audits; title: Internal audits; title: External audits