
Budgeting for a Healthy Church
Aligning Finances with Biblical Priorities for Ministry
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Many pastors conceive of the church budget as primarily a financial tool, but in fact it is primarily a pastoral tool. A church's philosophy of ministry is locked into its budget, and so the budget will either stifle or accelerate any attempts to move a congregation toward a biblical model of church health. As such, the church budget is a far more potent pastoral tool than many church leaders realize. Budgeting for a Healthy Church examines each section of the budget in light of Biblical principles to show how a church budget can lock in healthy approaches to ministry. Whereas most books on church budgeting are "how" books, explaining how the budgeting process should work, this is a "what" book, helping church leaders determine the pastoral implications of what they choose to fund in their budgets.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Series Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Why Does God Care About Your Church Budget?
- 2. Leadership: Budgeting Is Pastoral Work
- 3. Income: Aiming for Faithfulness
- 4. Staff: Supporting Servants of the Word
- 5. Programs: Equipping the Congregation for Ministry
- 6. Missions and Outreach: Becoming a Discriminating Investor
- 7. Operations: Helping the Church Proclaim and Portray
- 8. Communication: Using the Budget As a Pastoral Tool
- 9. Next Steps
- Appendixes
- Scripture Index