Wendy, does your church have a written policy stating that individual wages and cost of benefits will not be shared? If so, would you be willing to share a copy of the policy? Our church has had an unwritten policy for a number of years, but we now want to adopt a written policy. Thanks in advance.
Hello Ken, the administrative team of our church has also discussed the questions raised. I'm wondering whether any documents have been developed? And if so, whether you would be willing to share them? Thanks!
Hi Joshua, as others have noted, there are many companies offering church management software systems. Last year after evaluating many systems, we converted to One Church Software, and I would highly recommend them. I believe they still offer special pricing for small churches. However, if your church doesn't need the other tools and features of a comprehensive system, I think it would be quite workable to set up an Excel spreadsheet to record key dates and information for your members and regular attenders. Please feel free to reach out if you need any additional assistance.
Hi Joshua, to add to my previous comments, if you decide to set up a spreadsheet, I would strongly encourage you to review the annual denomination questionnaire for categories and dates you would want to set up and include. Some of the information requested is date driven.
Hi Tim, at our church, we're still using paper expense reports, so I'm not able to help in that area. However, I am wondering whether you are aware of any churches using an HR system? Keeping track of employee merit and cost of living increases, spot awards, also possibly vacation requests and tracking, and also time card reporting and approval? Our bookkeeper uses QuickBooks Payroll, so for time reporting for hourly employees, integration with QB Payroll would be a plus. Thanks!
Does your church use a church management system? Many of those systems will allow a staff member or volunteer to enter a visitor's contact information, the date the guest first attended, and even develop a workflow to assign follow-up to a staff member or volunteer.
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Wendy, does your church have a written policy stating that individual wages and cost of benefits will not be shared? If so, would you be willing to share a copy of the policy? Our church has had an unwritten policy for a number of years, but we now want to adopt a written policy. Thanks in advance.
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Hello Ken, the administrative team of our church has also discussed the questions raised. I'm wondering whether any documents have been developed? And if so, whether you would be willing to share them? Thanks!
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Hi Joshua, as others have noted, there are many companies offering church management software systems. Last year after evaluating many systems, we converted to One Church Software, and I would highly recommend them. I believe they still offer special pricing for small churches. However, if your church doesn't need the other tools and features of a comprehensive system, I think it would be quite workable to set up an Excel spreadsheet to record key dates and information for your members and regular attenders. Please feel free to reach out if you need any additional assistance.
Posted in: Track Church Membership Using Excel?
Hi Joshua, to add to my previous comments, if you decide to set up a spreadsheet, I would strongly encourage you to review the annual denomination questionnaire for categories and dates you would want to set up and include. Some of the information requested is date driven.
Posted in: App for Submitting Expenses?
Hi Tim, at our church, we're still using paper expense reports, so I'm not able to help in that area. However, I am wondering whether you are aware of any churches using an HR system? Keeping track of employee merit and cost of living increases, spot awards, also possibly vacation requests and tracking, and also time card reporting and approval? Our bookkeeper uses QuickBooks Payroll, so for time reporting for hourly employees, integration with QB Payroll would be a plus. Thanks!
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If a US church, could a church change its name by adopting a DBA? If so, what would be the recommended process? Thanks!
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Does your church use a church management system? Many of those systems will allow a staff member or volunteer to enter a visitor's contact information, the date the guest first attended, and even develop a workflow to assign follow-up to a staff member or volunteer.