Church Management

While handshake relationships may be acceptable among individuals, your church must be run as a business. As church leaders you have a fiduciary duty to fulfill the expectations of your members to manage your church’s ministries, assets and reputation. Collectively or by committee you have management responsibilities every bit as serious as an equivalent local business owner.

In Volume 5 of our Loss Control Manual, we address the broad responsibilities of employment management, financial controls, property management (landlord), contracts, purchasing, food preparation, parish nursing, youth ministry and emergency planning.

What about standard forms? – Because State laws vary widely with regard to certain contracts, like leases and releases, we do not provide a digest of forms on this site. However, you may contact us directly to discuss your particular needs. We can provide some assistance and sometimes a form, but only after we understand your need. See Have a Question? at the left of this page.

More detailed information regarding specific management challenges is provided below.

Related Links:
Accounting Software for Churches
Emergency Management - By State
Treasurer's Handbook -- Disciples of Christ
Financial Handbook -- MA Conf UCC

Related Documents:
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Document Name

Create Date

Alcohol Service Policy, Creating a - IB - 2011

11/16/2011

Cell Tower Leases - Pestle Varnum Law - 2010-06

8/31/2010

Contractors On-Site - Managing Liability - Zurich - 2009-07

8/31/2010

12/7/2010

Disaster Preparedness, Local Church - UCC

1/31/2012

E-Mail Viruses - Hartford - 2009-03