Now that budget season is well behind us, Iโm taking a little time to reflect on the budget process in my current church. It can be challenging to anticipate how an entire year will unfold, much less try to do so months before that year even begins. We all know too well that things can change very quickly (yepโฆIโm still thinking about the impact of Covid among other things) and in ways that simply cannot be anticipated.
Today I want to share a very good way to help save your church money year after year. Iโm not talking about something that only larger churches can do either! Nope, this one is for churches of just about any size, assuming you have computers in use in your church. Iโm talking about computer software.
I hear it all the time: โIโm not a numbers person!โ Sometimes someone will say something like, โI sure am glad youโre the numbers guy and not me.โ The truth is I am a numbers guy and I love me a spreadsheet where I can track a lot of different, complex things and put together a simple report that helps us see whatโs happening in our ministry. To do that, I track a lot of different metrics.
Recently I had the privilege of writing a series of columns for The Christian Index related to a breakout session I am leading during the upcoming GO Georgia conference. The title of my session is โBudget with Purposeโ and is one of over 100 breakout sessions available to conference attendees. I was humbled by the opportunity to write for such a distinguished publication as well as for the invitation to lead a breakout session at the conference.