Friday, March 21, 2008 at 12:12am
Forum eyes fiscal woes and churches
An upcoming two-day workshop will discuss the current economic downturn, its effects on churches, and what churches can do about it. "If people in your community are losing their jobs or homes, facing layoffs or salary freezes, or losing instead of making money on their investments, they'll soon be giving less," said Mark Jones, vice president and senior banking consultant for Evangelical Christian Credit Union (ECCU).
Jones is a keynote speaker at the May 19-20 Pastor Power Workshop titled "Managing the Money: Transactions and Transparency," sponsored by "Church Executive" magazine at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, TX. Church Executive is the leading business magazine for larger churches, Christian Newswire reported Friday.
The effect of the economy on churches "depends to a significant degree on how you respond now, before cash flow concerns become a crisis that forces you to react," said Jones. His workshop will outline proactive steps churches can take.
Other presenters are: Kenneth Behr, president, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Winchester, VA; Paul Clark, Executive Pastor of Operations, Fairhaven Church, Dayton, OH; James E. Guinn, CPA, of the Dallas firm of Guinn, Smith & Co.; and Barry E. Hughes, former pastor of a Louisiana church that experienced employee embezzlement, now at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, TX.
Jones is a keynote speaker at the May 19-20 Pastor Power Workshop titled "Managing the Money: Transactions and Transparency," sponsored by "Church Executive" magazine at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, TX. Church Executive is the leading business magazine for larger churches, Christian Newswire reported Friday.
The effect of the economy on churches "depends to a significant degree on how you respond now, before cash flow concerns become a crisis that forces you to react," said Jones. His workshop will outline proactive steps churches can take.
Other presenters are: Kenneth Behr, president, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Winchester, VA; Paul Clark, Executive Pastor of Operations, Fairhaven Church, Dayton, OH; James E. Guinn, CPA, of the Dallas firm of Guinn, Smith & Co.; and Barry E. Hughes, former pastor of a Louisiana church that experienced employee embezzlement, now at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, TX.