• Envelop3 Church Budgeting Tool
• Audits - the value of doing a financial audit and 17 questions to ask, from the ECFA
• Budget Template for nonprofits from Jitasa
• Budgeting basics from Jitasa
• Budgeting course for nonprofits from Jitasa
• Budgeting and Forecasting video from Jitasa
• Cash Reserves - why, how, and how much? A video from the ECFA
• CIF's Guide to Church Budgets - 7 must haves for developing & managing a church budget (or download the PDF here)
• Church Excel (free resources on finances and other helpful guides)
• The Employee Retention Credit webinar recording
• "3 Essentials of Transformational Church Growth Capital", by Dennis Wiens
• "Is Your Church Budget Healthy", a video by Church Answers, 6 tests to check your church budget health
• Year-end giving sample letter from the ECFA
• Outsourcing payroll to MinistryWorks
• Employee Retention Credit – The ERC is a fully refundable payroll tax credit for eligible employers, initially created by the 2020 CARES Act
• "New Infrastructure Law Has Many Implications for Nonprofits", from the ECFA

• "Amending a Minister’s Housing Allowance" by Church Law & Tax
• "Charitable Gift Annuity" - how to turn part your required minimum distribution (RMD) in retirement to tax-exempt donations
• Christianity Today's 2023 Church & Clergy Tax Guide, by Richard R. Hammar
• Designating a Housing Allowance for 2025, from Church Law & Tax
• "Expert Tips on Fair and Generous" by Glenn Fletcher of XPastor.org
• Guidestone benefits: 844.467.4843
• ECFA 2024 Tax Guides (note: ECFA, not EFCA)
• ECFA’s e-books for churches (note: ECFA, not EFCA; requires an account) 
• FCMM health insurance solutions
• FCMM New Health Plan
• Free tax guide from ECFA
• Group Health Insurance
• Pastor Retirement: Why Too Few Plan or Prepare, by Dennis Wiens (may require a LinkedIn account)
• Payroll and the Church: Answers to 5 Common Questions, by MinistryWorks
• Taxable Income - you might be overlooking some forms of compensation that are taxable
• Worker Classification Risk: Employee vs. Independent Contractor, by American Church Group

Required posters for the Workplace

• Federal
• Kansas
• Nebraska

Setting a pastor's salary

Salary Report - ask the MWD district office to run a salary report for you

5 Church Salary Tips for Small Churches, by Vanderbloemen

Top Compensation Factors to Consider When Setting Church Salaries by Vanderbloemen

Paid Time off policies by Smart Church Management

Setting Salaries - see resources from Knute Larson

Some good salary resources:

1. https://reachrightstudios.com/the-ultimate-church-compensation-and-salary-guide/

2. https://get.tithe.ly/blog/church-staff-salaries

3. https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Church-Staff-Salary

4. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Christian_Church/Salary

• Alternative ideas for church buildings
• ChurchComputers.com - Find the perfect computer solutions for your church.
• Property Inventory Checklist
• Facility Use Agreements - is yours working for you? (by American Church Group)
• Hazardous Winds 
• "Insurance Companies are Forced to Respond to Unprecedented Market Strain", article by American Church Group (one of our partners)
• How to Respond if Hail Strikes 
• Narthex Properties: "Helping Church Buildings Spring New Life: We purchase, improve, lease & manage church facilities."
• Water, Wind, Hail, Fire 
• The Issue with Roofs 

• The EFCA Foundation website has a wealth of information on planned giving
• Sign up for the EFCA Foundation Newsletter
• EFCA Foundation Free Guide to Gift Planning or download the PDF HERE
• EFCA Foundation Will Kit (for wills and trusts) or download the PDF HERE
• Every.org - a platform for online fundraising
• Sign up for the EFCA Donor Advised Fund (or poke around a look for ideas for your own DAF)
• CIF Consulting for Capital Campaigns
• CrossWorld's Wills Guide (PDF file)
• DTS articles on Planned Giving (PDF file) - these are DTS-specific, but lots of good info for any non-profit
• The Generosity Project - from Axis, a Bible study series on generosity
• "A Lasting Legacy Can Be an Act of Faith", article by Christ Community on Estate Giving (can be adapted to any church)
• "Stewardship - Giving God Our Best: God’s Design for Generosity," Christ's Communities white paper on