Budgeting and Spending Assessment Pack

How confident are you in your church's budgeting and spending practices? These assessments help your team cover basic budgeting principles, avoid common traps of budgeting, make appropriate spending choices, and accurately monitor and evaluate your finances. Each assessment conveniently fits on one page, so they're easy to print, copy, and hand out. Table of Contents: Budget Basics Applying fundamental principles can take some of the uncertainty out of church finances. C. Neil Strait Avoid Budget Snares Traps your church can bypass as you craft a budget. Gary Fenton Setting Budget Priorities Making choices moves budgeting from theory to practice. Gary Fenton Know Where the Money Goes Accountability can be achieved without resorting to a complicated reporting system. Richard Bergstrom When Money Is Tight Evaluate your ability to take the proper steps when the budget goes into the red. Stephen B. Box Managing Designated Funds How to make sure your church is making good use of ministry-specific donations. Gary Fenton Harnessing Large Bequests Keep major endowments from planting the seeds of big budget trouble. Lyle Schaller