Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes

by James B. Jordan

Overview

Experience shows that churches that are open and transparent engender a greater feeling of trust and willingness on the part of donors. Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes defines the roles of the clergy, staff, vestry, and congregation in the establishment of a transparent and functioning set of checks and balances that can be implemented by any size church. The book is laced with real-life examples of processes and procedures that did and did not work, helping readers to identify with their own church experience and apply the information to their own setting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819228260
Publisher:	Church Publishing Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

James B. Jordan, CPA, MBA, has audited over 200 churches of various denominations. He has lectured seminary classes at Virginia Theological Seminary and Sewanee, and teaches Continuing Education Unit courses in the classroom and online for Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He is a frequent presenter at Diocesan Ministry Fairs and at the Episcopal Business Administrators Conference. He lives in Noonan, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 The Gospels and Money 1

Chapter 2 Church Canons and Financial Matters 7

Chapter 3 Roles and Responsibilities 23

Chapter 4 Parish Monies 39

Chapter 5 How to Read Church Financial Statements 65

Chapter 6 Audits 111

Chapter 7 Fraud 139

Chapter 8 Introduction to Internal Control 165

Chapter 9 Support Internal Control 177

Chapter 10 Disbursements Internal Control 205

Chapter 11 Taxes 229

Chapter 12 Budgets 255

Chapter 13 Other Items 279