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Developing Your Operating Budget Video Tool Kit

Collection, Lewis Center for Church Leadership, DC

Description

This video tool kit from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership features videos and materials provided by Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Dr. Weems is a distinguished professor of church leadership and the director of the Lewis Center.

This resource is designed to provide you with information that will help you create a budget structure supportive of your congregation's mission, regardless of your denomination or the size of your budget. It offers instructional segments regarding what an operating budget is, creating an annual operating budget, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Features

  • Video Presentations
  • Outlines of Key Points
  • Digital download or DVD
  • Graphics
  • Budgeting Timeline Template and Sample
  • Sample Budget Worksheets for Lutheran, Missionary Baptist, and United Methodist congregations

Recommended Audience

finance committees, pastors, finance staff

Cost

Varies per service

Practical Applications

  • Watch the video in the tool kit to learn how to create an annual operating budget for your congregation by understanding five different budget models and determining which is most appropriate for your context.
  • Use this toolkit and accompanying materials with your finance committee to develop a common language and shared understanding of what an operating budget is and how to use your budget as a tool that will help your congregation serve and accomplish your missional goals.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Karen Goley

Senior Director of CRG and Resources

Karen Goley serves as the senior director of the Congregational Resource Guide (CRG) and Resources.  Prior to joining the Center, Karen spent over fifteen years in the human resources field, serving nonprofit and financial services organizations in the Indianapolis area and the suburbs of Chicago.

With faith as her foundation, Karen enjoys spending quality time with her family and is a very proud Purdue University alum.  Having earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Karen put her pride on full display by naming the family pup Mackey- after Purdue basketball’s Mackey Arena.  Boiler Up!

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