Budgeting and planning form an essential part of good stewardship.
Stewardship includes making responsible and conscientious decisions and asks questions about objectives, priorities and the resources required to achieve them. Luke 14: 28-30 is an excellent summary of this:
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish’.”
ACAT’s resources will help you think about all the issues associated with budgeting and planning.
This article was kindly written for us by Kingdom Bank. For many church treasurers and trustees, securing funding for church projects can be one of the most challenging aspects of ministry. Whether it’s acquiring a new building, renovating an existing space, or expanding ministry outreach, raising finances can often feel like a burden—and let’s face […]
At whatever point your church has reached in its financial year, a fundamental issue should be in the minds of the governing body. For most, if not all churches, the demands made upon them from the various internal activities and missional requirements will exceed the resources available. This begs the question, to what extent are […]
