Pastors are busy. Especially so the Pastor with little to no staff.
Fulfilling the Mission of the Church Jesus gave is a big deal.
Fulfilling the God-given Vision for your local church is a lot of, well – WORK.
Work – Praying, Caring, Equipping, Leading, Preaching, Counseling, Meeting, Visioning/Planning, Stewarding, Overseeing and so on.
I know average size churches don’t have big budgets to hire the Ministerial and Support Staff needed. Needs always out-pace resources. I know somewhere on that needs list is a Church Business Administrator (CBA).
In general, the CBA takes care of the Finances & Related Policy, provides oversight of Building & Grounds, Info Technologies, the Office and takes on Special Projects.
The average church budget in America is around $300,000. The average full-time salary with benefits for a CBA is around $75,000. That’s 25% of the budget.
Churches this size may have:
- Someone who volunteers in the role of CBA (maybe the Finance Chair)
- A part-time CBA on staff
- A full-time staff member who does this in addition to their primary role (like Worship and Finance/Admin)
If you don’t have a volunteer, or need more than what your volunteer can offer, can’t afford a part-time CBA or really need to move the CBA role off of a dual-role staff member – but can’t afford to, consider a Virtual Business Admin Partnership.
Here’s what this Partnership would get your church:
Reporting & Analysis:
- Oversight of your Finance Secretary/Bookkeeper
- Weekly/Monthly Reporting – (Finance & Metric-based, your System &/or Excel-based )
- Analysis – Centered around Results vs. Expectations
- Personal Consult to prepare you for meetings with the Finance Committee
Annual Budget Preparation That:
- Aligns with Heart of the Pastor
- Focuses on Margin
- Provides Communication Materials for the Church, and the Congregational Vote
Internal Control Processes:
- Ensuring Proper Finance Controls are in Place
- Focuses on Segregation of Duties
- Provides Policy Guidelines (High-Level)
Consulting in the areas of:
- Building & Grounds
- Information Technologies and Office Processes
Phone Conference with Pastor on a frequency that meets his needs (weekly, biweekly, monthly).
- This includes unlimited calls, texts or emails with Pastor and Designees.
How it Works – 4 Phases to get up and going:
- Needs Assessment Phase
- Recommendations Phase
- Implementation Phase
- Results Phase
Now, what does it cost? Considerably less than what you MAY EXPECT. Download the [download id=”1369″]
Should you want to know more, shoot me an email to robert@robertddial.com