Virtual Business Admin

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:

  1. Needs Assessment Phase
  2. Recommendations Phase
  3. Implementation Phase
  4. 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