Notes on stewardship
Practical thinking on church and ministry finance, written for the people who lead, not only for the people who keep the books.
Building a budget your board actually trusts
Written by Ian Crook
September 2, 2026
A budget is one of the clearest expressions of an organization’s priorities: a story, in numbers, of what you believe matters most for the year ahead.
Fund accounting, explained for church leaders
Written by Ian Crook
August 2, 2026
Most pastors did not sign up to become accountants, yet a few years out of seminary they find themselves responsible for the church’s finances.
Internal controls that protect your ministry
Written by Ian Crook
July 11, 2026
No one wants to imagine a financial failure inside their organization. But the absence of good financial controls is precisely what makes those painful stories possible.
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