NEWS & UPDATES

Financial questions are an unavoidable part of ministry leadership. Pastors and church leaders are often tasked with stewarding resources wisely while staying focused on shepherding people, leading vision, and fulfilling God’s calling. When financial uncertainty enters the picture, it can become a heavy and distracting burden.

Jesus once asked a simple, almost practical question: “Which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost?” (Luke 14:28). Before you build anything that matters, you stop and think about where it’s headed.

Every January, and often again midyear, church leaders ask a very practical question: Do we really have to issue a charitable contribution statement for every gift? What if a visitor drops a one-time $10 check in the offering plate—are we required to send a receipt?