Navigating Politics and the Pulpit: A Guide for Churches on Legal Compliance and Civic Engagement

I recently took on a part-time role at my church as the executive pastor, overseeing finance, legal, human resources, and strategic initiatives—I’m still leading the law firm, but am enjoying serving my church around 8-10 hours per week in these areas.

An organization is better when the board works together to communicate, advocate, and demonstrate the mission of the church!

Duty of care, the duty of loyalty, and the duty of obedience.

Having good policies provides protection and stability, allowing the organization to fulfill its mission. This blog focuses on the board’s role in setting those policies.

What are the responsibilities of the Board regarding financial management and oversight? This blog covers three topics: Setting the annual budget and reviewing financial reports, establishing a compensation policy for the senior leader, and establishing effective internal and external controls.

The role of a Board in a nonprofit or church is to set the mission, determine the core values, and set and align the organization’s long-term goals with the core values to fulfill the mission. Find out how your church or nonprofit can implement those goals!

In this blog post, I discuss the benefits of core values and the board’s role in it all!

In a nonprofit corporation, it is the duty of the Board of Directors to prevent mission creep. To fulfill the duty of obedience and avoid mission creep, a nonprofit board can install safeguards.

Churches are prime targets for sexual predators because of the access—often easy access—predators have to youth and children. This blog talks about a strategy that your congregation can implement that will protect your children, youth, and volunteers.

A property dispute is the most likely reason a church will find itself in court. This blog focuses on protecting your church, clarifying issues around church property early, and maintaining appropriate policies regarding the church’s property.

There are at least five types of insurance your church needs. focus on protecting your church by making sure your church is properly insured!

This blog focuses on protecting your church through effective employment practices. Or, as I like to say, Hiring, Firing, and Living to Tell About It!

We live in a changing world, especially when it comes to the law and churches. I've begun a series of blogs, Seven Ways to Protect Your Church: A Guide to Navigating America’s Changing Legal Landscape.

We know that the Coronavirus has raised a lot of questions regarding churches, preschools, and daycares. Even most recently, the Governor of Kentucky has requested that churches close their doors for two weeks. With all of the information floating around social media, we wanted to make sure we could provide the most comprehensive guide to help you protect your church, preschool, or daycare and answer your questions…

Does my church have to host a same-sex wedding? In today’s world, the church has to face situations we never expected. Take a look at where your church lands.

Any church can be sued by anybody at any time. However, churches can reduce their risk of being sued, losing in court, and suffering financial setbacks by taking several steps. Let’s take a look at what you can do today to avoid getting sued.