Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes: Revised Edition

by James B. Jordan

Overview

Updated to reflect changes in tax law and designed to help parishes establish good financial management processes and policies to prevent fraud and gain involvement of the congregation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898690880
Publisher:	Church Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/17/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	802,908
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

James B. Jordan, CPA, MBA, has audited over 200 churches of various denominations. He has lectured seminary classes at Virginia Theological Seminary and Sewanee, and teaches Continuing Education Unit courses in the classroom and online for Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He is a frequent presenter at Diocesan Ministry Fairs and at the Episcopal Business Administrators Conference. He lives in Noonan, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 The Gospels and Money 1

Chapter 2 Church Canons and Financial Matters 7

Chapter 3 Roles and Responsibilities 23

Chapter 4 Parish Monies 39

Chapter 5 How to Read Church Financial Statements 65

Chapter 6 Audits 111

Chapter 7 Fraud 139

Chapter 8 Introduction to Internal Control 165

Chapter 9 Support Internal Control 177

Chapter 10 Disbursements Internal Control 205

Chapter 11 Taxes 229

Chapter 12 Budgets 255

Chapter 13 Other Items 279

Editorial Reviews

Must Read for Episcopal Parish Leaders
Every Episcopal priest needs to read this, as does every treasurer, vestry member, bookkeeper and parish administrator. I use it in training new church bookkeepers who don't have ecclesial experience and it is fantastic. He leans hard on the side of doing things right--which is what is needed when churches tend to cut far to many corners in this area of their ministerial life. It is practical and yet complete. An EXCELLENT resource.
Amazon review by Jared C. Crameron

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