Church Law & Strategy Blog
Guidance for pastors and churches to stay legally secure, financially sound, and spiritually strong.
LEGAL INSIGHTS & MINISTRY PROTECTION STRATEGIES
If you’ve been in church leadership for any length of time, you’ve probably faced a hard truth: sometimes, a staff member you love, prayed for, and served alongside is no longer the right fit for thei...
If you’ve been in ministry long enough, you know this already: churches don’t just face spiritual challenges — we face practical ones too. And not the kind that get solved with a Sunday sermon.
We’re...
If your church has ever hosted a youth retreat, mission trip, sports tournament, or even a good old-fashioned church picnic, you’ve probably had at least one person ask:
“Do we need people to sign a ...
I’ll be honest with you — when I first started serving in church leadership years ago, I thought “insurance” was just that thing we paid for so the building would get fixed if a storm knocked out half...
If you’ve been around church leadership long enough, you know that moment in a finance meeting.
The insurance renewal shows up. Somebody flips the paper over to the last page, sees the number, and say...
If you’ve ever tried to read an insurance policy cover-to-cover, you know the feeling. Your eyes glaze over somewhere between “indemnification” and “endorsements,” and suddenly you’re wondering if the...
I once sat in a church finance meeting where someone said, “We updated our insurance a few years ago — so we’re good.”
Everyone nodded, someone passed the donuts, and we moved on to the next agenda it...
Let me ask you something:
When was the last time you really looked at your church with fresh eyes?
I’m not talking about admiring the new paint in the lobby or checking if the bulletins were folded s...
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard, “We’re covered, right?” in a church board meeting, I could probably buy that new youth center you’ve been dreaming about.
It’s usually said with confidenc...
If you’ve ever stared at your church budget and thought, Maybe we can trim a little from insurance this year, you’re not alone. I’ve sat in enough board meetings to know that insurance premiums are on...
Let’s be honest — most of us don’t wake up excited to read our church’s insurance policy. It’s the kind of document that sits in the file cabinet collecting dust until something goes wrong.
And when ...
When Ministry and the Law Collide
If you’ve ever been in church leadership, you know there are moments that make your stomach drop. The phone call late at night. The whispered conversation in the hal...
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