This is a guest post by Joe Floris. With over 20 years of experience in full-time church ministry, Joe currently serves as the teaching pastor at Community Alliance Church in Butler, PA. His passion for both personal and pastoral finances…
Paul McWilliams is a pastor’s kid turned financial advisor specializing in helping pastors and churches make wise financial decisions that align with their mission. Many pastors spend the early years of ministry pouring everything into their calling—often at great personal…
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). It’s an 870-page piece of legislation that contains some things that are relevant to your life, many things that aren’t, and a lot of language…
A while back, I wrote about how to calculate how much life insurance you need. That kind of article usually makes stay-at-home parents tell their spouses, “Honey, you need more life insurance!” or maybe even just, “Honey, you need life…
Recently, I explained to you what financial planning is. Just like pastoring is a whole lot more than just preaching, financial planning is a whole lot more than just investments. If you haven’t read that article, I would recommend reading…
When I tell people I’m a financial planner, they usually say something like, “So you do investing?” Most people think that financial planning is managing people’s stock and bond investments and some think it involves selling insurance. But it’s not…
As a PK and a personal finance coach, Amberlee Rich has a heart for helping pastors and the church steward their resources to further God’s kingdom. She and her husband, James, developed Steward Lab, an online coaching program for churches,…
Your 2024 taxes are due tomorrow. That means an envelope with your check has to be postmarked by midnight on April 15, 2025. Or you’re late. What if you owe money you don’t have? Maybe you calculated things poorly. Or…
This is a guest post by Nate Skelly, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and founder of Financial Pathway. He is passionate about providing financial education from a biblical worldview. Nate lives in the Tampa, FL, area with his wife, Charity, and…
Keep your mortgage so you don’t lose your housing allowance and mortgage interest deduction! How many times have you heard that advice? A reader recently asked me about it. Is that really good advice? I know for most people, keeping…
The following is an excerpt from my book, The Pastor’s Wallet Complete Guide to the Clergy Housing Allowance: Calculating By now you understand who is allowed to take a clergy housing allowance and the process by which you can do…
Because I specialize in working with pastors, I’m always on a quest to get inside pastors’ heads. In order to serve you effectively, I need to understand your world, your needs, your wants, and your struggles. I do this in…