In this episode of The Pastor’s Wallet, Amy Artiga welcomes A.Z. Suarez, consultant and managing partner of Ascend Business Management, to discuss common budget mistakes and how pastors and church leaders can create budgets that align with the vision and…
A Pastoral Reflection on 1 Timothy 5:3–16 This is a guest post by Matt Winquist. Matt is a pastor, husband, and father who has experienced family life from both the pulpit and the living room floor. He and his wife,…
We’ve arrived at the final days of 2025. At the end of each year, I like to do a recap of the year’s most popular blogs. This is only for 2025. For all time views, the winner would be #8…
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…
This is a guest blog post by Ted Miller of Guardian Wealth Management. Ted was a pastor for 25 years and now operates a 403(b)(9) retirement plan for churches. Salary discussions can be sensitive, particularly for pastors who must balance…
Congratulations, you made it to 2024! Whether you triumphantly marched into the new year or skidded in on your knees like me, I hope 2024 turns out to be your best year yet. As I have in most previous years,…
Because of Thanksgiving this week, I wanted to take a break from the usual technical stuff and write a blog post about thankfulness. It’s not something you’ll find in any IRS publication, but it is a financial issue. As I…
I recently announced that I have obtained the Certified Financial Planner™ designation. As a result, I got a number of responses asking what kind of services I offer as a financial planner. One generous reader even wisely told me, “a…
This is a guest post by Jon Neal, Executive Pastor of Hope Community Church in Minneapolis, MN. He has nothing to sell or promote, he just spent a lot of time researching this and thought he would share his efforts…
Today’s post is written by Chris Wells, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and Certified Kingdom Advisor® who works with pastors and Christian families to help them make healthy financial decisions and become wise financial stewards. His firm, Flourish Financial Planning,…
In 2017, I started the tradition of ending the year with a report of the top 10 most viewed blog posts on Pastor’s Wallet. I thought it might be helpful for new subscribers and others who may have missed something…
The Apostle Paul told Timothy in 1 Timothy 5:17-18 that “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an…