Handling Difficult Financial Conversations with a Congregation - Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes. Episode 67

Do you struggle with understanding your congregation’s financial reality? Do you wish you could grasp what a congregation’s financial documents reveal about itself? While it certainly helps to have some financial training, you don’t have to be a financial wiz to engage the congregation in meaningful conversation about their financial reality. Former banker and veteran interim minister, Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes, offers valuable guidance and simple steps that any interim minister can take, in this episode titled, “Handing Difficult Financial Conversations with a Congregation.”

• What their financial documents reveal about the condition of the congregation - what to look for;
• Here's when and how I ask for their financial documents and what I do with them;
• What if I don't have any financial training? Should I just leave all that to others?

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