Finally, practical help for managing church finances! The Essential Guide to Church Finances presents key principles in an easy-to-understand format to help you strategize, organize, measure, communicate, and protect your financial resources for maximum ministry effectiveness. This must-read guide is loaded with trustworthy, practical information for anyone responsible for managing the church's money. Bookkeepers, treasurers, finance committee members, pastors, and business administrators all will benefit from this hands-on, interactive guide. Whether you have professional financial experience or you are a volunteer learning the ropes of nonprofit finance, this book serves as both a primer and a "best practices" guide for church financial leaders. - Back cover.