Smart Church Management

Are Church Employees Eligible for Unemployment Benefits?

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I was recently asked “are church employees eligible for unemployment benefits?”

It is an interesting question because a lot of people don’t realize that “ Churches and religious organizations are not liable for FUTA
tax“.

Let’s start by explaining what unemployment benefits are and who is eligible for them.

Unemployment benefits are available to workers who lose their job involuntarily because of reasons out of their control and meet basic state law eligibility requirements. Read the Full Article →

New Church Staff Evaluation Book

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Working with church leaders has helped me recognize quite a few need help when managing employees and often feel vulnerable when asked to “assess” employee performance. Many are challenged with  trying to manage the day-to-day operations of a ministry and keeping employees focused on those things that are most important to church strategy.

Many church leaders dread the annual performance appraisal process, partially, because it’s a time consuming process but, more commonly, because they don’t have the training or expertise to assess employee performance painlessly. Read the Full Article →