employees: 0! church leaders: jon & dani lucas (jon 4x days p/wk, dani 2 days p/wk) board of...

Perth Church Of Christ

FINANCES

PCOC Status QuoEmployees: 0!

Church Leaders: Jon & Dani Lucas (Jon 4x days p/wk, Dani 2 days p/wk)

Board of Governers: Jon Lucas, Scott Smith, Trevor Stewart

Board of Directors: Andrew Chambers (Chairman), Brenton Skippings, Almayne DuPreez, Joanne Smith

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14000Pledge amount - $8095 $7395

Current average monthly income: $8116 (2/9/14)

Current average monthly expenses: $9678 (2/9/14)

Net monthly shortfall: -$1562

Expenses last 6 months

Ministry (Inc wages)VenueMisc

PCOC Savings Account(s) – last 12 months

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Projecting Forward

Short term: Self Sustaining (Add $2200 to the contributions)

• Need to stabilise contributions• Be sacrificial• Grow in membership

Mid term: 2x full time ministry staff

Long term: Church plantings

Goals

Why we tithe/who should tithe/what should you give/any reasons to not tithe

Church Contribution – Done wrong

I said ‘cheerfully’

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Why we tithe/who should tithe/what should you give/any reasons to not tithe

Church Contribution – Done wrong

Why we tithe/who should tithe/what should you give/any reasons to not tithe

Church Contribution – How it should be

Some traps in our thinking about tithing

I am paying Jons salary, he works for me, therefore if I don’t like what Jon is doing, or don’t like Jon I don’t hsave to give

Having a budget/being in control of finances – a christian discipline

Church account details inc Q&A