Many who serve churches and ministries require that their clients sign a contract.  We at MBS have never done that!  We believe we should do our best to earn your business every day, and if we don’t earn it you have the option of simply terminating us.  We’ve been serving churches and ministries since 1986, and we understand your corporate culture.

Calculating a tithe for employees is easy because they receive a paycheck.  Doing so for business owners is more difficult because there are so many organization models, income sources, and accounting system standards.  The result has been that business owners are left to themselves to identify their own methods for calculating a tithe.  I hope this attempt at identifying factors for business owners to consider is the beginning of a discussion that helps many to do what our Lord challenged us to in Malachi 3:10-12.

Many of us who work in ministry have lives that are out of balance!  Ministries often need more people but can’t afford them, we’re called to the greatest task on earth and want to give it our all, and more.  But at what price do we push ourselves further than we should?  Many are watching us– neighbors, friends, and family– and our relationships with them often suffer.  There are tools that can help!  Let’s look at a few.

Our church just finished phase one of a four-phase site development.  I was foolish enough to say that I’d help manage the programming, design, and construction by providing owner’s representative oversight.  Phase one includes building four structures, of which only one will survive the entire four-phase buildout.  “So,” we said, “let’s go with fabric since these are only temporary buildings!”