The Bookkeeping with a Purpose Podcast- Bookkeeping, Christian Entrepreneur, Church finances, Clergy Taxes, Minister payroll,

By Michelle R Brown, EA, Christian Business Mentor, Enrolled Agent

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Hey there, I’m Michelle and I love all things Jesus, business and church finances! I help church finance individuals just like you go from feeling confused and frustrated with what you don’t know about church finances, to being more confident in your role while increasing your proficiency and expertise in the church finance realm. Are you tired of Google searches that result in endless pages of answers to your questions about church finances, housing allowances and clergy taxes? Do you need help with getting the right processes and procedures in place for your church office or business? Are you looking for a group of like-minded believers who understand your desire to do business and serve the local church God’s way? In this podcast, you will find practical AND biblically based business solutions for your church office or bookkeeping business that serves churches . We will give you tried and true bookkeeping tips and lessons that are specific to the church ministry and other foundational practices that you need in place to make sure that the church(es) that you serve are in compliance with current industry standards and IRS tax code. We will also lean into mindset training to help you think like the business professional God created you to be and renewing your mind through the application of truths from the Word of God that will encourage and free you to do business God’s way while learning what you didn’t even know you needed to know! My mission is twofold: #1 to help church bookkeepers/treasurers/finance individuals become more confident in their role and increase their expertise in church finances. #2 to help business owners unapologetically do business God’s way and grow a successful bookkeeping business they feel good about and that helps make the world a better place. If you are ready to walk out the calling the Lord has on your life while serving Him with excellence - then you are definitely in the right place! I tried to achieve success in the secular world but felt unfulfilled and like an outsider because of my beliefs. I finally realized that taking the risk to create a business (or businesses in my case), where I could openly express my faith and beliefs and to put God at the center of everything I did, was more exciting to me than the fear of the ”what if’s”. So, I did it! Not once, but twice! I want to share with you what I’ve learned through my 20 years of business experience in both Christian retail and my bookkeeping business to help you take that step of faith and walk in courageous obedience to God. If you are ready to serve your church with confidence and/or create a business that keeps God at the center of everything you do WHILE helping to make the world a better place all at the same time - this podcast is for you! So grab your Bible, a notebook or laptop, and the dream God gave you, because we’re doing this. It’s time to serve Him with Excellence! Learn: www.churchfinances.org Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/churchbookkeepingandclergytax

Episode Date
Ep 62 ~ Navigating IRS Regulations: Tips for Church Financial Compliance
May 14, 2024
Ep 61 ~ Podcast Rebranding: What you can expect
May 13, 2024
Ep 60 ~ Decoding the DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule
Mar 07, 2024
Ep 59 ~ Understanding Federal Taxes for Ministers and Churches
Feb 28, 2024
Ep 58 ~ How to Properly Structure a Donation Acknowledgement Letter
Feb 21, 2024
Ep 57 ~ Unraveling the Mystery of Church Employees and Overtime Rules
Feb 14, 2024
Ep 56 ~ Got your budget? Great! Now here’s the next step.
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 55 ~ Housing Designation and Retirement
Jan 31, 2024
Ep 54 ~ 1099's: Who do I Send them to and Which Form do I use?
Jan 24, 2024
Ep 53~How to Correctly Fill out those W-2's for your Ministers
Jan 17, 2024
Ep 52 ~ Tips for Getting Your Tax Documents for a Smoother Tax Season
Jan 10, 2024
Ep 51 ~ Record Retention Requirements for the Church
Jan 03, 2024
Ep 50 ~ Review What Worked this Year and What Didn’t
Dec 20, 2023
Ep 49 ~ Communication: 3 Areas of Communication Vital To Your Success
Dec 13, 2023
Ep ~ 48 QuickBooks Changes Coming Soon
Dec 06, 2023
Ep 47 ~ Tax Issues for Ministers
Nov 29, 2023
Ep 46 ~ Thanksgiving: More than Just a Holiday
Nov 22, 2023
Ep 45 ~ What to expect when filing your W-2’s and 1099’s this year
Nov 15, 2023
Ep 44 ~ Let’s Kickoff our 4th Quarter Checklist
Nov 08, 2023
Ep 43~ Love Offerings and Why They are Taxable to Staff Members
Nov 01, 2023
Ep 42 ~ 3 Steps to Help Create a Sound Church Budget
Oct 26, 2023
Ep 41 ~How to Properly Classify Church Employees
Sep 04, 2023
Ep 40 ~ Ministerial Exception and Your Church
Aug 28, 2023
Ep 39 ~Church Payroll: What Every Church Should Know
Aug 21, 2023
Ep 38 ~ Exploring the Unique Aspects of Church Finances
Aug 07, 2023
Ep 37 ~ Special Guest Interview: Stef Gass talks about her 7 Step Spiritual Battle Plan
Jul 31, 2023
Ep 36 ~ My Top 5 Books for Spiritual Growth
Jul 24, 2023
Ep 35 ~ Bible Reference Books - Which One is Right For You?
Jul 17, 2023
Ep 34 ~ Different Types of Bibles
Jul 10, 2023
Ep 33 ~ Bible Translations: Which One is Right For Me?
Jul 03, 2023
Ep 32 ~ What are Ministers taught in Seminary about taxes? Guest Interview: Pastor Chris Gore
Jun 26, 2023
Ep 31 ~ Upcoming Summer Series and Podcast Update
Jun 21, 2023
Ep 30 ~ Welcome to Summer! Time for a Mid-Year Review
Jun 19, 2023
Ep 29 ~ 3 Ways to Ensure Client Happiness
Jun 14, 2023
Ep 28 ~ Helping Those in Need with Intentional Benevolence Giving
Jun 12, 2023
Ep 27 ~ Define what you want to do in your business
Jun 07, 2023
Ep 26 ~ Love Offerings: Free Gift or Taxable Income
Jun 05, 2023
Ep 25 ~ Fear is not the Boss of You - Unless you Let it Be
May 31, 2023
Ep 24~ Building a Financially Literate Church Family
May 29, 2023
Ep 23 ~ Dress for Success: Applying the Armor of God to Business Ownership
May 24, 2023
Ep22 ~ To Pledge or Not to Pledge - That is the Question
May 22, 2023
Ep 21 ~ Is it Right for a Christian to Want Success?
May 17, 2023
Ep 20 ~ Charitable Contributions – How to Prove what was Donated
May 15, 2023
Ep 19 ~ What is an Enrolled Agent? What Services do they Offer and how can I become one?
May 10, 2023
Ep 18 ~ How to Choose the Best Payroll Processor for your Church
May 08, 2023
Ep 17 ~ Choosing the Services you will Offer in your Bookkeeping Business
May 03, 2023
Ep 16~ Why Doing an Internal Church Audit is a Great Idea
May 01, 2023
Ep 15 ~ Essential Tools to Keep your Bookkeeping Business Running Smoothly
Apr 26, 2023
Ep 14 ~ Accountability in the Church - It’s Vital!
Apr 24, 2023
Ep 13 ~ 3 Tips I Believe Every Business Owner needs to do to Ensure Success
Apr 19, 2023
Look your best. Do your best. Be your best. Thank you Dr. Charles Stanley.
Apr 19, 2023
Ep 12~ Payroll Tax Filing Requirements
Apr 17, 2023
Ep 11 ~ Why Being an Entrepreneur after 50 ROCKS!
Apr 12, 2023
Ep 10 ~ Worker Classification: Employee or Independent Contractor
Apr 10, 2023
Ep 09~ 4 Tips to Finding Your Ideal Client
Apr 05, 2023
Ep 08 ~ #1 Tax Benefit for Ministers: Housing Allowance pt. 2
Apr 03, 2023
Ep 07~ Biz Book Review: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Mar 29, 2023
Ep 06 ~ #1 Tax Benefit for Ministers - Housing Allowance
Mar 27, 2023
Ep 05 ~5 Steps to Starting Your Bookkeeping Business
Mar 22, 2023
Ep 04 ~ Church Internal Controls: Trust but Verify your finance individuals
Mar 20, 2023
Ep 03 ~ The 6 Step Process for Doing Business God’s Way
Mar 15, 2023
Ep 01 ~ My Story & How God led Me to this Podcast
Mar 13, 2023
Ep 02 ~ 5 Basics Every Church Finance Individual Needs to Know
Mar 13, 2023
Introduction to Bookkeeping with a Purpose with Michelle R Brown, EA
Mar 02, 2023