Fraud: How It Happens and How to Prevent It
Thankfully it is becoming less taboo to discuss church fraud and embezzlement. It is crucial that we discuss these issues out in the open so that they are less likely to occur in the…
Embezzlement
Considerations to Curb Your Church’s Chances of Embezzlement
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” Mt 25:23a Essential to establishing accountability in your church finances is: Formal bookkeeping app, like the one GoodBooks provides Separating financial functions: Receiving, Spending, Reconciling…
Thoughts Behind Why Embezzlement Happens
Church: A Hospital for Sinners, not a Museum for Saints. Most small churches depend on willing members, who likely already have a full schedule, to take on various church functions. If you are lucky their…
One + Check Signers Is Not Enough
If you read my last blog, you read an example of how a small church with a small budget, managed to be embezzled of over $65,000. Dr. Todd Johnson of the Center for the Study…
I Knew Immediately, Something Was Wrong…
The tenor of the pastor’s voice told me there was something terribly wrong. He began unravelling his story and his purpose for calling Bellwether Church Solutions … the leadership team had just discovered the church…
Preventing Fraud in Church Accounting – Download Now!
Some people may not know how I ended up working so closely with churches on their books. I was working with a variety of businesses — travel agencies, contractors, publishers, nonprofit organizations and then a…