{"product_id":"9780898690880","title":"Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes: Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e• Written by CPA working exclusively with parishes of various denominations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Updated to reflect changes in tax law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• What to do and how to do it for parishes of all sizes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Real-life examples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience shows that open and transparent churches engender a greater feeling of trust and willingness on the part of the donor. The policies and processes in \u003cem\u003eFinancial Management for Episcopal Parishes\u003c\/em\u003e, which can be implemented by any size church, allow clergy, vestry, and parishioners to establish and document procedures that enable a financially transparent organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book defines the roles of the clergy, staff, vestry, and congregation and outlines what needs to be done by them to design and implement a system of checks and balances for financial oversight and stewardship, in order to protect donations and assets. Throughout the book, real-life examples of processes and procedures that did not work (and why) make for enjoyable reading of an otherwise business-like subject. Every reader will recognize some of them in their own church life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudience: Vestries and other church leaders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CPI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018628841712,"sku":"9780898690880","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780898690880_p0.jpg?v=1763854779","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780898690880","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}