Sometimes it doesn't pay to reinvent the wheel, and this is one of those times! This special blog post includes, in its entirety, an important and time-sensitive message for church leaders, from the Rev. Saeed Richardson, Program & Operations Officer at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference.

Developing an annual budget is a challenge for any organization, but churches have special considerations to keep in mind. Because faith-based organizations exist primarily to support the faith of their members, tasks like preparing an annual budget can get lost in the shuffle of other responsibilities.