DON’T READ THIS IF YOU WANT YOUR PASTOR TO KEEP TURNING RECEIPTS IN LATE
Article By: Jordan Gandara
I ran down the hall, anticipating a familiar expression I was sure to encounter. My church administrator shook her head in disappointment, “Again? Every month? Really?” I grinned as I stammered out a good-intentioned “I promise I’ll do better next month?”
Can anybody relate to this?
There are so many important things that need our attention in ministry. We’re meeting with people who are navigating the stuff of life, equipping and discipling leaders, managing budgets, juggling time, and oh yes that monthly credit card coding… “Who did I have lunch with again 2 weeks ago?”
You’ve been entrusted with managing donations from many people who’ve willingly chosen to join you on mission. Stewardship is one of your core values. Of course, you want to steward your budget well. In fact, you’re speaking on stewardship again in just a few Sundays!
By definition, accounting provides a “timely and accurate” view of your incoming and outgoing dollars. Your budget is most effective if the information is up to date.
We all agree on this, sure. But what can we do about it?
After years of working with different expense management solutions, our friends at Divvy have created the perfect solution to help your pastors, support staff (along with yours truly) finally turn-in receipts on time.
Now, before you say to yourself “a crummy commercial?” consider the possibility that you can immediately avoid the monthly trip to the office only to show up empty-handed and behind on receipts. (Unless you like that sort of thing.)
With Divvy, you can manage your expenses while making sure your budget stays on target. You can continue building credit and earning points while your employees have freedom to spend within their budget. Real-time visibility helps your employees track their expenses with the snap of their smartphone and reminders help keep your employees notified when a transaction needs to be coded.
There is so much to like with Divvy that I run the risk of embarrassing myself if I were to go on about all I like about it.
One of our representatives would be happy to give you a 10-minute demo on the app. Or we’d be happy to connect you with one of our dedicated Divvy representatives.
One thing you can be sure of is seeing a smile on your administrator’s face knowing their days of tracking down employee credit-card coding have come to an end.