Administration Matters

Issue 51 of Administration Matters Updated tax guides now available through Portico Portico Benefit Services provides pastors and congregations participating in the ELCA benefit program with no-cost access to Richard R. Hammar’s annual tax guides. Members can use their Portico...

Issue 50 of Administration Matters HR Series – checking references Checking references is an important part of the hiring process. While it may feel like just one more step, checking applicants’ references can actually save time, money, effort and a...

Issue 49 of Administration Matters Mission support interpretation resources The ministry of the ELCA is present around the corner and the globe. Financial resources shared from congregations, synods and churchwide, called Mission Support, are deployed across this church and work to...

  Special post for Administration Matters readers … Register today for this free webinar: https://community.elca.org/FLSAwebinar Instructions for connecting to the webinar will be sent to all registrants prior to the event. Webinar Title: New Overtime Rules Date and Time: October...

Issue 48 of Administration Matters Time to update your congregation’s constitution Now that the 2016 Churchwide Assembly is over, it is a good time to look at updating your congregation’s constitution. The 2016 Churchwide Assembly made several important changes to the...

Issue 47 of Administration Matters Livestream the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Aug. 8-13 The 14th ELCA Churchwide Assembly will convene on Aug. 8-13, in New Orleans to discuss and make decisions about how to go about God’s work as a church....