Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes

by James B. Jordan

Experience shows that churches that are open and transparent engender a greater feeling of trust and willingness on the part of donors. Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes defines the roles of the clergy, staff, vestry, and congregation in the establishment of a transparent and functioning set of checks and balances that can be implemented by any size church. The book is laced with real-life examples of processes and procedures that did and did not work, helping readers to identify with their own church experience and apply the information to their own setting.

304 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

Mr. Jordan is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Chartered Global Management Accountant. His consulting and auditing practice is dedicated to serving only churches and their higher denominational organizations. He is the author of Financial Management for Episcopal Parishes, Revised Edition 2017, Church Publishing, Inc., New York. He earned his Executive Masters of Business Administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, with international business emphasis from London Business School. His speaking engagements span the globe to six continents and dozens of countries. Mr. Jordan is an adjunct professor at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, General Theological Union - Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA, and General Theological Seminary, New York City. He is also currently serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh. Mr. Jordan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book clearly lays out the importance of proper financial management in a church setting. It is specifically written for Episcopal parishes, but any denominational leader (lay or ordained) would benefit from its thorough look at church finances: from budgets to fraud to maintaining legality, this book covers it all. I highly recommend it.