Confessions of a Church Felon: Protecting Your Ministry from the Flames of Fraud

by Jeffrey A. Klick, Glenn Miller, Rodney Harrison

A Pastor or church leader being led away in handcuffs blazes across the screen. National and local newscasters gleefully point out the hypocrisy of yet another fallen Christian. Often a taboo subject, fraud runs rampant in the Body of Christ. This must change, and this book can and will help! Confessions of a Church Felon is a must read for every church leader. Written by the authors of Pastoral Helmsmanship; A Pastor's Guide to Church Administration, this book will help stem the tidal wave of destruction caused by fraud. Clear, concise, and practical, Confessions will guide the reader through all the steps needed to eliminate fraud. In addition, the book will show you how to walk through the difficulties of dealing with fraud if discovered. The Church must raise the standard of financial integrity, and Confessions will show you how!

210 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2015

Reviews

[Christian Barrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very practical book on working in a church and seeking to protect the church from fraud. Much of this book is filled with examples of church fraud, which are helpful, but fail to best illustrate what church’s can do to prevent fraud. The overall content of the book is more of a warning than anything. The appendix of the book was much more practical as it gave guidance on how to handle and prevent cases of fraud. This book is not a work for everyone, but for those in vocational ministry it is a necessity.

[Tyler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Provides good resources & a few good strategies while it tells a heartbreaking story, but apart from pushing the idea of “awareness,” it doesn’t present a lot of new information. Additionally, it is written & formatted quite poorly.

[Gabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I agree with another reviewer that this is a "fascinating, depressing, and helpful book." Good for churches that don't have financial accountability measures in place. We want to trust people, but we also want to verify.

[Austin Fry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to see the point of view of people who had actually worked through fraud. Good resources and strategies.

[Jonathan Fontenot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating, depressing, and helpful book.