Church Law & Tax

Gallop 🏇 into tax season! Pre-order your 2025 Church & Clergy Tax Guide (PDF or Book) today. *Step-by-step guides on filing taxes and maximizing housing allowances. *Expert insights. *Straightforward answers for church leaders like you. https://lnkd.in/e7JFBa-q

Gloo and Barna Group's #StateoftheChurch November release has dropped. New research, new findings, new encouragement.

Wondering how to handle year-end HR conundrums? The legal-ise around housing and parsonage allowances or gifts designed to honor staff is enough to make anyone's head spin. Join us as we talk to Matthew Branaugh from Church Law & Tax about how to get your HR in order before the end of 2024. https://ow.ly/eL9C50TUCus

🤔 Do you know how your people are really doing? - Getting a snapshot of how your people are doing can be difficult. Relying solely on word of mouth or a gut feeling will still leave some questions about how you can help your people live a more flourishing life. The ChurchPulse Assessment lets you see the State of Your Church, measuring the 7 Dimensions of Human Flourishing and the 15 Dimensions of Church Thriving at your church. Measuring these dimensions allows you to get a snapshot of your congregation, which can help you tailor your church's messaging, programming, and next steps to better support the flourishing of your people and the thriving of your church. - We've made it easy to deploy the ChurchPulse at your church with a Kit of resources provided for you. And best of all, the entire experience is free. - 🚀 Learn how you can begin measuring what matters at your church today at https://vist.ly/3mkni59 . . . #GlooConnects #StateoftheChurch #ChurchPulse

We're thrilled to announce that a brand new episode of our Church Law podcast has just dropped! On the heals of pastor appreciation month, this episode explores when the pastor needs leadership help (and how to find it!) In this episode, I interview David Fletcher "Fletch" founder of XPastor.com who is known as the “Dean of Executive Pastors”. With personal experience, he offers wisdom and insights gleaned from four decades leading churches of various sizes and makeups. Using Acts 6 as a guide, Fletch unpacks what it is for pastors to effectively delegate certain duties and roles, and thus free themselves to focus on their calling, as they lead growing, ever-changing churches. Whether you're considering this role for the first time or evaluating your current leadership structure, this conversation is packed with insights to help guide your decision-making. Tune in now to hear expert advice that could transform your church’s leadership! https://lnkd.in/ejJfgwwd

📈 NEW RESEARCH The first round of research from the State of the Church 2025 Initiative has officially launched. Barna research reports that two in five U.S. Christians say they have deconstructed, indicating that deconstruction doesn't always lead to leaving the faith. Read the full release at stateofthechurch.com . . . #GlooConnects #StateoftheChurch2025

Church Law & Tax's Matthew Branaugh talks about churches, pastors, and politics in a guest piece for Christianity Today.

Today, we're excited to introduce Aspen by Gloo AI—a project we've been working on with some amazing partners. AI isn’t just the future—it’s here and it's shaping our lives and our decisions everyday. But big tech’s approach to AI is falling short. As parents, teachers, pastors, community leaders, and mentors, we’re called to help guide others through life’s most important questions. Unfortunately, today's AI tools often provide vague, generic, or misleading answers with little transparency about their sources. There’s a trust problem. Aspen is designed to change that. It's a trusted AI tool that provides answers from voices you know and trust, backed by clear, transparent sources. Whether you're looking to grow yourself or you're leading a family, a classroom, or a community, Aspen helps you find the most relevant resources and answers to take the next right step. Becoming all you were created to be isn’t a destination—it’s a journey. Aspen is here to unify and amplify the voices guiding you along the way. You will start to see parts of Aspen show up on sites and in apps from major faith publishers and the core Aspen site will launch to the public soon. Join the waitlist at ai.gloo.us to be among the first to get access! Lastly, I want to acknowledge and congratulate the core leaders at Gloo helping to make this project come to life. Jake Klinvex Alex Cook Jason Malec Nancy M. Smith James Yarris Matthew Slaughter Austin Eidson Scott Beck + many others #AIforHumanFlourishing

We launched Gloo AI for the parents, the ministry leaders, the values-driven CEO, the developers who want to build things that have eternal impact, the person who is looking for real answers and isn't satisfied by what the world has to offer. They all need AI tools they can trust and that exist to help them become all that they were created to be. Read our announcement here. https://lnkd.in/eBEDuk_9

2nd Annual Hackathon... Excited to continue the initiative. Gloo announces Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and YouVersion founder & CEO Bobby Gruenewald to join the AI the Church Hackathon. https://lnkd.in/gJzZSmTh