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Confused About Housing Allowance? Start Here.
Housing allowance evolved over time into something that is incredibly confusing for leaders and pastors. We can help.
2025 Budget and COLA Changes
Even though churches are aligned on a reasonable COLA for 2025, increased benefit costs and the higher cost of living is placing financial pressure on churches.
The Rising Cost of Replacing Pastors
Market forces are creating tremendous pressure for churches as they seek to replace pastors.
Answering Your Gloo Questions
Learn more about Gloo's recent acquisition of ChurchSalary.
Job Title Trends for Pastors and Church Staff
The inspiration and solutions you need to create better job titles for pastors and staff at your church.
How Multisite Churches Pay Campus Pastors
Two prevailing models that multisite churches use to pay campus pastors.
Payroll and Budget Changes for 2024
Explore survey data from 988 churches on budget and staffing changes to attract and retain employees in 2023 and 2024.
How Much Do Churches Spend on Benefits and Health Insurance?
Benefits work differently than salaries, but they are a key part of total compensation.
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Connecting the Dots Between Church Metrics and CompensationHow do these metrics and benchmarks influence salaries and benefits at your church?
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Church Growth: How Fundamental Benchmarks Impact CompensationExplore how staffing and compensation change as churches grow.
Can Church Employees Discuss Their Salary or Raise?
The pressure to raise salaries in 2022 is intense and employees are talking about it. What can (or should) churches do?
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Three Key Staffing Hurdles That Churches Face
As churches grow, they encounter at least three major inflection points in staffing and leadership complexity.
2022 State of Church Compensation Survey
Budget and COLA Changes for 2023Survey data from 800 churches detailing budget and staffing changes to offset inflation and retain employees in 2022 and 2023.
Church Growth Series
How Many Staff Members Should Your Church Have?Can you apply an attendance-to-staff ratio to church to gauge whether you are over- or understaffed?
Two Major Pressures on Church Pay in 2022: Scarcity and Competition
Rising wages and increased competition are placing more pressure on churches than inflation alone in 2022.
Making Sense of Inflation for COLA Raises
Which inflation index should your church use as a benchmark for COLA changes in the coming year?
Church Growth Series
How Much Does the Average Church Spend on Payroll?How much of their total operating budget do churches allocate for employee benefit and salaries?
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Don’t Expect Exponential: Churches and Salaries Grow LogarithmicallyChurch and salary growth follow counterintuitive patterns.
Church Growth Series
Average Per Person Giving in the ChurchResearch on budget, attendance, and giving can help churches evaluate their health and plan for growth.
Unpacking the Hiring Process
Follow these five steps to overcome major hurdles when hiring new pastors and staff at your church.
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