Who Should Be the Church Treasurer?
The church treasurer is maybe the most demanding volunteer role in church life. How can church leaders help and support treasurers best?
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In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) is joined by Manny Kemp, a deacon and the treasurer at Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge, to talk about the role of treasurer and how the pressures and demands on them can be lessened.
00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - Church leaders need to think about money
06:15 - Delegating treasuring?
12:41 - How much financial knowledge should elders have?
15:48 - Support for church treasurers
21:55 - Training with the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (ACAT)
26:28 - Networking with other treasurers
Show notes
- Legal and Financial Support for Churches (fiec.org.uk)
- Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (acat.uk.com)
- 8 Ways to Support Your Church Treasurer (fiec.org.uk)
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Adrian Reynolds
Adrian is FIEC's Head of National Ministries. He previously served as Associate Minister of East London Tabernacle Baptist Church and is currently an elder at Christchurch Harborough.
Manny Kemp
Immanuel (Manny) Kemp is a management consultant specialising in risk and safety, a volunteer trainer with the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (ACAT), and a deacon and treasurer at Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge.
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