| Administration Matters addresses common, practical issues including finance, governance, risk management, tax, legal concerns and other topics of interest about day-to-day operations and management in church settings. |
Passwords and Internet security
Is your computer password on this list of the 25 worst passwords? If so, it's time to read this information on computer security in your congregation. Paired with your user ID, the password is the key to your private digital assets, similar to the key to your home and it’s just as important to protect it. >more | 
Make activities safer for your congregation
Have you thought much about routine activities such as first aid treatment, cooking, meetings, indoor athletics, outings, materials handling and property safety? These are just a few areas that can pose safety risks to your membership. >more  | |
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Do you have a building project on the horizon?
 Is your congregation ready to renovate, expand, relocate or construct a first church building? The Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA provides loans to ELCA congregations and ELCA-related ministries for these types of capital projects. The church building consultants provide a wide range of project expertise — free of charge — for any church construction project. The lending staff can help develop realistic construction budgets, identify resources for projects, and guide congregations through the entire loan application process. >more |
Safety tips for church property
Out of sight is out of mind when it comes to the patrolling of seldom-used church property. Here are 10 tips to help prevent serious consequences that might result without action on the part of the congregation. >more |
 Clean and renewable energy
To address climate change, the world must require higher efficiency from existing energy points of supply and move to cleaner power sources. >more |
Insurance Class Action Settlement
We have completed distribution of the Insurance Class Action Settlement received last year, according to the claim forms submitted to the ELCA Office of the Treasurer during the required reporting period. All payments were issued on March 20, 2012. There were 150 responding claimant congregations and synods with an average settlement of $384.33 per claimant. |
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