Archive for February, 2015

Cyber Liability; Exploring Your Risk

February 27, 2015

According to the FBI, cybercrime is now ranked as the number one law enforcement concern. Anthem Health recently had a data breach and lost 80 million records of current and former customers. Sony Pictures was recently hacked and it caused them to cancel a movie release. Churches are at risk too. Welcome To The Next […]

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Why Background Checks Are Important

February 21, 2015

  You’re sitting in the church office considering a job candidate’s application. The background check has revealed that he or she has a criminal conviction. How will this affect your hiring decision regarding this potential employee or volunteer? Whether the offense was a minor one from years ago or something more recent, discovery of an entry […]

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Things Every Church Board Member Should Know

February 13, 2015

Are we incorporated? (Should we be?) If your church or ministry is incorporated, generally this would be reflected in your bylaws. Bylaws are internal rules that govern how your organization operates. Do we follow our bylaws? First Amendment protection of religion places churches in a unique legal position. Essentially, the courts allow churches to describe […]

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