Category: Money
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Four Things Cryptomining Can Teach You About Ministry
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The people who have not heard of Cryptomining are in the majority, so lets begin here. To give a very simple definition, Cryptomining is using the processing power of your video card and/or CPU to solve complex algorithms in the attempt to uncover parts of digital currency. The algorithms both identify and protect the authenticity…
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4 Tax Tips for Ministers…
Its that time of the year again, Tax Time! Many people dread it, most are simply happy when it is over. In ministry, we have several unique factors to our taxes that many of us struggle with. At MinistryPlace.Net, we are here to be a help to those serving in ministry, so we have compiled…
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Its all His anyway…
This morning, a friend of mine posted a news story on Facebook about some urban farming happening in North St. Louis. The story is quite fascinating how people have farmed this land for so many years, not knowing who the owner is, and happily reaping the benefits. There is a bit of unrest when the…
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A Unique Fundraising Idea
I have a fundraising idea that’s a bit out of the box. I’ll warn you that it is not conventional. It’s not exactly easy either. But, if done right, it could net your youth group a good amount of money and cost you almost nothing to do it. Willing to consider something different? Then read…
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A New Perspective on Budgets
So, I’ve been away from MinistryPlace.net for a while. It was sort of by choice. You see, I’ve had a lot of changes in the past few months. We had a new baby. I moved six hours away. I started my senior pastor position in Illinois. I began my work towards my second master’s degree.…
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A Simple Approach to Youth Ministry Budgets…
Its that time of the year again!! Time to start looking at next year’s budget. I know some of you are asking “what’s a budget?”, I will get into that in a future post. Preparing a budget seems to be a necessary evil of Youth Ministry, but here are a few things I did several…
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Getting the Whole Story OR the Meaning of MT on Twitter…
I was reminded of a very important fact the other day. The importance of taking the time to get the whole story before acting on a situation. I had a story happen in a meeting with my new agent from an insurance company that I have dealt with for many years. The previous agent in…
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An Open Letter about College…
Dear Parents of Teenagers, It’s just your friendly, neighborhood thirty-something youth worker here. I know that some of you are already planning and saving for college for your teenager. I applaud you in that. I know that for some of you, getting your student into the “right school” is a huge stress. I get that.…
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In Ministry? Need a Car? Here is some Help…
Have you heard of MATS? They are a unique organization with a mission to provide affordable and reliable vehicles for Christian ministries and their staff. This non-profit organization was founded in 1977 by Chuck Schroth, who helped missionaries returning home to the States locate quality vehicles. Now managed by the Nottingham family, MATS has grown…
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My 5 P’s of Grocery Savings…
Editors Note: This was originally published by Vicki Williams at her Personal Blog here…. When I was growing up saving on groceries meant cheap, dented, tasteless food that my mother would gather from grocery store for pennies. And while she was able to “feed” the three of us for $15 a week at one…
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Simply Living in Rural Ministry: Lunchmeat
One of the things that can be a challenge in Rural Ministry is living on a budget. While there are some things that are cheaper in a rural community (like housing), there are other things that can be far more expensive, like groceries. Here is an example: I will start by giving credit to my…
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Christmas Shopping Guide: Vinci Tablets
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One of our new Advertisers, Vinci Genius has sent MinistryPlace.Net an early Christmas present! It’s called the Vinci Tab M II. Vinci is manufactured by a company in Canada named Rullingnet targeted toward children and parents of young children (under 9). The goal of the tablet is to provide a solid e-learning platform for the children.…