Comments on: Organizational Budget Trimming In ‘09 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/ Carlos Whittaker's Weblog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: trae http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-252146 trae Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:30:27 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-252146 wow. wow.

]]> By: Greg http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-252082 Greg Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:31:17 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-252082 Yes, yes yes. Kill the bulletins. Save the trees. The bulletins tend to have 90% of the same info on them week after week anyway. I see them as a vestige of the past. We're all hip and modern now. People watch all the announcements on the "10B4" anyway. Yes, yes yes. Kill the bulletins. Save the trees. The bulletins tend to have 90% of the same info on them week after week anyway. I see them as a vestige of the past. We're all hip and modern now. People watch all the announcements on the “10B4″ anyway.

]]> By: johnincolorado http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251901 johnincolorado Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:59:48 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251901 i taught for ten years so i feel your pain! and, of course, you have to cover more and test more, too. keep up the good work 'cause it's worth it. i taught for ten years so i feel your pain! and, of course, you have to cover more and test more, too. keep up the good work 'cause it's worth it.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251888 Ryan Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:57:06 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251888 I start by saying that we have been blessed incredibly this year. We are between pastors, with a interim in place, and... attendance is up, giving is up, ministry involvement is strong, support for ministries that meet the needs of families in our community is higher than ever.<br>That said, we are changing how we celebrate as a staff. Encouraging our people to celebrate relationally so that they are freed to bless those less fortunate. Backing off on tech expenses, etc. I start by saying that we have been blessed incredibly this year. We are between pastors, with a interim in place, and… attendance is up, giving is up, ministry involvement is strong, support for ministries that meet the needs of families in our community is higher than ever.
That said, we are changing how we celebrate as a staff. Encouraging our people to celebrate relationally so that they are freed to bless those less fortunate. Backing off on tech expenses, etc.

]]> By: aggie4him http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251862 aggie4him Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:20:08 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251862 We cut my position. They gave me till the end of January though to figure something out and they have been pretty cool in the process. We cut my position. They gave me till the end of January though to figure something out and they have been pretty cool in the process.

]]> By: Chris Meirose http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251859 Chris Meirose Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:25:09 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251859 We've cut something like 20% for our budge for 2009 (still needs congregations approval). This means we've cut our cleaning service so people will have to volunteer to clean our church weekly. We've cut back lots of areas we don't want to cut back in, places like missions and evangelism, because everything is shrinking, and some things are ceasing. That's the cold hard reality of a small church with a tight budget in a tough time in a small town. Probably the reality in many other places as well. But we will live to fight another day. And God can still work with what we have, and in spite of what we don't have. He is God after all! We've cut something like 20% for our budge for 2009 (still needs congregations approval). This means we've cut our cleaning service so people will have to volunteer to clean our church weekly. We've cut back lots of areas we don't want to cut back in, places like missions and evangelism, because everything is shrinking, and some things are ceasing. That's the cold hard reality of a small church with a tight budget in a tough time in a small town. Probably the reality in many other places as well. But we will live to fight another day. And God can still work with what we have, and in spite of what we don't have. He is God after all!

]]> By: Erica_A http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251847 Erica_A Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:54:11 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251847 It's saddening to see all these stories of scrimping and scrambling for a job. I know some of ya'll have families to support. Luckily, my organization is "me" and if I fire "me" then I definitely won't have any cash. However, God has been more than faithful to provide me with projects as a freelance employee =)<br>-I don't eat out as much<br>-buy more tuna =)<br>-keep things to snack on in my car so when the blood sugar drops I'm not starving and needing to get fast food<br>-thinking of creative (low-to-no-cost) ways of blessing people for their bdays.<br>-consistently tithing even if that 10% is little. It's saddening to see all these stories of scrimping and scrambling for a job. I know some of ya'll have families to support. Luckily, my organization is “me” and if I fire “me” then I definitely won't have any cash. However, God has been more than faithful to provide me with projects as a freelance employee =)
-I don't eat out as much
-buy more tuna =)
-keep things to snack on in my car so when the blood sugar drops I'm not starving and needing to get fast food
-thinking of creative (low-to-no-cost) ways of blessing people for their bdays.
-consistently tithing even if that 10% is little.

]]> By: Marcelo http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251845 Marcelo Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:55:12 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251845 Fridays off. It's like... it sucks, but it's great! Fridays off. It's like… it sucks, but it's great!

]]> By: Greggerjo http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251844 Greggerjo Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:54:23 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251844 Our student ministry is trying to kill two birds w/ one stone. Our church currently uses an outside company for all of our custodial needs (we've already been throwing around ideas for how to trim in that area). AND, we have a group of Jr./ Sr.'s who are fund raising for a hurricane relief trip to Jamaica this summer. Our proposal...<br><br>The church 'down-sizes' the professional cleaners and hires the Jamaica students for half price!! (genius? I think so!!) Our student ministry is trying to kill two birds w/ one stone. Our church currently uses an outside company for all of our custodial needs (we've already been throwing around ideas for how to trim in that area). AND, we have a group of Jr./ Sr.'s who are fund raising for a hurricane relief trip to Jamaica this summer. Our proposal…

The church 'down-sizes' the professional cleaners and hires the Jamaica students for half price!! (genius? I think so!!)

]]> By: adam http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251843 adam Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:30:01 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/12/your-work-budget/#comment-251843 my company announced that all employees who are on the bonus/incentive program or who get sales commission are not going to receive a merit increase (raise) in 09.<br><br>employees who are NOT on these plans, like me (thank goodness) are still slated for a merit increase in january. i'm not counting on it being big...<br><br>our other divisions, which have close ties to the auto industry, are scrambling and will probably start cutting positions in the new year.<br><br>fun for all! my company announced that all employees who are on the bonus/incentive program or who get sales commission are not going to receive a merit increase (raise) in 09.

employees who are NOT on these plans, like me (thank goodness) are still slated for a merit increase in january. i'm not counting on it being big…

our other divisions, which have close ties to the auto industry, are scrambling and will probably start cutting positions in the new year.

fun for all!

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