Church Operations and Planning Center

Monthly Elder Board Packet

A seven-page monthly packet for an elder board that combines finance and ministry numbers: attendance, giving against budget, an operating summary, the building campaign, groups and serving, and items for discussion. Each page has a few plain sentences on what moved and why.

Sample data. All names, organizations, and figures are fictional.

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About this sample

Board members need the same few numbers each month, explained in plain words. This sample packet for September covers average attendance by campus, General Fund giving against budget and last year, an income and expense summary that combines Planning Center giving with the accounting system, building campaign progress against pledges, and ministry measures such as group participation, serving coverage, and new members.

The last page lists items for discussion and defines every measure, so the board reads the numbers the same way each month.

What it includes

  • Cover page with six key numbers and a short summary
  • Attendance by campus with a 24-month trend
  • General Fund giving against budget and last year, by month
  • Operating summary of income and expenses, month and year to date
  • Building campaign received against pledge pace
  • Groups, serving, and membership measures
  • Items for the board and definitions of each measure

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