[Dream Life Cohort] September's Tool: Building Your Budget Template

Good morning, Reader,

Well, it is September!!! You know what that means? It means it is the unofficial beginning of fall!!!

Fall is my favorite season of the year. Yes, I love Christmas, but fall inches out winter for a number of reasons. It is the beginning of football, the leaves are changing, we go apple picking, pumpkin patch, back to school, sweatshirts and flannels, crisp nights by the firepit....I could go on and on!

You know what else fall brings? Church planning season! I love it. Looking ahead to next year, planning for what is going to happen, seeking God for his plans for our churches and ministries, and dreaming about what could be.

That's why, this month in the Dream Life Cohort, we are talking budgets. We are looking at how to effectively build a budget, some tips and tricks I have learned over the years building and managing budgets, and some guidelines to make sure you end 2023 in the black and with surplus.

Today, I wanted to make you aware that this month's tool is already in your membership area to look at and start playing with. This month I have build a budget template. This template is designed to be as simple of as complicated as you want it to be. No matter the size of your church or ministry, you can build out an effective budget.

What I like most is that the formulas are already in place and all you have to do is plug in your line items and the your budget numbers. Everything is calculated and placed in the proper places throughout the template.

Jump into the Dream Life Cohort Member area and start building your budget for 2023. Later this month we will talk more about budgets in our Live Session.

Have an awesome week and enjoy the beginning of fall!

Living the Dream Life,

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