AcctTwo Blog

A few months ago, at our Faith-Based Finance Collaborative, AcctTwo's Managed Accounting Services Controller, Shelly Einspahr, and Covenant Church's COO, Brian Coleman, sat down and talked about how we work together. Little did we know back at the end of February, our world was going to change dramatically in a matter of weeks. The news about COVID-19 was still somewhat sparse, mainly impacting China, Italy, and starting to creep into California – specifically around San Francisco. Churches went from serving thousands to having to pivot and become virtual. In fact, the whole world had to pivot and become remote. Figuring out how all the pieces fit together and how to maintain business-as-usual was a challenge. Even for organizations that have had cloud-based infrastructure in place, it was still challenging at times because most of us went from working 9-to-5 to working 24/7 which included, parenting and homeschooling.

Within nonprofit Finance and Accounting, church back offices have unique challenges to solve with church accounting software solutions. Thankfully, with new accounting and ERP technologies designed for and affordable for churches, these unique challenges have better results than ever before to help maximize stewardship.

Recently we sponsored and attended the Texas Ministry Conference in Houston, Texas. The vision of the Texas Ministry Conference is to provide tools and resources for people in all types of ministry and ministry support.

Earlier this week we had a webinar to recap our Faith-Based Finance Collaborative and invited Tammy Bunting, CFO at Concord Church, to join us. Tammy was on our Peer Panel along with Jeff Barber from Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Sheila Buckler from Bent Tree Fellowship Church, and Brian Coleman from Covenant Church.

Last week marked our 5th annual Faith-Based Finance Collaborative. This year our client, Concord Church of Dallas, hosted us in their beautiful facility. We are blessed with so many amazing clients and partners.

AcctTwo recently sponsored and attended the Missio Nexus Conference in Orlando, Florida. The Missio Nexus Conference is a thought-provoking, three-day annual event that brings together hundreds of mission leaders. This year’s theme was Future Mission, it was a challenging look at the future of missions and the Great Commission.

Recently the AcctTwo faith-based nonprofit team attended The Church Network Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Church Network Conference is a thought-provoking, three-day event offering multiple ways to network with church leaders, discover and seek out mentors, see emerging technologies, and hone your skills. The Church Network Conference provides a wealth of experiences and benefits for church leaders. 

Recently the AcctTwo faith-based nonprofit team attended The Pushpay Summit at Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas. The Pushpay Summit is not your standard church conference. With over 1500 attendees, you could feel the energy in the room. Ministry really matters at this conference and it is resonated throughout every session and absorbed in every conversation.

How Is Dimensional Accounting Software a Must-Have for Churches?

I'm excited to follow up Baran Sonmez's recent blog post on Dimensions in Accounting Software with a look at how dimensionality is particularly important in the world of churches and faith-based organizations. For some background, I'm a Professional Services Manager at AcctTwo. As a tax accountant, programmer, and Intacct reporting and implementation specialist, I've spent more than 25 years in finance and technology, particularly church finance, and I've held financial analyst and finance director positions at two churches in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I have a little experience with this!

We're always proud of the work we do and the relationships we build with each and every one of our customers, but when we get feedback six months or a year down the road and get to hear how transformative Intacct and our implementation team have been, it's very special. Gateway Church, an AcctTwo customer in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, recently contributed to a story in Church Executive Magazine about how the growing church needed a "streamlined, accessible, and accurate accounting engine," and how Intacct was the perfect fit. The Gateway finance and operations team all agree that "Intacct is, in the end, a ministry tool."

"Intacct is, in the end, a ministry tool."