Reporting for Churches - 3 W's

I wanted to share some thoughts about reporting for churches.

By reporting I'm referring to management reporting, or business intelligence. By using such terms I do not imply that churches are businesses or should operate as such. I have worked in both environments and know firsthand how different they are...or should be. But the business world has adopted certain practices that churches can and should adopt in order to plan better and to steward their resources. So let's talk about it. The 3Ws I will cover in the next few weeks are:

Why incorporate effective reporting methods into a church's practices?What information should be tracked and reported? and
When should the information be reported?

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