Creating Financially Sustainable Congregations

“Elrod’s book is a valuable primer for church leaders on the basics of church finances, reporting, and funds management. He offers important parameters for measuring success and reframes congregational financial practices in light of what most nonprofit agencies now embrace, due to the intense competition for gifts and easy availability of online charitable comparisons. Elrod challenges church leaders to continual reflection on the missional effectiveness.” - The Living Church

James L. Elrod Jr.’s career in finance has spanned thirty-five years, including significant time in the nonprofit sector. He has served on the boards of a variety of organizations, including Christ Church Greenwich and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He serves on the faculty at Yale Divinity School, teaching nonprofit finance. Prior books include Merging Health Care Institutions and Hospital Financing and Refinancing Under Prospective Payment (American Hospital Publishing). He lives in Riverside, Connecticut.