“A trend has emerged when comparing leaders’ expectations for the next 12 months with their actual results a year later: In 10 of the 12 surveys compared, more leaders expected an increase than actually experienced one.” - MinistryWatch
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Ministry Leaders’ Revenue Predictions Often Miss the Mark
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Discussion
NewAs a former church treasurer
It’s not complex to forecast expenses! Forecasting income is an inexact “science”
NewPresuming upon the future
As Darrell notes, to count on income is to presume on the future. You can guess, you can extrapolate, but at the end of the day, the local factory can shut down, a simmering feud can blow things open, and so on. You make your best guess, and then you have a backup plan.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.