Leland's Seven Stewardship Principles — Church Stewardship Program

A partnership with Leland Rubin, creator of the Seven Stewardship Principles, and Allan Bell - CPA, CMA, MBA, Nsites founder and creator

Data needed / readiness

Outstanding data items required for complete and reliable reporting, with owner and impact.

Sample Community Church · Atlanta, GA

Completion

2 of 7 items complete

29% of tracked readiness items complete in this prototype.

Checklist

ItemOwnerStatusImpact if not resolved
Chart of accounts mapping confirmed with finance leadFinance teamCompleteRequired for statement-of-activities accuracy.
Prior-year comparative export (full year 2025)Church administratorIn progressBlocks year-over-year variance reporting until received.
Restricted-fund donor designations reconciledFinance teamIn progressNeeded to confirm restricted-fund compliance stoplight.
Bank statement — September 2026Finance teamNot startedCash reconciliation for the current month is incomplete without it.
Payroll summary — August 2026HR / payroll contactNot startedPersonnel actual-versus-budget line will understate expenses.
Signed board approval of Q2 executive reportBoard chairNot startedExecutive report cannot move from draft to approved.
Count-sheet dual-signature policy on fileFinance teamCompleteSupports the internal-controls readiness topic.
Readiness items are illustrative prototype tracking, not a live workflow